What Is Your Mystery Suspect Hiding?
How to create hidden secrets for your mystery suspect.
Tips to Foreshadow in Your Mystery to Build Reader Anticipation
Tips to foreshadow without giving away the puzzle until the end in your mystery novel.
Your Mystery Title: The Make or Break Choice for Your Book
Your mystery title is a first-level marketing tool. Use a brainstorming process. Guide your decision by the novel’s genre. Then, test for feedback before you make your final decision.
Mystery Novel Structure: How to Go from Midpoint to Climax
Tips to keep the second half of the mystery’s middle from sagging. How to raise stakes and increase tension.
Microtension: Create Reader Questions on Every Novel Page
Create microtension with emotional words to make your reader ask What now?
How to Refine Your Creativity with Your Unique Writer’s Voice
Tips for new writers to develop a writer’s voice for the novel.
Dialogue: Two Writing Tactics for Mystery Writers to Engage Readers
Two writing tactics to write dialogue that engages readers and fits in the scene, moving the story forward.
How to Show Your Sleuth’s Vulnerabilities for Greater Reader Empathy
Four ways to display your mystery sleuth’s vulnerabilities to connect with your reader.
Power Words: Transform Your Novel From Plain to Vivid with Captivating Language
Tips to use strong verbs and nouns to create emotional connection with your reader.
Write Your Novel: Mindset, Self-Care, and Personal Responsibility for Writers
How mindset leads to clear goals, decision making, and action for writers.