Easy Recipe for Cooking Up the Perfect Cozy Mystery with award-winning Author Kerri Nelson

Genre-Mystery-Crime Easy Recipe for Cooking Up the Perfect Cozy Mystery with award-winning Author Kerri Nelson

Level
Mixed
Basic and Premium Members Prices
Premium Member $30 & Basic Member $40
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Category
  1. Characters
  2. Description/Setting
  3. Dialogue
  4. Structure
  5. Plotting
  6. Worldbuilding
[bcolor=#ffffff]The thing about a cozy mystery is…they are small bites of delicious entertainment that usually call for seconds (a series, anyone?) and best of all—they are fat free! So readers like to consume them over and over again. That is why the cozy mystery series is such a popular genre.[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]In this course, I’ll teach you about how I’ve crafted a cozy mystery series and what makes it work. We’ll delve into all the elements that make a cozy appetizing. And we’ll chat about some of our fave cozy series on the market.[/bcolor]

[bcolor=#ffffff]So, come on in and chow down on the perfect recipe for crafting your cozy![/bcolor]
Syllabus
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson One: Crafting a Smart but Unlucky Heroine[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson Two: The Stumbling Onto Dead Bodies Phenomenon[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson Three: Secondary Characters and Casting Your Town[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson Four: Choosing Your Setting (Why Small Towns Work)[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson Five: Love Interests & Food (Hot Guys & Dirty Dishes)[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson Six: Sidekicks & Pets (Friends of all Species)[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson Seven: Humor & Hijinks (Laughing Through the Mayhem)[/bcolor]
[bcolor=#ffffff]Lesson Eight: Red Herrings & Wrap Ups (Tying it All Together in the End)[/bcolor]
Author
Kerri Nelson
Start date
Jan 30, 2017 at 9:00 AM
End date
Feb 26, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Registration end date
Jan 28, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Rating
4.33 star(s) 15 ratings

Latest reviews

Over all a great workshop. I learned quite a bit about crafting a cozy mystery. I was disappointed however that my last two assignments didn't receive comments from the instructor. And I find it a bit weird that there was no farewell message from the instructor, no wrap-up, the workshop just--ended.
We haven't had the last lesson yet, which is now several days late. I would have liked to see more constructive feedback from the instructor--strokes are nice, but all comments on homework seemed pretty superficial. Course content was useful, although I had hoped to get a bit more information on structuring a cozy.
Great, informative class. I look forward to taking
more classes from this teacher again.
Gwynne Elledge
Many people prefer a class that includes participation. I do not. I don't find it helpful to share in the snippets offered. I would prefer more character input, with foibles, strong and weak qualities. It's the character who makes the story. I don't read cozies with recipes. Too cute. I did not receive the 8th lesson email.
I found it very difficult to find the class every time I logged in, so I gave up after the second lesson.