Skip to content
Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Email

|

zara-altair
  • Home
  • Mystery in HistoryExpand
    • FAQ
  • Modern Mysteries
  • Write Time BlogExpand
    • Writing on Writing
  • Contact
Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Email
zara-altair

Write Time Blog

workbench covered with papers
Setting

Control the Sensory Details of Your Story

ByZara Altair October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

How details deepen the reader’s emotional connection to your story.

Read More Control the Sensory Details of Your StoryContinue

victim outline on paving stones
Writing Craft

Why Would Someone Want to Kill Your Mystery Victim

ByZara Altair September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

Why your victim is a main character in your mystery.

Read More Why Would Someone Want to Kill Your Mystery VictimContinue

stack of series books and image of female detective
Series

9 Great Benefits of Writing A Mystery Series

ByZara Altair September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

Discover the benefits to writing and marketing when you create a mystery series.

Read More 9 Great Benefits of Writing A Mystery SeriesContinue

girl involved in storytelling by reading by flashlight under the bed covers
Writing Craft

Storytelling: The Art of Engaging Your Reader

ByZara Altair September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

Your emotional key to good storytelling.

Read More Storytelling: The Art of Engaging Your ReaderContinue

mystery detective with or without a character arc
Character Development

Your Detective’s Inside Story: To Character Arc or Not 

ByZara Altair September 6, 2022September 6, 2022

How to emotionally engage readers in your mystery without a character arc for your detective

Read More Your Detective’s Inside Story: To Character Arc or Not Continue

white puzzle with one pink piece illustrating the final piece of a mystery puzzle
Mystery writing

How to Create A  Mystery Puzzle Readers Will Love

ByZara Altair August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

A quick guide to the elements for a mystery writer to use to create a puzzling mystery.

Read More How to Create A  Mystery Puzzle Readers Will LoveContinue

mystery sleuth examining a clue
Character Development

2 Great Ways to Introduce Your Mystery’s Detective So Your Reader Cares

ByZara Altair August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

Use your detective’s personality and skills to connect with your reader at the beginning of your mystery.

Read More 2 Great Ways to Introduce Your Mystery’s Detective So Your Reader CaresContinue

vineyard rows heading into the distance with mountains in the background
Setting

Setting: How To Make Your Reader Feel Like They’re There

ByZara Altair August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Writing tips to connect your reader to your mystery with setting.

Read More Setting: How To Make Your Reader Feel Like They’re ThereContinue

4 stages of mystery novel structure: setup, discovery, funnel, reveal
Story Structure

Mystery Novel Structure Simplified

ByZara Altair August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Use a four-part overview to write the first draft of your mystery.

Read More Mystery Novel Structure SimplifiedContinue

two men at a table laughint
Mindset

Author Support from Other Writers: A Writing Win

ByZara Altair August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

Ways to build your writing support system with other writers

Read More Author Support from Other Writers: A Writing WinContinue

Page navigation

Previous PagePrevious 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 36 Next PageNext

  • Home
  • Mystery in History
  • Write Time Blog
  • Writing on Writing
  • FAQ
  • Contact

Write to Zara

virtual webmasters

email signup free book Roman Heir


Recent Posts

  • Create Your Stand-out Detective: A Guide for Mystery Writers
  • The Sleuth’s Eye: How Self-Editing Improves Your Mystery Writing
  • From Idea to Icon: Create Your Standout Mystery Detective
  • Character Chemistry: How Supporting Characters Fuel Your Mystery Narrative
  • The Mystery Novel Ending: Wrap-Up After the Big Reveal

Categories

  • Audiobook
  • Author Bio
  • Author Interview
  • Author Learning
  • Author Platform
  • Author Voice
  • Author Website
  • Background Research
  • Backstory
  • Book Cover
  • Book Launch
  • Character Development
  • Creating Characters
  • Dialogue
  • Editing
  • Email for Authors
  • Ending
  • Foreshadowing
  • Historical Mystery
  • Inciting Incident
  • Mindset
  • Mystery Clues
  • Mystery Detective
  • Mystery Genre
  • Mystery Villain
  • Mystery writing
  • Narrative Pacing
  • Narrative Voice
  • Novel Beginning
  • Novel Pacing
  • Novel Writing
  • Plot
  • Point Of View
  • Power Words
  • Readability
  • reader engagement
  • reading for authors
  • Research
  • Rising Action
  • Scenes
  • Series
  • Setting
  • Show, Don't Tell
  • Story Conflict
  • Story Idea
  • Story Outline Template
  • Story Scene
  • Story Setting
  • Story Stakes
  • Story Structure
  • Subplot
  • Subtext
  • Supporting Characters
  • Tension
  • The Hero
  • The Peach Widow
  • The Used Virgin
  • Theme
  • Time Passage
  • Timeline
  • Title
  • Uncategorized
  • Writer Fear
  • Writer's Block
  • Writer's Voice
  • Writing Craft
  • Zara Altair
Write to Zara
Your-Free-Book-is-Waiting
  • Mystery in History
  • Modern Mysteries
  • Write Time Blog
  • Writing on Writing
  • Zara AltairAuthor Interviews
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Mail

© 2025 Zara Altair. Privacy Policy. All Rights Reserved

  • Home
  • Mystery in History
    • FAQ
  • Modern Mysteries
  • Write Time Blog
    • Writing on Writing
  • Contact
Search