Behind the Book: Unlikely Hero
Unlikely Hero started with a single image, a nuclear bomb near Los Angeles, and became a two-character story about a criminal, a cop, and one impossible choice. Here is how it was built.
Tag: mystery
Mystery and crime writing across the subgenres, from cozy to procedural to comic, and what each one demands of plot, pace, and research.
fiction writingGhostwriting Crime Fiction: Authenticity Without the Lecture
Crime fiction lives or dies on plausibility. Ghostwriting it means getting the details right without letting research smother the story.
Character DevelopmentComedic Murder Mysteries and Characters Drawn From Life: Robin Donovan on Writing What You Know
Mystery author Robin Donovan on her comedic Donna Donnelly murder series, drawing characters from real people, engineering comedy on a schedule, and writing what you know.
InterviewsSerial Killers, Feisty Detectives, and a Runaway Buffalo: Wendy H. Jones on Writing Scottish Crime
Scottish crime writer Wendy H. Jones on her DI Shona McKenzie mysteries, writing from the killer’s point of view, her many series, and the one rule crime readers never forgive you for breaking.
Author TalksDebbie Young: The Alliance of Independent Authors, Cozy Mysteries, and Self-Publishing Done Right
Debbie Young joins Author Talks to discuss the Alliance of Independent Authors, writing cozy mysteries, and the real advantages of self-publishing.