Writing mysteries : a handbook /
Weaves advice and experience from today's top mystery authors (Michael Connelly, Ann Rule, Lawrence Block, Tess Gerritsen, and more) into a comprehensive mystery writing "how-to" guide.
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Cincinnati, Ohio :
Writer's Digest Books,
[2002]
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Part I: Preparation. -- |t The rules and how to bend them / |r by Jeremiah Healy -- |t Sparks, triggers, and flashes / |r by Marilyn Wallace -- |t On work schedules / |r by Dick Lochte -- |t Writing with a partner, or...What part of "no" don't you understand? / |r by Warren Murphy -- |t Expertise and research / |r by Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman -- |t Where do I find a Jewish Indian? or How I stopped worrying and learned to love research / |r by Stuart M. Kaminsky -- |t Background, location, and setting / |r by Julie Smith -- |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Part II: The process. -- |t Characterization / |r by Michael Connelly -- |t Rounding up your characters / |r by Margaret Maron -- |t Writing a series character / |r by Sara Paretsky -- |t The amateur sleuth / |r by Nancy Pickard -- |t Vivid villains / |r by Sandra Scoppettone -- |t In search of a novel / |r by George C. Chesbro -- |t Building without blueprints / |r by Tony Hillerman -- |t Outlining / |r by Robert Campbell -- |t Perspectives on point of view / |r by Loren D. Estleman -- |t Dress for success : developing your personal style / |r by Carolyn Wheat -- |t How to write convincing dialogue / |r by Aaron Elkins -- |t Pacing and suspense / |r by Phyllis A. Whitney -- |t Depiction of violence / |r by Bill Granger -- |t Clues, red herrings, and other plot devices / |r by P.M. Carlson -- |t The book stops here / |r by Lawrence Block -- |t In the beginning is the end / |r by John Lutz -- |t Revision / |r by Jan Burke -- |t How to find and work with an agent / |r by John F. Baker -- |t Dial M for market / |r by Russell Galen -- |t The mystery novel from an editor's point of view / |r by Ruth Cavin -- |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Part III: Specialties. -- |t Writing mysteries for young readers / |r by Joan Lowery Nixon -- |t The joys and challenges of the short story / |r by Edward D. Hoch -- |t The medical thriller / |r by Tess Gerritsen -- |t Legal thrillers / |r by Linda Fairstein--; |t Historical mysteries : the past is a foreign country / |r by Laurie R. King -- |t From the cradle to the pen : the evolution of a true crime writer / |r by Ann Rule -- |t E-media : crime fiction e-volves / |r by G. Miki Hayden -- |t The best of the genre and a reference list of books on writing and technical information / |r by Angela Zeman and Barry Zeman. |
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