Thursday, June 4, 2015

Writing The Best New Murder Mystery Books

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 get started, read some stories in the genre you want to write in. The wider variety, the more brilliant ideas you will brainstorm for your own tale. By reading new murder mystery books, you will be able to gather details and ideas. If necessary, do some research about the place or time that you plan to set your story.

If you are serious about writing and get the permission, it may be an ideal thing to shadow a detective team or ask them how investigations work. Next is to get a notebook intended for your novel or story. You must list down who are your detectives, the reasons why they murdered, who will be murdered, what will they be murdered with, any witness of the killing and the suspects.

Now, next thing to do is to figure out the basics. Think about the basic element of your story. Think on different scenarios. It could be a killing by stabbing, killing on a train, at a house or even serial killings. There are some writers who like to write straight away but this genre of story can get more complicated. Thus, it might be a perfect idea to read all your ideas once again.

You can write down some lines, possible endings and some phrases you could use. After that, you may now start writing. Once you have already the storyline, it is time to write your novel and the best part where you can be creative. Basically, writing the opener is the introduction of all characters as well as the setting of the story. The best part for this is where the suspects have a massive argument with the person who will be killed.

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 have done everything in your story, you may now check your work. Read the whole story and change something you do not like. There are some books that have been re written many times. In this case, you may need some help by a friend, a fellow writer, a teacher or relative to check your work. They can give you some suggestions for improvements and to help you produce the best work.

Adults are good of identifying mistakes such as punctuation and spelling especially in the writing of kids. You cannot take their words and need to be harsh on your work. If you want it to be published so that more readers can read it, you can send it to any publisher in your area.

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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