{"product_id":"how-to-write-a-damn-good-mystery-a-practical-step-by-step-guide-from-inspiration-to-finished-manuscript-hardcover","title":"How to Write a Damn Good Mystery: A Practical Step-By-Step Guide from Inspiration to Finished Manuscript - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames N. Frey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdgar award nominee James N. Frey, author of the internationally bestselling books on the craft of writing has now written what is certain to become the standard \"how to\" book for mystery writing, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrey urges writers to aim high-not to try to write a good-enough-to-get-published mystery, but a damn good mystery. A damn good mystery is first a dramatic novel, Frey insists-a dramatic novel with living, breathing characters-and he shows his readers how to create a living, breathing, believable character who will be clever and resourceful, willful and resolute, and will be what Frey calls \"the author of the plot behind the plot.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrey then shows, in his well-known, entertaining, and accessible (and often humorous) style, how the characters-the entire ensemble, including the murderer, the detective, the authorities, the victims, the suspects, the witnesses and the bystanders-create a complete and coherent world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring both the on-stage action and the behind-the-scenes intrigue, Frey shows prospective writers how to build a fleshed-out, believable, and logical world. He shows them exactly which parts of that world show up in the pages of a damn good mystery-and which parts are held back just long enough to keep the reader guessing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an indispensable step-by-step guide for anyone who's ever dreamed of writing a damn good mystery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames N. Frey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of internationally bestselling books on the craft of fiction writing, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of nine novels, including the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to Die\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, Extension, the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, and the Oregon Writers' Colony, and he is a featured speaker at writers' conferences throughout the United States and Europe. Former students include recent Anthony award-nominees Betty Winkleman and Cara Black, and many best-selling authors including Marjorie Reynolds, Melba Beals, and April Sinclair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556464947493,"sku":"9780312304461","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/HB8r1fzS_O9780312304461.webp?v=1781373467","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/how-to-write-a-damn-good-mystery-a-practical-step-by-step-guide-from-inspiration-to-finished-manuscript-hardcover","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}