Category Archives: Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction

Dick Francis, Favored to Win

Posted on May 23, 2013 by julietkc

Lessons from the Grand Master (I first posted this golden oldie blog on 11/11/10.) Over the forty years I’ve read his books, I developed what I call my “Francis reflex.” It goes like this: I walk into a bookstore, spy … Continue reading →

Posted in creative process, fairy tale mysteries, Fiction Writing techniques, mystery book reviews, Mystery Fiction, mystery stories, Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction, Reading Mysteries, Writing Mysteries | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Sally Goldenbaum’s A Holiday Yarn

Posted on May 9, 2013 by julietkc

The Power of Thought (I first posted this piece on December 23, 2010.) Not long ago, in one of the writing groups I belong to, my friends gave me to know that the pace of early chapters of my WiP … Continue reading →

Posted in creative process, fairy tale mysteries, Fiction Writing techniques, mystery book reviews, Mystery Fiction, Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction, Reading Mysteries, Writing Mysteries | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Lighter Side of Mystery Fiction

Posted on April 25, 2013 by julietkc

Fun, Fun, Fun or the Lighter Side of Mystery (This golden oldie was originally posted on 1/6/11.) A chronic problem I’m having with my WiP is balancing its dark and light elements. But when I talked to my friends in … Continue reading →

Posted in creative process, fairy tale mysteries, Fiction Writing techniques, Mystery Fiction, mystery stories, Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction, Reading Mysteries, Writing Mysteries | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Susan Wittig Albert’s Mystery, The Tale of Hill Top Farm

Posted on April 11, 2013 by julietkc

CROWD CONTROL (I first published this Golden Oldie on September 17, 2010.) One of my students once introduced more than a dozen characters in the first five pages of the novel she’d started. “Don’t do that!” I shouted. “It’s so … Continue reading →

Posted in creative process, fairy tale mysteries, Fiction Writing techniques, Mystery Fiction, Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction, Reading Mysteries, Uncategorized, Writing Mysteries | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Robert B. Parker, Master of Dialogue

Posted on April 4, 2013 by julietkc

ROBERT B. PARKER, MASTER OF DIALOGUE (I originally published this golden oldie blog post in August of 2010.) One spring semester in Creative Writing Workshop, a class I taught on Tuesday nights for twenty years at one of America’s top … Continue reading →

Posted in creative process, Fiction Writing techniques, mystery book reviews, Mystery Fiction, Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction, Reading Mysteries, Writing Mysteries | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Alexander McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

Posted on March 28, 2013 by julietkc

Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency  (Among the first of my “fiction addict” blogs and originally posted in August 2010, this entry explores novel and short story structure in McCall Smith’s charming novel.) Some time ago, upon … Continue reading →

Posted in creative process, fairy tale mysteries, Fiction Writing techniques, mystery book reviews, Mystery Fiction, Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction, Reading Mysteries, Writing Mysteries | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Juliet Kincaid’s Cover Art

Posted on March 14, 2013 by julietkc

About the Covers for the Cinderella, P. I. Fairy Tale Mysteries Most of my friends who self-publish their work use Clip Art for their covers. Not me. After fifteen years of art classes, I said to myself, “Hey, why don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in creative process, fairy tale mysteries, Mystery Fiction, mystery stories, Reading and Writing Mystery Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment