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#13132:	Mystery	May 14, 2025
Subbed The Case for Sub-genre Do you prefer traditional or sub-genre mysteries?

#13084:	Mystery	April 16, 2025
Reasons for the Ultimate Action Back to mystery basics, starting with the “Why?” Mystery lovers, have you ever read a perp you could forgive?

#13039:	Mystery	March 19, 2025
Self Publishing: Part 3 The art of the pitch is: have one! What is an Elevator Pitch , and why should you have one?

#12988:	Mystery	February 19, 2025
The 10 % Mystery 10 percent of us don’t play by the rules, why do you suppose that is? Let’s get to it. Are rules really made to be broken? What say you? Should we tackle ’em or toss ‘em?

#12944:	Mystery	January 22, 2025
Designing the Book (#2 of 3) Self publishing. Yea? Or Nay?

#12906:	Mystery	December 25, 2024
Self Publishing: Are You Up to It? A brief tutorial on book openings. Preface. Prologue. Introduction. Foreword. What’s the difference, and why should I care?

#12863:	Mystery	November 27, 2024
Nouns & Pronouns It’s literary; not political. Do pronouns mess with your story?

#12814:	Mystery	October 30, 2024
I’m Thinking of Something … Mundane Why did the detective eat the lollypop? How do you make your sleuth memorable?

#12768:	Mystery	October 02, 2024
Mystery Dates Technology reigns over all we do, including our story writing. Has technology made your characters smarter? Why or why not?

#12726:	Mystery	September 04, 2024
The Short List I’m sharing a piece of my secret stash. Do you have a go-to idea list?

#12674:	Mystery	August 07, 2024
The Distant Third The third person identifies as distant. Let’s invite her closer. That’s where the fun begins! Who is the Third Person, anyway?

#12634:	Mystery	July 10, 2024
Second Person, Anyone? Second person demands the reader become the main character. Have you ever read a story written entirely in Second Person?

#12552:	Mystery	May 15, 2024
The Trick to First Person Narrative First Person Narrative: The Magic Sauce Can a FPN actually be immersive?

#12429:	Mystery	February 21, 2024
Eytomology, Anyone? I am fascinated with words, and because I like to know stuff, I especially enjoy etymology. What do you do when you don't know the meaning of the word? Do you pass over it, look it up, pretend you do know?

#12378:	Mystery	January 24, 2024
What’s my motivation? Before you can create a mystery, you must know the why. What do you do when reviewers state your villain is flat?

#12338:	Mystery	December 27, 2023
Christmystery I’m writing about the mystery of Christmas. (But not what you think.) What’s the deal with all the Baubles, Bangles, & Beads?

#12299:	Mystery	November 29, 2023
Reviewing the Mystery All reviews should be honest, helpful, and encouraging. But a helpful review for a mystery should go a bit further. Do you avoid reading mysteries? Why or why not?

#12249:	Mystery	November 01, 2023
The Never Explained Those pesky little daily mysteries that threaten to drive us crazy are just inspiration in disguise. Ever experience a “huh?” Moment you couldn’t explain?

#12205:	Mystery	October 04, 2023
A Little Odd, Wouldn't You Agree? Oddball Characters Who is your favorite quirky character? Why?

#12163:	Mystery	September 06, 2023
Rules. Why Bother? “Everything we do (or don’t do) today, dictates how our tomorrow will go.” Why oh why do activities and contests have rules? Ugh. They’re such a bother.

#12113:	Mystery	August 09, 2023
Watch Your Tone It's all in the delivery... Lets talk about tone. Can you hear a character’s tone?

#12062:	Mystery	July 12, 2023
The Canon and the Bible Continuity. Ya gotta love it. Have you ever made a mistake in a story because you’d simply mixed up the facts?

#12017:	Mystery	June 14, 2023
Did You See That? What is peripheral activity, and how would you use it in writing a mystery or thriller? Is it possible that every single reviewer can completely miss your point?

#11972:	Mystery	May 17, 2023
Steps. Why’d it have to be Steps? Deep diving steps of suspense. How do you build suspense into your story?

#11921:	Mystery	April 19, 2023
Recipe for Suspense The most intensive type of mystery, suspense can be difficult to craft. What’s your favorite suspense novel or movie. Why?

#11872:	Mystery	March 22, 2023
Recipe for a Thriller Yes, Virginia, there is a formula to the thriller. Share your favorite thriller and what made it great.

#11826:	Mystery	February 22, 2023
Is It Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense? Uht oh! My WIP falls into more than these three genre categories. Is this possible? Lets talk about it. Genre matters. What if your novel or short story falls in more than two genres? How do you classify it for marketing?

#11782:	Mystery	January 25, 2023
Reviewing the Mystery Real Reviewers are heroes! Link your most in-depth review in the comments for a well deserved MB REWARD. Do you review the intricate engineering of a story, or is that too nitpicky?

#11729:	Mystery	December 28, 2022
Strategic Scene Building Making your reader the witness to the deed without their knowing it. If the wheels fall off your mystery when you get to the middle, where would you look for the defective part?

#11683:	Mystery	November 30, 2022
The Art of Character Design There are four specific aspects to creating a character we’d know anywhere. Let’s talk about Columbo How would you make your character unforgettable?

#11642:	Mystery	November 02, 2022
A Real Character! Any similarity to a real person, living or dead is purely intentional. Tell me about a mysterious person you know.

#11594:	Mystery	October 05, 2022
A Writer’s Toolbox: Terminology Story writing terminology; it matters. Introduction, Preface, or Prologue; which is right for your story?

#11550:	Mystery	September 07, 2022
Mystery for Sale or Lease Mystery exists everywhere. What kind of mystery gets your pulse racing? What mysterious event ruffled your feathers this week? Have you solved the puzzle yet? (NO politics, please.)

#11502:	Mystery	August 10, 2022
All the World’s A Mystery! Every mystery does not revolve around a murder most foul. What happened to you today that you'd never have anticipated?

#11459:	Mystery	July 13, 2022
MY MYSTERY HISTORY How I became a Mystery snob. What made you fall in love with mysteries? What’s your mystery history?

#11408:	Mystery	June 15, 2022
The Butler Did It Ever wonder where the expression, “The butler did it” came from? Why is the Butler always the primary suspect?

#11366:	Mystery	May 18, 2022
The Mystery Develops My favorite tips for crafting the mystery through character development. What do you do when your mystery falls apart mid story?

#11322:	Mystery	April 20, 2022
In Plain Sight The invisible red herring Have you ever reached the conclusion to a mystery and been stunned when you realized the answer was in plain sight the entire time?

#11269:	Mystery	March 23, 2022
Building a Conspiracy What does it take to construct the unsolvable conspiracy? Have you ever witnessed or been involved in a conspiracy?

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