Writing Your Mystery Novel: Howdunnit

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This practical, hands-on, flexible workshop focuses on the tools you need to write your thriller/suspense/mystery novel. We’ll discuss plot structure, creating believable characters, dialogue, setting, POV, voice, avoiding writer’s block, and much more. Bring ideas and first chapters if you have them; expect homework. By the end of this seminar, you’ll be ready for NaNoWriMo in November when you can put it all together and finish a draft of your book.

Materials:
  • Notebook
  • Pencils
  • Pens
  • Smart device - cell phone, tablet
Ellen Crosby

Ellen Crosby is the author of 18 mystery novels; Deeds Left Undone, her most recent book, is the 13th book in a mystery series set in a vineyard in Virginia and will be out in August, 2025. She also wrote four mysteries about an international photojournalist and a standalone, Moscow Nights. Her books have been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award and the Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award.

Materials:
  • Notebook
  • Pencils
  • Pens
  • Smart device - cell phone, tablet

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