How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries by Kathy Lynn Emerson

Reviewer Marv Lachman, in Deadly Pleasures, described it as 'the best book about writing mysteries that I have ever read.' Whether you are an old hand at writing historical mysteries, or a neophyte who has only dreamed about delving into the past, or a reader and fan of the genre, you will find this volume both inspiring and entertaining. The first edition of How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries won the Agatha award for best mystery nonfiction of 2008 and was nominated in that category for the Anthony and Macavity awards. Buy How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art & Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past By Kathy Lynn Emerson. The remainder of the text consists of contributions from fellow historical mystery writers-advice, opinions, anecdotes, and suggestions for research-and input from assorted editors, booksellers, reviewers, and historical mystery fans. She won the Agatha award for mystery nonfiction for How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past. Her experiences are the core of the book. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.This new edition of How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries is the author's personal take on writing historical mysteries, based on over forty years in print as a writer of fiction and nonfiction and the publication of eighteen of her historical mysteries and two collections of historical mystery short stories. Her book How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries was nominated for. For both historical mystery writers and readers. Kathy Lynn Emerson is an American writer of historical and mystery novels and. The core of the book is Emerson’s personal take on writing and selling historical mysteries, but it also includes contributions from over forty other historical mystery writers ―practical advice, anecdotes, and suggestions for research―and input from assorted editors, booksellers, and reviewers. Chapters on choosing setting and character, research, crafting a plot, and selling your book offer much of the same information as similar chapters in other how-to books for mystery writers, but the information is nicely tailored for this particular genre.

Drawing on her own works and those of her fellow historical-mystery writers (Kerry Greenwood, Alan Gordon, Carola Dunn, and others), she lays out, in commonsense sequence, the stages of planning and writing a historical mystery. For both historical mystery writers and readers. Emerson, author of the Lady Appleton and Diana Spaulding mystery series, turns her hand to how it’s done in this useful guide to writing historical crime fiction. The core of the book is Emerson's personal take on writing and selling historical mysteries, but it also includes contributions from over forty other historical mystery writers, practical advice, anecdotes, and suggestions for research,and input from assorted editors, booksellers, and reviewers.

How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries by Kathy Lynn Emerson