The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery by Robert J Ray

The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery by Robert J Ray

Like Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, Sara Paretsky and Thomas Harris, you, too, can learn the trade secrets of quality detective fiction.

It's true.  Just one year from now, you can deliver a completed mystery novel to a publisher--by writing only on weekends.  Authors Robert J.  Ray and Jack Remick guide you through the entire mystery-writing process, from creating a killer to polishing off the final draft.  Each weekend you'll focus on a specific task--learning the basics of novel-writing, the special demands of mystery-writing, and the secrets professionals use to create stories one scene at a time, building to a shivery, satisfying climax.  Using Agatha Christie's The Body in the Library as a model for the classical mystery tale and Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park for the hard-boiled mystery, this unique step-by-step program gives you all the information you need to reach your ultimate goal: a finished book in just 52 weeks!  

Let two successful masters of the genre show you how...

Discover:

Why you must create your killer first
The tricks to writing dialogue that does it all--moves your plot, involves your reader, and makes your style sizzle
How to "bury" information (and corpses) for your reader to find
Why you should NOT build your book around chapters
Special techniques for clearing writer's block
Plus: examples from Sue Grafton, Dashiell Hammett, Patricia Cornwell, Thomas Harris, Raymond Chandler, and more.

Cage of Mirrors, The Heart of the Game, Bloody Murdock, Murdock for Hire, Dial M for Murdock, Merry Christmas, Murdock, Murdock Cracks Ice, and Murdock Tackles Taos are among Robert J.Ray's other works. Ray is also the creator of The Weekend Novelist, a popular nonfiction writing series. At bobandjackswritingblog.com, he gives writing tips. Ray is a native Texan with a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. He writes at Louisa's Bakery and Café in Seattle on Tuesdays and Fridays. Visit www.robertjrayauthor.com for additional details.

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ISBN 13	9780440506584
ISBN 10	0440506581
Title	The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery
Author	Robert J Ray
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1998-04-06
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.