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Book Cover for: The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery: From Empty Page to Finished Mystery in Just 52 Weekends--A Dynamic Step-By-Step Program, Robert J. Ray

The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery: From Empty Page to Finished Mystery in Just 52 Weekends--A Dynamic Step-By-Step Program

Robert J. Ray

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!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Dell
  • Publish Date: Apr 6th, 1998
  • Pages: 272
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.04in - 5.34in - 0.59in - 0.51lb
  • EAN: 9780440506584
  • Categories: Writing - GeneralPersonal & Practical GuidesCreativity

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About the Author

Robert J. Ray is the author of the writing guide The Weekend Novelist and eight Matt Murdock mysteries, includingMurdock Cracks Ice. He has taught college literature, writing, and tennis. He lives in Seattle.

Jack Remick, a writer and teacher, writes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. He has been teaching for twenty years.

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