2012
First Published
3.40
Average Rating
160
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Fifteen successful Midwestern authors have contributed essays on the basics of writing mystery novels to this book. Writing Murder shares their insights on fiction elements: setting, characters, point of view, dialogue, plot, and research. In addition, they offer insight on the genre, how to build suspense, point of view, the circle of openings/endings, and marketing your manuscript.
Avg Rating
3.40
Number of Ratings
20
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Author
S.M. Harding
Author · 4 books
S.M. Harding has had over thirty short stories published in various, both online magazines and in print anthologies and magazines. Two of the most recent include “A Winter Story” in Wicked Things and “Spirit of Christmas Past, Christmas Future” in Unwrap these Presents, both from Ylva Publishing. The novel I Will Meet You There was published by Bella Books in August of 2015. She teaches classes at the Writers’ Center of Indiana and participated in panels for their annual Gathering of Writers, also at Indy Author’s Fair, Magna Cum Murder and various local libraries. She edited and contributed an essay to Writing Murder, a collection of essays by Midwestern authors about writing crime fiction.
