Your Mystery Villain in Hiding
Know your villain well and discover ways to hide them in your mystery.
Setting: Know Your Character’s Home to Write Better Dialogue
A technique to use a character’s home to help refine dialogue.
How to Use Clues To Build Suspense in Your Mystery Novel
The power of building on clues to raise questions with readers and build suspense in your mystery novel.
How To Finish Your First Mystery Novel
Tips for beginning mystery writers to finish the novel. Steps to support the big project, long-haul writing that gets you to The End.
How To Conquer Writer Fear, Deal With It, and Finish Your Story
How to recognize writer fear, counter the feeling, and steps to conquer self-doubt in order to finish writing your novel.
What is Rising Action in a Mystery?
Mystery novel rising action develops the sleuth’s discovery journey from inciting incident to climax.
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.