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Now Write! Mysteries: Suspense, Crime, Thriller, and Other Mystery Fiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers

Now Write! Mysteries: Suspense, Crime, Thriller, and Other Mystery Fiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers - Paperback

by Sherry Ellis, Laurie Lamson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sherry Ellis, Laurie LamsonSeries:Now Write!Audience:Young AdultPublish date:12/29/11Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781585429035ISBN-10:1585429031UPC:9781585429035Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Writing, Style ManualsBook Topic:AuthorshipSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC9Y4ZPF3C
The essential handbook for writers of whodunits, techno- thrillers, cozies, and everything in between-featuring never-before- published personal writing exercises from some of today's bestselling and award-winning mystery writers.

Now Write Mysteries, the fourth volume in the acclaimed Now Write writing guide series, brings together numerous bestselling authors-including winners of and nominees for the Edgar, Hugo, and Shamus awards, -for the definitive guide to writing mysteries, thrillers, and suspense stories. Now Write Mysteries teaches you everything you've ever wanted to know about crafting a page-turning mystery-from creating a believable detective hero (or terrifying villain), to using real-life cutting-edge investigative techniques to bring your story to life-with practical exercises taken directly from the pros:

  • Discover the best techniques for seamlessly integrating action into your story with John Lutz, New York Times-bestselling author of Urge to Kill, Night Kills, and Serial.
  • Learn how to fine-tune your sense of place and setting with Louise Penny, New York Times-bestselling author of the Armand Gamache mysteries.
  • Take advice from Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of Sleepers and writer/producer for Law & Order, on how to compose a scene that lives up to your character's backstory.
  • Let Marcia Talley, Agatha- and Anthony-winning author of the Hannah Ives mysteries, show you how to build a memorable, engaging detective. (Hint: It's not about making him flawless.)
Others included are: Simon Brett, Hallie Ephron, Meg Gardiner, Peter James, Christopher G. Moore, Michael Sears, and many others. No other mystery-writing guide offers the road tested wisdom of so many award-winners and bestselling authors in one place.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781585429035ISBN-10:1585429031UPC:9781585429035Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Writing, Style ManualsBook Topic:AuthorshipSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC9Y4ZPF3C
Sherry Ellis is the editor of NOW WRITE! Fiction Writing Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers and NOW WRITE! NONFICTION, as well as a personal writing coach. Her author interviews have appeared in the Kenyon Review, The Writer's Chronicle, Glimmer Train, and AGNI, as well as other literary and arts magazines. She lives in Massachusetts.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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