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Monday, April 7
How To Write A Murderously Good Mystery: The Murderer
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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...
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Sunday, April 6
Parts of Story: What Is Narrative Setting?
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What do we mean by "narrative setting"? It's simple: the setting is where the events of the story take place. The story worl...
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Friday, April 4
Generating Suspense Through Conflict
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Suspense. Every story needs some. As Kurt Vonnegut said, "Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of wat...
Thursday, April 3
Parts of Story: Tags And Traits: The Dominant Impression
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"A tag is a label, but a limited, specialized label. It identifies a character and helps your readers distinguish one story person ...
How To Write Like Agatha Christie: Motifs
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Today I examine certain structural elements of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries. Specifically, I look at two things. First, how s...
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Monday, March 31
Parts of Story: The Structure of Genre
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Every story has a unique structure; no one structure fits them all. That would be boring. Good writing, good stories, may be a lot of t...
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6 Tips From A Legend: Lorenzo Semple Jr On How To Write
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In 2008 Lorenzo Semple Jr. was hailed by the Writers Guild of America as a Living Legend.[1] Semple was one of the writers for th...
Friday, March 28
Crafting Interesting Characters
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As you've probably guessed, no one quality or characteristic can make a character interesting. Jim Butcher puts it like this: While n...
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Wednesday, March 26
Agatha Christie's Secret: Break The Rules
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Today I'm continuing with the second part of my two part series on how to write like the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Today I w...
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