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Mystery Writing in a Nutshell: The World's Most Concise Guide to Mystery & Suspense Writing

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Mystery Writing in a Nutshell

Edgar Allan Poe Award Winner
John McAleer & Andrew McAleer

Edgar Allan Poe Award winner, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and best-selling author John McAleer, Ph.D. , taught crime fiction at Boston College for nearly four decades, nurturing authors like George V. Higgins , Chuck Hogan , Margaret McLean , Edward Hannibal , James Devlin , James F. Murphy, Jr. and Ted Murphy . Now, in Mystery Writing in a Nutshell, he and his son, Andrew McAleer, the author of The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists, Double Endorsement and Fatal Deeds and instructor of crime fiction at Boston College—share with aspiring mystery and suspense novelists their secrets, techniques, and art of crafting the mystery novel. Mystery Writing in a Nutshell is an invaluable resource, which, step by step, takes the writer through the mystery writing process from creating suspense and strategizing plot twists, to hiding clues, enriching character development, and much, much more. With this most precise guide yet to mystery writing, it is only a matter of time before your novel is afoot!

Foreword by MWA Grand Master Edward D. Hoch
Special Anniversary Foreword Thomas Donahue

Includes Exclusive Interviews with:
William Link
Paul D. Marks
Robert Parker
Margaret McLean
Rex Stout
William G. Tapply
James M. Cain

PRAISE
“[A] veritable checklist for what a story should cover. . .” –American Society of Journalists and Authors
“[A] slim, readable book that will guide anyone in the right direction and help them avoid the pitfalls if they just read it before sitting down to write.” —Midwest Book Review
“Simple and straightforward. The nuts and bolts of mystery writing.” –Kirkus
Foreword by MWA Grand Master Edward D. Hoch

Language: English

Pages: 102

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Falconcroft Press, Co.

Release: May 30, 2015

Mystery Writing in a Nutshell: The World's Most Concise Guide to Mystery & Suspense Writing

4.2/5 ( ratings)

A
#1 Amazon Best Seller
Mystery Writing in a Nutshell

Edgar Allan Poe Award Winner
John McAleer & Andrew McAleer

Edgar Allan Poe Award winner, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and best-selling author John McAleer, Ph.D. , taught crime fiction at Boston College for nearly four decades, nurturing authors like George V. Higgins , Chuck Hogan , Margaret McLean , Edward Hannibal , James Devlin , James F. Murphy, Jr. and Ted Murphy . Now, in Mystery Writing in a Nutshell, he and his son, Andrew McAleer, the author of The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists, Double Endorsement and Fatal Deeds and instructor of crime fiction at Boston College—share with aspiring mystery and suspense novelists their secrets, techniques, and art of crafting the mystery novel. Mystery Writing in a Nutshell is an invaluable resource, which, step by step, takes the writer through the mystery writing process from creating suspense and strategizing plot twists, to hiding clues, enriching character development, and much, much more. With this most precise guide yet to mystery writing, it is only a matter of time before your novel is afoot!

Foreword by MWA Grand Master Edward D. Hoch
Special Anniversary Foreword Thomas Donahue

Includes Exclusive Interviews with:
William Link
Paul D. Marks
Robert Parker
Margaret McLean
Rex Stout
William G. Tapply
James M. Cain

PRAISE
“[A] veritable checklist for what a story should cover. . .” –American Society of Journalists and Authors
“[A] slim, readable book that will guide anyone in the right direction and help them avoid the pitfalls if they just read it before sitting down to write.” —Midwest Book Review
“Simple and straightforward. The nuts and bolts of mystery writing.” –Kirkus
Foreword by MWA Grand Master Edward D. Hoch

Language: English

Pages: 102

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Falconcroft Press, Co.

Release: May 30, 2015

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