mercredi 3 juin 2015

By Ericka Marsh


Mystery usually offer a room for variation. Murder is known to be universal and can happen in any setting and anytime. The murder mystery is one of the most popular genres. It features a very exciting cliffhanger with a particular storyline that will leave you wondering and glue to every page. If you love reading murder mysteries and want to attempt yo write your own, then you may consider these tips.

To become an effective writer, it is important for you to read as many murder mysteries as you can as it helps to expand your knowledge in this genre. The more information you learn and gather, the more you can gain ideas. By watching and reading new murder mystery books, you are able to gather important ideas about how murders can be solved. You can watch real life situation.

If you are really serious about this novel, you can team up with detectives and ask them how investigations work. You also need to prepare a notebook dedicated for your story or novel. You should list down such information like the detectives, the main reason why they murdered, who are the victims and any witness as well as the suspects.

Now, you can figure out the basics. You have to think about the basic components of the story. Think on some scenarios. You may consider murder by a train, by stabbing, at a school and serial killings. Some writers like to write their stories straight forward, but this genre can get complicated. Therefore, it may be a good idea to read your ideas again.

Write down specific lines, phrases and possible endings you can use. Once done, you have write the novel. This is the fun part of being a writer, since you will be using your creative minds to your story. Typically, writing the opening chapter is a sort of introduction to all characters you have created and the settings of the novel, too.

Writing mysteries should be written in details. You have to write down clear pictures of the settings so that readers will understand the story. You may also describe the feeling of the victims before they get killed and describe the whole setting. You can add unexpected twists and something that can throw the readers off track.

Once you are done, review and read the whole novel again. You may change anything you don't like. In this matter, you may seek help from your fellow writer, a friend, a relative or a teacher to check your novel. They can actually give you some advice and suggestions for some improvements to make your novel better.

Most of the time, adults are good in detecting some mistakes especially the spelling and the punctuations. Thus, you can't take any of their words and need to be harsh on your work. If you want to publish your story, it is best to send it through a publishing company.

You have to remember to be comfortable with every character you create. Always keep your story realistic and know your target audience. Teenagers will want something different what adults like. Before writing, it is vital to do some research on the aspects of the whole mystery stories.




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