Murder 101: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Writing a Great Mystery with Paula Munie
Date: 7/17
Time: 10 am-Noon PST
Cost:
Class Level: Emerging - Intermediate
In this interactive and informative class, literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier reveals the secrets to writing mysteries that grab the readers’ attention on page one and keep them turning the pages until The End. You’ll learn how to create compelling characters, build tension and suspense, create clues and misdirection, and master such page-turning plot elements as twists, reveals, and reversals. Paula uses lots of examples and exercises to illustrate the special storytelling tools you need to write suspenseful, engaging mysteries that leave your readers begging for more.
Your Instructor: PAULA MUNIER is a literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author whose roots in the mystery writing community run deep. As Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist for Talcott Notch Literary, she specializes in crime fiction, representing many great crime writers. She’s the author of the Mercy Carr series: A BORROWING OF BONES won the Dogwise Book of the Year Award and was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award; BLIND SEARCH also won a DWAA award. THE HIDING PLACE, the latest in the series, debuts March 30, 2021. These mysteries feature former MP Mercy Carr and her bomb-sniffing Malinois Elvis, who team up with local game warden Troy Warden and his search-and-rescue Newfie-retriever mix Susie Bear to solve crimes in the Vermont wilderness.
Paula’s also written three popular books on writing, the bestselling PLOT PERFECT, THE WRITER’S GUIDE TO BEGINNINGS, and WRITING WITH QUIET HANDS, as well as HAPPIER EVERY DAY and the memoir FIXING FREDDIE. She’s an active member of MWA, SinC, and ITW. She served as president of the New England chapter of MWA for four terms and has served on the committee for the New England Crime Bake for more than a decade. She lives in New England with her family, three rescue dogs, and a rescue cat. Find out more at https://paulamunier.com/ and https://careerauthors.com/.
Date: 7/17
Time: 10 am-Noon PST
Cost:
Class Level: Emerging - Intermediate
In this interactive and informative class, literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier reveals the secrets to writing mysteries that grab the readers’ attention on page one and keep them turning the pages until The End. You’ll learn how to create compelling characters, build tension and suspense, create clues and misdirection, and master such page-turning plot elements as twists, reveals, and reversals. Paula uses lots of examples and exercises to illustrate the special storytelling tools you need to write suspenseful, engaging mysteries that leave your readers begging for more.
Your Instructor: PAULA MUNIER is a literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author whose roots in the mystery writing community run deep. As Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist for Talcott Notch Literary, she specializes in crime fiction, representing many great crime writers. She’s the author of the Mercy Carr series: A BORROWING OF BONES won the Dogwise Book of the Year Award and was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award; BLIND SEARCH also won a DWAA award. THE HIDING PLACE, the latest in the series, debuts March 30, 2021. These mysteries feature former MP Mercy Carr and her bomb-sniffing Malinois Elvis, who team up with local game warden Troy Warden and his search-and-rescue Newfie-retriever mix Susie Bear to solve crimes in the Vermont wilderness.
Paula’s also written three popular books on writing, the bestselling PLOT PERFECT, THE WRITER’S GUIDE TO BEGINNINGS, and WRITING WITH QUIET HANDS, as well as HAPPIER EVERY DAY and the memoir FIXING FREDDIE. She’s an active member of MWA, SinC, and ITW. She served as president of the New England chapter of MWA for four terms and has served on the committee for the New England Crime Bake for more than a decade. She lives in New England with her family, three rescue dogs, and a rescue cat. Find out more at https://paulamunier.com/ and https://careerauthors.com/.
Date: 7/17
Time: 10 am-Noon PST
Cost:
Class Level: Emerging - Intermediate
In this interactive and informative class, literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier reveals the secrets to writing mysteries that grab the readers’ attention on page one and keep them turning the pages until The End. You’ll learn how to create compelling characters, build tension and suspense, create clues and misdirection, and master such page-turning plot elements as twists, reveals, and reversals. Paula uses lots of examples and exercises to illustrate the special storytelling tools you need to write suspenseful, engaging mysteries that leave your readers begging for more.
Your Instructor: PAULA MUNIER is a literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author whose roots in the mystery writing community run deep. As Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist for Talcott Notch Literary, she specializes in crime fiction, representing many great crime writers. She’s the author of the Mercy Carr series: A BORROWING OF BONES won the Dogwise Book of the Year Award and was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award; BLIND SEARCH also won a DWAA award. THE HIDING PLACE, the latest in the series, debuts March 30, 2021. These mysteries feature former MP Mercy Carr and her bomb-sniffing Malinois Elvis, who team up with local game warden Troy Warden and his search-and-rescue Newfie-retriever mix Susie Bear to solve crimes in the Vermont wilderness.
Paula’s also written three popular books on writing, the bestselling PLOT PERFECT, THE WRITER’S GUIDE TO BEGINNINGS, and WRITING WITH QUIET HANDS, as well as HAPPIER EVERY DAY and the memoir FIXING FREDDIE. She’s an active member of MWA, SinC, and ITW. She served as president of the New England chapter of MWA for four terms and has served on the committee for the New England Crime Bake for more than a decade. She lives in New England with her family, three rescue dogs, and a rescue cat. Find out more at https://paulamunier.com/ and https://careerauthors.com/.