Writing Vacation: The Second Week
Week two of my author writing vacation process.
What Type of Protagonist Conflict Is In Your Mystery?
How to use the two types of conflict in your mystery and why they are important.
Build Your Own Mystery Clue Tracker
Create a tool to track your clues to keep readers guessing.
A 4-Part Character Creation Tool for Your Mystery Detective
Itemize strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to create a manageable story idea for your protagonist.
Voice, Tone, and Mood: Your Author Style
How voice, tone, and mood combine to create your author writing style.
Why Would Someone Want to Kill Your Mystery Victim
Why your victim is a main character in your mystery.
Storytelling: The Art of Engaging Your Reader
Your emotional key to good storytelling.
Conflict or Menace? Which Drives Your Mystery Story?
Know the difference between menace and conflict for your mystery story.
Deepen Your Mystery Novel With Clues and Solve The Case At The Same Time
Use clues as a springboard to deepen your mystery story.
Why Mystery Authors Have a Leg Up Mastering the Difficult Muddy Middle
Use expand, reverse, contract to conquer the mystery novel middle.