Course curriculum

  • 3

    Developing Ideas

    • Where do ideas come from, and how do we develop them? Some personal examples.

  • 4

    Finding Ideas

    • Places to look, borrowing vs stealing, and a few final thoughts on letting your ideas evolve.

  • 5

    Writing Exercise

    • A writing scenario designed to jumpstart your creativity, so you can develop the beginning of your own mystery

  • 6

    Graduation

  • 7

    FAQ

    • Any Questions?

    • FAQ 1: Access, Student Community, Advice on Writing Crime Fiction in Modern Times

  • 8

    Bonus Resources

    • Audio Version

    • A Glossary for Mystery Writers

    • Types of Mysteries

    • Student Exercises: The Class of '21

    • Something Writers Should Avoid

    • Advice I Wish I'd Known