One of the fundamental distinctions between murder mysteries is whether the plot is open or closed. Today I explore this distinct...

This post is a continuation of my last post, Writing a Murder Mystery, Character Creation: The Murderer, Part One of Two . Let’s cont...

"Once I figure out whom to kill, and how, and of course why, then I start asking myself what the killer did wrong, or what he ove...

I’ve been writing about murder mysteries quite a bit lately. I PROMISE I’ll write about something else for the next post! (If you’d l...

Agatha Christie’s book, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd , was the very first murder mystery I ever read! It’s not surprising I took to Chr...

W.H. Auden writes that the test of a good detective story is twofold: a) The reader must be surprised when the sleuth reveals the i...

Today I'm continuing my mini-series on how to write a murderously good mystery by exploring what qualities the murder victim might ...

Today I continue talking about murderously good mysteries and how to write them . The Five Elements: Milieu, Victim, Murderer, Sus...

I said I would finish my post on narrators today but I've decided to put that off until Monday. Today lets revisit one of my favor...