Writing the Mystery

  • Memorized by the Majesty

    If you could describe the ocean in one word, how would you do it? Beautiful? Powerful? Huge? Even if you’ve never been to the ocean before and seen it’s majesty, pictures alone can impact the way you view it. For instance, a picture of a pretty sunset stretched out over the water’s horizon might make…

  • Why the ‘Where’ Matters

    How important is the setting to a story? For instance, if you wrote a tale about two characters solving a crime, but you left out every detail about the setting. How long do you think it would take you to figure out that the story takes place in Nowhere Land? Well, it would probably depend…

  • Writing on the Waves

    Writing prompts: Mine: You find a letter in a bottle…but it’s written in a foreign language…one that the main character actually understands. Finally. It’d been a long week, but I was finally at the beach. I inhaled a deep breath, sucking some of the salty ocean air into my lungs as I dropped my beach…

  • Setting the Sea-nery

    Have you ever visited a place and thought, “This would be the perfect place to use in my newest book!” Whether it’s a pretty scenery, particular scent, or peaceful atmosphere, some aspects of our everyday life might be ideal to use when creating fictional places of our own. After all, it’s much easier to write…

  • What’s on the Horizon?

    This week is beach week! (Yes, I know it’s only the beginning of March, but warm sunny days are just around the corner!) Besides, I just got my edits back for the second book in the Undercover with a Dog series, and it takes place on a pretty ocean shore. So, I figured, as a…

  • Help! Writing a Novel Takes Too Long!!

    WRONG! Procrastinating takes too long. Pausing and rewriting your story every time you get a line or even a paragraph done is time consuming. Not only that though, editing as you write wastes time. Don’t believe me? Think about it. Say you start writing a novel one Friday morning. You sprint and write several thousand…

  • What Happens Next?!

    Mysteries are fun. Whether you prefer a nice cozy mystery where there’s more kissing than crime or a more solid mystery where there’s murder at stake, and the main character is the only one who can solve the problem and save the day, mysteries can be an enjoyable genre to read it. However, while reading…

  • YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE IT!

    GUYS! I just got back from A DATE!! 😊 That’s right…Nick asked me out on an official date! (Well, technically he’s like “do you want to go grab some dinner?” and I was like “Sure, which case do we need to discuss?” AND THEN he replied, “Oh, I didn’t mean like a business dinner…I just…

  • But They Don’t Like It! (Part 2)

    Want to know what the biggest secret for dealing with people who don’t like your writing is? Ready? THE ANSWER ISSSSSSSSS: Eat cupcakes and mope around, thinking about how terrible your writing is! Amazing answer, right?! Yeah, yeah, that didn’t come out as funny as I was hoping, but that’s what I get for trying…

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