Product Description

"What makes a good crime story and how do I write one?" Teach Yourself Crime Fiction answers these questions for aspiring writers. It analyzes the elements of crime fiction, including classic detective fiction, comic crime fiction, the feminist sleuth, and more. And it leads readers through the process of crafting a piece, showing them how to recognize a good idea for a novel, set a scene, shape characters, develop a plot, research background, use literary techniques and maintain a style, and dig out when they get stuck. It also includes advice on how to sell a novel.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #915604 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

About the Author

Lesley Grant-Adamson has published 16 novels and has a writing fellowiship at Cambridge University.