Mastering Your Mystery

Write, Publish, and Profit with Your Mysteries & Thrillers

By: Cheryl Bradshaw

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Do you write in the genres of mystery, thriller, horror, noir, or suspense or a subgenere such as supernatural suspense, romantic suspense, or historical fiction mysteries? Are you interested in learning how to write better, more compelling books and becoming successful in your marketing endeavors?

In Mastering Your Mystery, you'll learn:

+ How to write the perfect murder scene

+ How to breathe life into your main character

+ How to create the perfect villain

+ How the right location adds to your story

+ Strategies for eBook pricing

+ Creating a street team/fan club

+ Where to advertise

+ How to create a winning ad

+ Connecting with your readers

+ Hitting a best-seller list

+ And much, much more!!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part I: WRITING

1. Genre Selection

2. Plotters/Pantsers

3. Plot and Structure

4. Subplots

5. Chapter Length

6. Cursing in Fiction

7. Cliffhangers

8. Location/Setting

9. Protagonists/Main Characters

10. The Victim

11. Villains

12. Suspects/Red Herrings

13. Pets/Children

14. Sex in Suspense Fiction

15. Writing a Murder Scene

16. The Investigation

17. The Murder Weapon

18. Forensics

19. Fact Checking

20. Copyright Law

Part II: SELLING

21. To Agent or Not to Agent

22. Series vs Stand Alone

23. Wide vs Kindle Unlimited

24. Book Covers

25. Book Blurbs

26. eBook Pricing

27. Categories/Keywords

28. Street Team/Fan Club

29. Newsletters

30. Publishing Checklist

31. Facebook Ads

32. Amazon Ads

33. BookBub Ads

34. Where to Advertise

35. Audiobooks

36. Hitting a List

37. Front/Back Matter

38. Breathing Life Into Your Backlist

39. Award Submissions

40. Publishing 2.0

41. Book Recommendation List

42. Advice from Bestselling Authors