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mystery writing

Putting Myself Out of Business

A Special Report
All we hear nowadays is that publishers won’t look at unagented material anymore; the legendary slush pile is dead.
But it’s not true! Even if you don’t have an agent (and these days it’s harder than ever to get one), if your novel is completed you can start submitting right now. A number of [...]

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Keys to Writing a Killer Amateur-Sleuth Mystery Novel

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As the author of thirteen murder mysteries and counting, and a literary agent who represents a number of mystery authors, I keep a list of “musts” for writing a compelling mystery that really holds together. Build all of these points into your mystery novel and your book will be stronger for it.
Make sure your sleuth [...]

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Three Ways to Make Your Mystery Novel Stand Out in the Crowd

The mystery novel has never been more popular than it is today. People love reading them . . . and writers love writing them. Editors are swamped with manuscripts and can afford to be extremely fussy as to what they take on. How can you make your mystery novel rise above the others and make [...]

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