Modern Cozy Mystery: How to Write Cozy Investigations & Cozy Thrillers

How to Plan the Perfect Murder!Modern cozy mysteries are popular with readers, but how do you go about writing one? You need to know the genre conventions (or tropes) – all the things a reader expects to find in this kind of story. In this book you’ll learn how to create a modern amateur sleuth; how to combine the investigation of a murder mystery with character relationships, all in a ‘cozy’ world with no excessive violence, bad language, or gratuitous sex scenes. You'll also see how this genre combines elements from the traditional whodunit, private eye stories, thrillers, and the romance genre.Content includes:What is a Modern Cozy Mystery? A Hybrid GenreSetting – Story World or Where to Put the BodyGenre Conventions – Iconography, Themes & ToneThe Investigation – Following in the Private Eye’s FootprintsThe Crime – Murder, She WroteNancy Drew Was HereThe Investigator – Creating Your Amateur SleuthThe Best Friend or ‘Watson’The Investigator’s (Optional) LoverThe Suspects & Why They Behave SuspiciouslyClues & Red Herrings – Different Types & Where to Hide ThemPlot Types – The Cozy Investigation & The Cozy ThrillerThe Innocent AccusedParanormal MysteriesRomantic SubplotsWriting the First in a SeriesPutting it All TogetherYou will discover why particular tropes are important to readers and how to create them for your own stories. Character archetypes will help you create your story people, and the eight-sequence plot structure lets you put it all together so you have all the right things in the right places.Look out for other books in this series –Mystery, Crime Thriller, Romance, Urban Fantasy,andSuspense ThrillerRead more