{"product_id":"how-to-write-a-damn-good-mystery-a-practical-step-by-step-guide-from-inspiration-to-finished-manuscript-hardcover","title":"How to Write a Damn Good Mystery: A Practical Step-By-Step Guide from Inspiration to Finished Manuscript - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar award nominee James N. Frey, author of the internationally best-selling books on the craft of writing, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, has now written what is certain to become the standard how to book for mystery writing, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrey urges writers to aim high-not to try to write a good-enough-to-get-published mystery, but a damn good mystery. A damn good mystery is first a dramatic novel, Frey insists-a dramatic novel with living, breathing characters-and he shows his readers how to create a living, breathing, believable character who will be clever and resourceful, willful and resolute, and will be what Frey calls the author of the plot behind the plot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrey then shows, in his well-known, entertaining, and accessible (and often humorous) style, how the characters-the entire ensemble, including the murderer, the detective, the authorities, the victims, the suspects, the witnesses and the bystanders-create a complete and coherent world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring both the on-stage action and the behind-the-scenes intrigue, Frey shows prospective writers how to build a fleshed-out, believable, and logical world. He shows them exactly which parts of that world show up in the pages of a damn good mystery-and which parts are held back just long enough to keep the reader guessing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an indispensable step-by-step guide for anyone who's ever dreamed of writing a damn good mystery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames N. Frey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of internationally bestselling books on the craft of fiction writing, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of nine novels, including the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to Die\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, Extension, the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, and the Oregon Writers' Colony, and he is a featured speaker at writers' conferences throughout the United States and Europe. Former students include recent Anthony award-nominees Betty Winkleman and Cara Black, and many best-selling authors including Marjorie Reynolds, Melba Beals, and April Sinclair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45314332917862,"sku":"9780312304461","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UUN3clBXVWZCZFJIQUJ3c0VCQ1JLZz09.webp?v=1774338628","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/how-to-write-a-damn-good-mystery-a-practical-step-by-step-guide-from-inspiration-to-finished-manuscript-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}