5/30/2015

Things To Consider When Writing New Murder Mystery Books

By Ericka Marsh


Mystery often offer certain room of variation, while murder is considered as universal and could happen in different settings in different time. The murder mystery is the most popular genre and it has features that would leave any excitement to any readers on a specific storyline. Perhaps, you have ever wanted to write a good mystery story, but you did not know where to start. These few tips can help you the basic you need to write a good novel if you are willing to take the time.

If you want to become a good writer, it is crucial to read as many stories in this genre as you can to help expand your ideas and knowledge about it. The more ideas you gather, the better. By just reading new murder mystery books or watching any movie, you will be able to gather certain ideas and how murders are solved.

If you are really serious about this novel, you can team up with detectives and ask them how investigations work. You also need to prepare a notebook dedicated for your story or novel. You should list down such information like the detectives, the main reason why they murdered, who are the victims and any witness as well as the suspects.

Now, figure out the basic component of your novel. You can think about several scenarios. It could be a murder by stabbing, at a house, on a train in school or in other places. Some writers love to write their stories straight forward. However, this genre can get more complex as you go along. Hence, it is best to read your story again.

You may also add some lines, phrases and possible endings. After outlining these things, you can now start writing. Once you have the storyline, it is now time to write down your story and the best part where you can express your ideas and to be creative in different ways. Next to consider is to write the opener of the story. This is an introduction of the characters and the setting of the murder mystery.

Writing mysteries should be written in huge details. You must write down a clear picture so that readers can understand the whole story. Describe such feelings of the victim before he or she gets killed and describe the setting as well. You may also add unexpected twist. Add something to throw the off track of readers.

Once you are done, review and read the whole novel again. You may change anything you don't like. In this matter, you may seek help from your fellow writer, a friend, a relative or a teacher to check your novel. They can actually give you some advice and suggestions for some improvements to make your novel better.

Most of the time, adults are good in detecting some mistakes especially the spelling and the punctuations. Thus, you can't take any of their words and need to be harsh on your work. If you want to publish your story, it is best to send it through a publishing company.

It is crucial to stick on what you know and try to avoid some cliches. You might want to draw some pictures. However, do not make them gory, as kids might read it. A murder mystery is not precisely good for a child, unless a child is writing. You can have someone to check each section or chapter as you go along.




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