Writing Mysteries: A Handbook By The Mystery Writers Of America, Second Edition
by Grafton, Sue (editor) with Jan Burke & Barry Zeman
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1582971021
- ISBN 13
- 9781582971025
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Synopsis
Sue Grafton weaves the experience of today's top mystery authors into a comprehensive "how-to." Writing mystery fiction can be a special kind of puzzle. In this new, revised edition of the Mystery Writers of America classic, Sue Grafton weaves the experience of today's top mystery authors into a comprehensive mystery writing "how-to." Writers will learn how to piece a perfect mystery together and create realistic stories that are taut, immediate and fraught with tension.The book's contributors include a "who's who" of the mystery writing elite: Faye and Jonathan Kellerman on conducting accurate research; Michael Connelly on mastering characterization; Tony Hillerman on writing without an outline; Lawrence Block on overcoming writer's block; Sara Paretsky on creating successful series characters; Tess Gerritson on writing the medical thriller; Ann Rule on the art of writing true crime. And many more!
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- Bookseller
- Books of Paradise (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- U723
- Title
- Writing Mysteries: A Handbook By The Mystery Writers Of America, Second Edition
- Author
- Grafton, Sue (editor) with Jan Burke & Barry Zeman
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition; Fourth Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1582971021
- ISBN 13
- 9781582971025
- Publisher
- Writer's Digest Books
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati, Ohio, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- 1582971021, Writing Reference, Mystery Writing, Book Publishing Industry
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