Writing Tricks for Mysteries and Thrillers: Start With the Crime
I’ve been chatting with some 30-Day Novel-Writing Challenge members about writing mysteries and thrillers. In these genres, the crime’s the thing. Just in case you’re wondering what the difference is...
View ArticlePlot Your Novel: 3 Tips for Sizzling Subplots
Love writing fiction? Me too. I started my writing career as a romance novelist. For many years, writing fiction wasn’t profitable. Now it is. So if you’re a professional writer, it pays to write...
View ArticlePlotting a Novel: Clues and Red Herrings
Plotting a novel? Consider this tip if you’re plotting a mystery: “What Agatha Christie did was to fashion her scenes so that the clue was present but so was the red herring. And the scene pivoted...
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