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Writing a Cozy Mystery Case Files

A How-To Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery

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Writing a Cozy Mystery Case Files

By: Melissa Bourbon
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If you’re ready to write a cozy mystery, this book is for you! Writing a Cozy Mystery: Case Files is a practical guide that will take you through the process step-by-step.


Understanding the many elements of a cozy mystery is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. How do the sleuth, victim, villain, and suspects work together in the context of a cozy mystery plot? How do you mine the news for story ideas, and then mold them into something original? What are red herrings and how do you misdirect the reader while hiding the villain in plain sight?

Writing a Cozy Mystery: Case Files, a Step-by-Step Field Guide will help you:

~Become a book sleuth

~Create dossiers for your sleuth, victim, and villain

~Populate your sleuth's world with suspects

~Develop your cozy hook

~Build your setting

~Come up with a punny title

~Craft the crime

~Master clues and red herrings

~Build the investigation

~And more...

Melissa Bourbon, National and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author of more than 30 mystery novels and the founder of WriterSpark Academy has taken her experience and proven process to create Writing a Cozy Mystery: Case Files. Get ready to commit murder…

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this had a lot of really good, useful information for people who are thinking about writing a cozy mystery series. A lot of the things that were covered in this book were not initially on my mind when I considered beginning the path of writing a cozy mystery series. although the narrator is virtual AI, I think it did a good job. it sounded like a real person except in only certain circumstances like notating symbols or website addresses, but other than that it sounded like a real person. I am glad I put this book in my library because I will probably listen to it again.

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This was a lovely guide to starting a cozy mystery! The chapters are straight to the point with lots of practical examples and even activities for you to do at the end. The AI narrator was fine, not too distracting. Definitely would recommend for authors looking to begin their mystery careers.

Great Intro to Cozy Mysteries

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I have no issue with nonhuman narrators if it’s done well and edited correctly. This wasn’t.

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