Hi! My best recommendation is to join the Sisters in Crime organization (https://www.sistersincrime.org). The webinar archive alone is worth the cost of membership. The community is excellent (lots of chat groups on different topics) and there are several individual chapters you can join. The Guppies chapter has an amazing group of new and established writers to bounce ideas off or ask questions and the newsletter is always interesting and informative.
If you’re looking for a class specifically, Ellie Alexander’s Mystery Series Masterclass (https://courses.elliealexander.co/p/mystery-series-masterclass) is excellent and offers a comprehensive look at writing a mystery from idea generation to querying, but it’s a bit pricey at $995.
A great free resource for mystery writing tips is Mystery Factory (https://mysteryfactory.com/mystery-writing-tips/). Juanita Violini has written scripts for murder mystery events and is very knowledgeable of the craft. I just beta tested a course she’s working on which I also recommend, but it’s not been released yet and I believe it will be pricey as well when it is. Her free stuff is a great example of what that (future) class will have to offer, though.
If you want to stick with BBC Maestro, Lee Child’s class is excellent. If you want to give Masterclass a try, I suggest both Walter Mosley and James Patterson’s courses.
If you are a book person, Hallie Ephron’s Writing And Selling Your Mystery Novel has been an invaluable resource on mystery writing mechanics for me. Other great books, but more essays than progressive lessons, are the Mystery Writers of America Handbook on How To Write A Mystery Novel and the Now Write! Mysteries book.
Of course, these are just a sample of the many excellent resources out there on mystery writing. And these are just my opinions. My experiences with them were great but be diligent and vet anything you’re interested in before spending any money. Read other people’s reviews to decide if any of these suggestions are a good fit for you. My intention is to simply provide you with good places to start your research into the mystery writing process and how you want to approach it :)
If anyone else has suggestions for Chuck, please chime in. There is no one size fits all in writing and I’d be interested to hear everyone else’s thoughts or experience on the topic.
Hey I finished this course and am beginner. Could you recommend a good follow up course? Thx
Hi! My best recommendation is to join the Sisters in Crime organization (https://www.sistersincrime.org). The webinar archive alone is worth the cost of membership. The community is excellent (lots of chat groups on different topics) and there are several individual chapters you can join. The Guppies chapter has an amazing group of new and established writers to bounce ideas off or ask questions and the newsletter is always interesting and informative.
If you’re looking for a class specifically, Ellie Alexander’s Mystery Series Masterclass (https://courses.elliealexander.co/p/mystery-series-masterclass) is excellent and offers a comprehensive look at writing a mystery from idea generation to querying, but it’s a bit pricey at $995.
A great free resource for mystery writing tips is Mystery Factory (https://mysteryfactory.com/mystery-writing-tips/). Juanita Violini has written scripts for murder mystery events and is very knowledgeable of the craft. I just beta tested a course she’s working on which I also recommend, but it’s not been released yet and I believe it will be pricey as well when it is. Her free stuff is a great example of what that (future) class will have to offer, though.
If you want to stick with BBC Maestro, Lee Child’s class is excellent. If you want to give Masterclass a try, I suggest both Walter Mosley and James Patterson’s courses.
If you are a book person, Hallie Ephron’s Writing And Selling Your Mystery Novel has been an invaluable resource on mystery writing mechanics for me. Other great books, but more essays than progressive lessons, are the Mystery Writers of America Handbook on How To Write A Mystery Novel and the Now Write! Mysteries book.
Of course, these are just a sample of the many excellent resources out there on mystery writing. And these are just my opinions. My experiences with them were great but be diligent and vet anything you’re interested in before spending any money. Read other people’s reviews to decide if any of these suggestions are a good fit for you. My intention is to simply provide you with good places to start your research into the mystery writing process and how you want to approach it :)
If anyone else has suggestions for Chuck, please chime in. There is no one size fits all in writing and I’d be interested to hear everyone else’s thoughts or experience on the topic.
Best of luck on your writing journey!
I agree with your assessment!