How to Craft a Killer Cozy Mystery: An Intensive Guide to Traditional Murder Mysteries & Writing the Modern Whodunit: 1 (Writer Productivity Series)
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Crafting a killer cozy can be perilous. Fans of the genre expect authors to forego explicit gore and violence while at the same time creating a mind-boggling murder mystery with pulse-pounding tension and a twisty plot. But how is a writer supposed to satisfy such disparate demands? How to Craft a Killer Cozy Mystery tackles this exact problem by providing an actionable roadmap for starting (and completing!) a manuscript that will leave readers dying for more. Packed with charts and questionnaires designed to streamline the writing process, this comprehensive step-by-step guide will help you create compelling characters, vivid settings, and clever storylines. Whether you’re a new writer or just new to the genre, you will walk away from How to Craft a Killer Cozy Mystery with a checklist for everything you’ll need to complete the novel of your dreams, and you will also learn… The history behind the modern cozy and why they’re so popular with today’s audiences The 13 key reader expectations for the genre The 10 essential rules every cozy must follow to create a fair play puzzle The difference between cozies, thrillers, capers, detective stories, and police procedurals The difference between a premise and a hook—and how to kick-butt writing both The essential beats for the four-act plot structure How to effectively hide clues and create plot twists SPECIAL BONUS: How to Craft a Killer Cozy Mystery contains an extensive ★GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS★ and modern as well as classic examples of commonly used mystery solutions and misdirects. Review: Gift - Bought as a gift, told it was an interesting book. Review: A complete Hot-to to writing your own Cozy Mystery - I received a notification about this book in my email feed and, as I'm having trouble with the cozy I'm writing, I bought it. It is wonderful! There is SO much valuable information in this book. Andrea J. Johnson has it all so well organized, too. I was able to recognize what my problems were immediately! This book is a must-read for every aspiring Cozy Mystery author. As soon as I get my own book in order. I will be filling my TBR pile with Andrea's books so I can see her expertise in action.
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Gift
Bought as a gift, told it was an interesting book.
K**R
A complete Hot-to to writing your own Cozy Mystery
I received a notification about this book in my email feed and, as I'm having trouble with the cozy I'm writing, I bought it. It is wonderful! There is SO much valuable information in this book. Andrea J. Johnson has it all so well organized, too. I was able to recognize what my problems were immediately! This book is a must-read for every aspiring Cozy Mystery author. As soon as I get my own book in order. I will be filling my TBR pile with Andrea's books so I can see her expertise in action.
I**N
Intéressant
Le livre est bien écrit et les éléments du Cozy mystery sont clairs. Même si ces classifications de genres ne sont qu'une volonté de ranger ce qui existe déjà et n'encourage pas vraiment la découverte de nouvelles histoires.
C**N
Best cozy mystery guide I've read - and I've bought them all
Excellent, I read it in instalments as it covered a lot of info that requires thought, that is because unlike others which are very scant - it is very comprehensive. It will cover absolutely everything you need to know and she has done the years of classes, instruction, writing and research to back it up. Has great references and advice. Will set you up completely.
S**F
Worth the puchase
Interesting book. At times I did feel she was beating a dead horse with what she was saying, but over all the book was extremely helpful.
D**E
Truly helpful !
This little book delivers essential information on writing cozy mysteries. I followed the authors advice and now my cozy mystery manuscript has an agent!
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