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# Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel

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Review: Excellent resource no matter your genre. - I am writing a romatic suspense novel, and I've found this book to be a fantastic resource for developing a deep understanding of my own characters. Now I feel like I know exactly how each of my point of view characters would act, feel, and speak in each situation I throw them in (or they throw themselves into as they've now taken on a life of their own!!). I've also really appreciated the exercises on structuring the plot to keep the readers guessing--how to structure suspect analysis (motive, lies, secrets, etc) and the supporting cast. If you're serious about structuring a good mystery (even if it's a subplot like my own), this will be a great resource.
Review: While ambitious, it gives good advice to the first-time writer - I was pleasantly surprised by "Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel." Many how-to books try to cover too much information in one book. I feared this one would have the same problem. My fears were soon allayed. As the founder of Agile Writers (a writers group that helps the first time novelist create their first draft in 6 months) Part One was a great overview of Planning your novel. Part Two on Writing covered important writing topics such as point of view and dialog. I was pleasantly surprised by the advice given in Part Three on revising. I consider Part Four on getting published and self-publishing a welcome bonus. As I am a new independent press (Agile Writer Press) I found this advice very welcome indeed. I gave the book four stars because I got more from it than I had expected. However, to garner 5 stars it should have been 2 books: One on the writing of a mystery with more detail for Parts One and Two, and another with more detail on finding publisher and selling the book. Still, if you're going to write a mystery novel, you cannot go wrong with "Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel." It is filled with examples from popular mystery authors and novels. I felt very instructed and ready to put pen to paper to craft my first mystery. Many thanks to Hallie Ephron and her co-authors.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,607,222 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #726 in Mystery Writing Reference #5,261 in Writing Skill Reference (Books) #6,217 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 52 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource no matter your genre.
*by M***Z on April 14, 2008*

I am writing a romatic suspense novel, and I've found this book to be a fantastic resource for developing a deep understanding of my own characters. Now I feel like I know exactly how each of my point of view characters would act, feel, and speak in each situation I throw them in (or they throw themselves into as they've now taken on a life of their own!!). I've also really appreciated the exercises on structuring the plot to keep the readers guessing--how to structure suspect analysis (motive, lies, secrets, etc) and the supporting cast. If you're serious about structuring a good mystery (even if it's a subplot like my own), this will be a great resource.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ While ambitious, it gives good advice to the first-time writer
*by G***H on January 6, 2013*

I was pleasantly surprised by "Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel." Many how-to books try to cover too much information in one book. I feared this one would have the same problem. My fears were soon allayed. As the founder of Agile Writers (a writers group that helps the first time novelist create their first draft in 6 months) Part One was a great overview of Planning your novel. Part Two on Writing covered important writing topics such as point of view and dialog. I was pleasantly surprised by the advice given in Part Three on revising. I consider Part Four on getting published and self-publishing a welcome bonus. As I am a new independent press (Agile Writer Press) I found this advice very welcome indeed. I gave the book four stars because I got more from it than I had expected. However, to garner 5 stars it should have been 2 books: One on the writing of a mystery with more detail for Parts One and Two, and another with more detail on finding publisher and selling the book. Still, if you're going to write a mystery novel, you cannot go wrong with "Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel." It is filled with examples from popular mystery authors and novels. I felt very instructed and ready to put pen to paper to craft my first mystery. Many thanks to Hallie Ephron and her co-authors.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent primer and refresher
*by D***R on December 31, 2007*

I undertook this book among with a few other "craft" books after completing the second draft of a mystery novel, to help clear my head and clarify what I would need to accomplish in the third draft. I found it among the most useful craft books I've ever encountered. Clear, concise, clever, and accurate. Ephron writes from experience and respects writers willing to give novel-writing a go; she does not talk down to her readers or fill her pages with useless advice such as "don't forget to do XYZ, but don't do it too much." The exercises and instructions she includes will not write a book for you, but they will help you understand what you will need to successfully accomplish to write a book of your own. I find most craft books barely more useful than doorstops - thinly veiled memoirs, for the most part - but this is a true gem among the huge number of "how to write a mystery" books you could choose from.

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