Category Archives: Mystery Writing

Writing Mystery Murder Fiction – 5 Hard Truths About Being a Published Author

When my sisters and I received the news that our debut mystery novel, Liar, Liar was to be published, we popped the cork off the champagne we bought the day we wrote the first chapter. We called everyone we knew and some people we didn’t. We fantasized about writing a blockbuster sequel on a tropical…

Troubled by Point of View? Particularly OMNI?

Ten times out of ten Omni doesn’t work and you’re left wondering why. “Omni is suppose to head-hop!” you cry.

Writing a Traditional Mystery

So – you want to write a mystery? You don’t know too much about police procedures or regulations for private detectives or the law, but you enjoy settling in with a good mystery in which the bad guys are caught, and the good guys (and gals) win out in the end. Writing a mystery might…