Want to learn more about writing mysteries? Or learn about new mystery novels? You’ve come to the right place.
Conferences:
- Left Coast Crime March
- Malice Domestic April 30-May 2, 2021
- Mystery in the Midlands- July (attended virtually 2020)
- Thrillerfest July
- Edinburgh Book Festival – August 2020 virtual
- WriteNow Conference – September via Desert Sleuths
- BoucherCon 2020 October 16 – 17, 2020
- New England Crime Bake November 7, 2020 and November 12-14, 2021
- Murder and Mayhem in Chicago November 14, 2020 (registered)
- CrimeCon House Arrest November 21, 2020 (registered) June 4-6, 2021 Austin
Podcasts
Mystery/Crime:
- Crime Writers of Color
- The Murder Squad: Jensen and Holes
- Writers Detective Squad
- Alfred Hitchcock MM podcast
- Ellery Queen MM podcast
- Crime Corner with Matt Doyle
- Michael Connelly’s Murder Book podcast
- My Favorite Murder
General Writing:
Writing Excuses (tag: Mystery)
Your Breakout Book (Dana Kaye)
Books
Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel Revised and Expanded Edition: The Complete Guide to Mystery, Suspense, and Crime by Hallie Ephron (Amazon affiliate links)
Don’t Murder Your Mystery by Chris Roerden
Note: Although the advice is good, it tends to be more the “don’t do this” variety, than “do it this way”. It works if you already have an idea where to go and want to avoid pitfalls.
Magazines
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Blogs and Websites
Mystery
Writer’s Block Forum at Officer.com
Writer’s Knowledge Base (search term Mystery)
General Writing – Some of my favorites
Anne R. Allen -writing and marketing tips by a variety of authors (plus awesome resources page)
Jennie Nash Book Coach – often has free tips and resources in addition to her services
Helping Writers Become Authors with K.M. Weiland – extensive resources on all aspects of writing, especially for the beginner
Darcy Pattison has a ton of writing advice that work for all writers, not only for children’s books
