Publisher's Synopsis
"One of the best and most fun courses I took in high school!" - Mae Smith.
Suspenseful intrigue. Masterfully created characters. A story you just can't put down.How does one write such a book?
Clever red herrings. Unexpected plot twists. A compelling mystery.
Creating such a book seems daunting. Not anymore! With this course (note: this is the FIRST EDITION - the Second Edition is available here at Amazon) you will learn the essentials in murder mystery writing that will apply across many genres:
- Reading and analyzing some classic murder mysteries.
- Learning the history of murder mysteries.
- Analyzing and creating a unique detective with strengths, weaknesses, and compelling personality.
- Creating a clever, elusive villain.
- Filling out helpful charts to develop each character.
- Learning how to form proper clues and where to place them.
- Studying the anatomy of a good red herring.
- Outlining each scene's development.
- Beginning and ending your story well with a strong inciting incident and a jaw-dropping reveal.
- And finally, writing your very own murder mystery!
The following writings are included in Who Dun It Murder Mystery Literature & Writing:
- "Murder in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Ordinary Hairpins" by E. C. Bentley
- "The Archduke's Tea" by H. C. Bailey
- "A Singular Abduction" by Rodrigues Ottolengui
You will need to purchase, borrow, or download the following books:
- The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Conan Doyle
- Favorite Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers
- Where are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark or As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark
- 2 children's mysteries of family's choice
