Title: How to Write a Crime Novel: 9 Tips for Writing Crime Fiction - 2021 - MasterClass
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How to Write a Crime Novel: 9 Tips for Writing Crime Fiction
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What Is a Crime Novel?
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9 Tips for Writing a Crime Novel
If you’re planning to pen your own crime novel, consider these tips before you begin: Read the greats. Shore up your crime-writing skills by immersing yourself in the crime genre. Read every great thriller, murder mystery, whodunit, true crime tale, or detective novel you can. Note how each book deploys point of view, plot twists, interesting characters, cliffhangers, and even clichés. More than other genres, crime fiction leans into formula—learn what’s come before so you can find your own path forward. Write what excites you. Unless you’re a criminal or sleuth, the old axiom “write what you know” likely won’t apply here. But rather than study the bestsellers to see what other crime writers are (or aren’t) doing, write the crime stories that excite you. This is a genre driven by the power of unfolding logical deductions and the thrill of the chase.