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Summary: Read this one first!
Review: Barbara Norville has provided the basic and advanced concepts of writing a mystery. She brings her 20+ years of experience into the book through a detailed analysis of the modern mystery, but still cautions the new writer that the genre is changing as she writes. The successful authors are the ones that come up with something original. This book helps with the technical aspects of writing your mystery. It covers what makes a mystery, motive, plotting, the opening/middle/end, what makes a memorable character, and presenting your manuscript. I found this book very valuable.After you have read this book, pick up "The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery" by Robert J. Ray and Jack Remick and start to become famous.
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Summary: Read this one first!
Review: Barbara Norville has provided the basic and advanced concepts of writing a mystery. She brings her 20+ years of experience into the book through a detailed analysis of the modern mystery, but still cautions the new writer that the genre is changing as she writes. The successful authors are the ones that come up with something original. This book helps with the technical aspects of writing your mystery. It covers what makes a mystery, motive, plotting, the opening/middle/end, what makes a memorable character, and presenting your manuscript. I found this book very valuable. After you have read this book, pick up "The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery" by Robert J. Ray and Jack Remick and start to become famous.
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Summary: If you're gonna write--
Review: If you're gonna write, you need this book. Disregard the title. This book speaks across the genre gap. Best plot techniques I've read yet, and I live in North Carolina, so I read a lot. A radial graph appears on page 61, and it's a great tool. THis lady knows what's she's talking about. Her ideas are clear and her lessons are understandable. You won't have to work at understanding, the difficult seems simple.
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