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    The Rules of Murder Mystery Writing
    The Rules of Murder Mystery Writing
    The Rules of Murder Mystery Writing
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    The Rules of Murder Mystery Writing

    By David Lynch

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    Murder has rules if you want to profit from your crime! Discrning readers expect you to give them what they want and in return they will buy from you again and again. Don't miss this concise rulebook - including the guide to successful cozy mystery writing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Lynch
    Release dateNov 16, 2015
    ISBN9781519974488
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      The Rules of Murder Mystery Writing - David Lynch

      Copyright

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      Copyright © 2015 Dave Lynch

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Dave Lynch asserts the legal and moral right to copyright of this document.

      Table of Contents

      Copyright

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      The 18 Rules of Detective Fiction

      Rule #1: Clues

      Rule #2: Love Interests

      Rule #3: No Split Personalities

      Rule #4: No Acts of God

      Rule #5: Drag It Out

      Rule #6: You Are What You Do

      Rule #7: Kill ‘Em Dead

      Rule #8: Culpability

      Rule #9: Main Roles

      Rule #10: The Butler Didn’t Do It

      Rule #11: One Murder, One Murderer

      Rule #12: Hide Your Clues In Plain Sight

      Rule #13: Writing Style

      Rule #14: Antagonist Characters

      Rule #15: Kill People

      Rule #16: Motives

      Rule #17: Contrivances

      Rule #18: Everyone Is Guilty!

      Writing a Cozy Mystery

      What is a Cozy Mystery?

      Why Write In This Sub Genre?

      The Cozy Mystery Writers’ Cheat Sheet

      Themes

      Setting

      Characters

      Pacing

      Outlining Tips for Mystery Writers

      I always know the end of the mystery before I begin to write. Tension should he held within the novel and there should be no longuers of boring interrogation.

      – P.D. James

      Plot Twists

      Introduction

      Writing detective fiction is much like playing a game of cat and mouse with your reader. It’s also a difficult genre to master. On one side

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