<p>Fifteen successful Midwestern authors have contributed essays on the basics of writing mystery novels to this book. Writing Murder shares their insights on fiction elements: setting, characters, point of view, dialogue, plot, and research. In addition, they offer insight on the genre, how to build suspense, point of view, the circle of openings/endings, and marketing your manuscript.</p>

Writing Murder: A Basic Guide to Writing Mystery Novels

Reference

Hellmann, Libby Fischer

Krueger, William Kent.

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Writers' Center of Indiana

<p>In this engaging collection, nine seniors return to significant moments in their lives, presenting stories that range from hilarious, to thoughtful, to hauntingly poetic. Discover why one writer takes his name from a railroad line and how another tries to change beauty pageant history. Find out what happens when Uncle Bob, his wife and thirteen children arrive uninvited and stay overnight. Spend spring break with four co-eds who travel to Florida, inspired by the 1960 movie, Where the Boys Are. Learn what it is like to serve in the Vietnam War or as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia. Grieve with a mother as she copes with the loss of her nine-year-old son. Cheer for the girl who takes on the playground bully. Enjoy "his" and "her" versions of how two of the writers meet and fall in love. Returning represents the work of a memoir class taught by Shari Wagner and sponsored by the Writers' Center of Indiana and the Indianapolis Senior Center. Wagner's introduction describes the assignments she gave to her class and offers suggestions for writing your own life stories.</p>

Returning: Stories from the Indianapolis Senior Center

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

I Remember: Creative Writing of Indianapolis Youth

Children's Books

Education & Reference

I Remember: Indianapolis Youth Write About Their Lives

Jones, Darolyn Lyn

Teen & Young Adult

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