“How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook by Mystery Writers of America” (April 27)
Seventy of the most successful mystery writers in the business answering the question: What writing advice do you wish you’d had at the beginning of your career?
“How to Write a Mystery” continues the Mystery Writers of America tradition of helping authors tell—and sell!—their stories, from the rank beginner to the established bestseller. This all-new MWA handbook helps writers not only create timeless and compelling stories, but also navigate an ever-shifting publishing landscape. From pacing and dialogue to creating diverse characters and building reader outreach, How to Write a Mystery is a complete guide for a new generation of mystery writers. Because: “Crime doesn’t pay… enough!”
MWA-NY contributors to the handbook include Frankie Y. Bailey, Carole Bugge, Suzanne Chazin, Lyndsay Faye, Chris Grabenstein, Rob Hart, Tim Maleeny, Neil Nyren, Charles Salzberg, Alex Segura, Marilyn Stasio, Caroline (Charles) Todd, Pat Gallant Weich and Kate White