Wednesday 27 May 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 serious about writing and get the permission, it may be an ideal thing to shadow a detective team or ask them how investigations work. Next is to get a notebook intended for your novel or story. You must list down who are your detectives, the reasons why they murdered, who will be murdered, what will they be murdered with, any witness of the killing and the suspects.

Now, next thing to do is to figure out the basics. Think about the basic element of your story. Think on different scenarios. It could be a killing by stabbing, killing on a train, at a house or even serial killings. There are some writers who like to write straight away but this genre of story can get more complicated. Thus, it might be a perfect idea to read all your ideas once 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 murder mysteries must be written in broad details. You have to write down a very clear picture so that your readers can understand why and how it happens. You can describe the feelings of a victim before she or he gets murdered as well as the settings. You can add some unexpected twists to make the story more exciting.

Once you have done everything in your story, you may now check your work. Read the whole story and change something you do not like. There are some books that have been re written many times. In this case, you may need some help by a friend, a fellow writer, a teacher or relative to check your work. They can give you some suggestions for improvements and to help you produce the best work.

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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