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Craft Let's Commit a Crime: Backstory for Murderous or Larcenous Mysteries with Beth Daniels
As any successful character knows, when planning to commit murder or heist something, be it jewels, bearer bonds, secret documents or lift a pet or person (not like weightlifting but as in kidnapping), you need to what needs to be done. Particularly if the ideal result is not only escaping...- Beth Daniels
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Craft Creating a “Murder Book” for your Mystery Novel with Beth Daniels
If you love reading, watching and/or writing murder mysteries, you’ve probably heard the term “Murder Book” somewhere along the way. It’s an American term for what equates to a single case file that has many different elements in play. Considering the police solve crimes by using a Murder Book...- Beth Daniels
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New member looking for authors who write urban fantasy and the fantasy genre
Hi, Susan! Welcome to Savvy Authors. I've been a member since they threw the virtual doors pen 15 years ago, but I'm also one of the workshop presenters AND I write urban fantasy PI mystery comedy as J.B. Dane with my Raven Tales series. I'm always open to tossing urban fantasy ideas around...- Beth Daniels
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Craft Why Aren’t You Writing Action-Adventure? with Beth Daniels
According to the Gitnux report of September 8th, 2023 (https://blog.gitnux.com/book-sales-by-genre-statistics/), the most popular fiction genre books, based on sales, land in the mystery, thriller and crime niches. Grouped together, they account for 32% of all fiction sales, followed closely by...- Beth Daniels
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Craft The Caper’s The Thing! with Beth Daniels
There are a heck of a lot of niches in the mystery genre that writers gravitate to, but there is one that is frequently overlooked: The Caper! That doesn’t mean it isn’t a popular theme—you know, stealing things. It’s merely that the person “stealing things” isn’t often the main character. And...- Beth Daniels
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Writing Life Why Don’t I Get FIVE Star Reviews? with Beth Daniels
Not long ago at the meeting of my local critique group, one of the members whined about yet another 3* review. We all sympathized with her, then she looked across the table at me and moaned, “Yeah, but you get 5* reviews!” Ever feel that way yourself? Then this workshop is for YOU! I don’t, by...- Beth Daniels
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