Here is the first book review for January 2015 by Sheila Renfro.
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Book review: Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J. Cohen
Published
by Orange Grove Press Copyright 2014
10
Chapters, 43 pages and includes writing exercises and resources.
I
love reading cozy mysteries and often wondered how the author penned them. So I
picked up this book by Nancy J. Cohen, author of the Bad Hair Days Mysteries series.
This
book is helpful whether you are a cozy mystery, a children’s mystery or even a
thriller writer.
It
includes all the elements needed to complete a novel.
Chapter
one describes the genre and chapter two gets down to the world building or
setting the scene. She suggests as many
authors do, on including the five senses when writing a scene to make it come
alive. Pick a setting you want to spend a long time in especially if you are
writing a series.
Chapter
three and four help you map out your character and suspects. She has a clever
way of mapping the suspects and motive.
Chapter
five is all about keeping the momentum flowing in the middle.
Chapter
six is how to solve the puzzle you created.
Chapter
seven- Don’t rush the grand finale, let it simmer and soak up every emotional
detail you can.
Chapter
eight gives you insight into keeping a series going from one book to the next.
Chapter
nine offers incredible organizational tools that can be used for any type of
book you are writing.
Chapter
ten is final words from the author.
At
the end is a list of writer’s resources that you may find useful.
3 comments:
I appreciate this review and will help spread the word! I'm glad you found my book to be helpful.
Looks like a very helpful book for mystery writers. Thanks for sharing, Sheila, and thanks for writing the book, Nancy.
Yep, looks like a winner, Sheila (and Nancy)!
I'm always looking for good writing books, and aren't you nice, giving yours away? :-)
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