Plotting the Murder: A Strategy to Develop the Storyline of Your Mystery Novel

by Ron D. Voigts

Craft your Mystery Novel’s Plot to Intrigue Readers!!!Let me show you how

Apply the Three Act Structure to the mystery novelUnderstand rising tension and its useResolve mid-story writer's blockIncorporate Timelines into the story structureDevelop Opening Lines that draw the reader inPlan a riveting story with complications and twistsEnd Act II on a dramatic noteUse the Dead End DilemmaReveal the murdererUnderstand the five parts of a sceneRecognize the ten kinds of CliffhangersDefine the mystery with Six Key EventsDevelop an Event-driven PlotIn a Nutshell

This third book in the creative writing course, Writing the Killer Mystery, provides a strategy to develop a storyline for the murder mystery, covering plot structure, the opening, the middle story, the big reveal, and writing scenes, pulling everything together in an event-driven plot .

Help with your Mystery Novel

Are you looking to take your murder mystery from concept to publication?

Do you want to grow your writing knowledge and skills?

Looking for a muse to help with writing your mystery novel?

Are you stuck on some aspect of crafting your mystery?

Do you sometimes have writer stall-out?

Let Writing the Killer Mystery series guide you with Volume 3, Plotting the Murder.

Scroll up and grab a copy today!!!

Genres: Nonfiction

79 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 24, 2018

About the author

Writer, dreamer and ice cream connoisseur. My latest book STRIGOI: THE BLOOD BOND is now out on Kindle. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQRJBZ6

Reviews

[Allison Renner · Rating 1 out of 5]

If this had been a series of lectures at the library, I would have been all-in. But as a book, there was too much filler. Also, the errors, typos, and formatting inconsistencies were out of control. I couldn’t believe the author didn’t catch them initially because most are very blatant. But since the books have been out since 2018/2019, looking back over them for errors periodically would be a quick fix to really elevate his reputation. Especially considering he sells his own books and markets himself as an editor for other writers… I started keeping a list of errors and issues in the first book but had to stop because it became too much.

[Jamie Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Captivating!

Just like the other books in this series, “Plotting the Murder” comes with the details any aspiring or developing mystery writer should have in mind for creating a fascinating story. Get the book! It is very clear, very nicely organized and has good examples to make its reader understand the art, but also the science behind a well written mystery novel!

[Terri Borkgren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Plotting the Murder

This book explains the way to create a plot in a mystery, police procedural or a thriller. The examples help in recognizing his plan with action for the writer to succeed. The writer will enjoy this how too.series.

[Nezzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was very helpful book!

This author does a very good job of providing clear instructions on the best way to plot a murder as well as sequence your book. Would definitely recommend to any authors trying to write their own murder mystery.

[L.B. Holding · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very helpful and simplistic.

[Elle Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

When writing a book on the craft of writing, an author should take care to have an editor and/or proofreader review their work.

The information in this handbook is good, but the presentation is greatly lacking.