The Technique of the Mystery Story
Title | The Technique of the Mystery Story PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Wells |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Detective and mystery stories |
ISBN |
The Technique of the Mystery Story Illustrated
Title | The Technique of the Mystery Story Illustrated PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Wells |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Total Pages | 446 |
Release | 2022-02-23 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Do you love mystery stories, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories and those of Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie? Do you ever yearn to be a good writer of mysteries? Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings. She gives advice to would-be authors of this genre, including ghost and riddle stories as well as detective and crime mysteries. This authoritative work begins with a justification of mystery as a legitimate literary art form, with numerous quotations from authorities. Then proceeding systematically through her topics, she explains and illustrates the mystery-writing craft with excerpts from mystery works and quotations of literary critics and notable authors. The lover of mystery will find many authors and stories cited and excerpted in this book, which would be a good resource for finding more material to satisfy the reader's thirst for the genre. Aspiring authors will find insights through the critical eyes of this successful mystery author and of the many authors whom she quotes. This is virtually a miniature course in creative writing of the mystery story.
The Technique of the Mystery Story
Title | The Technique of the Mystery Story PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Wells |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 646 |
Release | 2019-09-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781693116742 |
Do you love mystery stories, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories and those of Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie? Do you ever yearn to be a good writer of mysteries? Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings. She gives advice to would-be authors of this genre, including ghost and riddle stories as well as detective and crime mysteries.
The Technique of the Mystery Story
Title | The Technique of the Mystery Story PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Wells |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | 250 |
Release | 2014-02-19 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781496013682 |
The Technique of the Mystery Story Carolyn Wells The most authoritative mystery writing tool written for budding novelists. The Technique of the Mystery Story (1913) covers every aspect from plotting the crime to red herrings. Wells wrote 170 novels during her lifetime including Murder at the Casino (1941) and the Fleming Stone detective stories.
The Technique of the Mystery Story
Title | The Technique of the Mystery Story PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Wells |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 2015-09-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781517310363 |
Do you love mystery stories, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories and those of Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie? Do you ever yearn to be a good writer of mysteries? Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings. She gives advice to would-be authors of this genre, including ghost and riddle stories as well as detective and crime mysteries. This authoritative work begins with a justification of mystery as a legitimate literary art form, with numerous quotations from authorities. Then proceeding systematically through her topics, she explains and illustrates the mystery-writing craft with excerpts from mystery works and quotations of literary critics and notable authors. The lover of mystery will find many authors and stories cited and excerpted in this book, which would be a good resource for finding more material to satisfy the reader's thirst for the genre. Aspiring authors will find insights through the critical eyes of this successful mystery author and of the many authors whom she quotes. This is virtually a miniature course in creative writing of the mystery story. Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]
The Technique of the Mystery Story
Title | The Technique of the Mystery Story PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Wells |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2019-09-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781693116704 |
Do you love mystery stories, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories and those of Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie? Do you ever yearn to be a good writer of mysteries? Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings. She gives advice to would-be authors of this genre, including ghost and riddle stories as well as detective and crime mysteries.
The Technique of the Mystery Story Carolyn Wells
Title | The Technique of the Mystery Story Carolyn Wells PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Wells |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | 284 |
Release | 2017-01-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781542353342 |
Do you love mystery stories, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories and those of Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie? Do you ever yearn to be a good writer of mysteries? Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings. She gives advice to would-be authors of this genre, including ghost and riddle stories as well as detective and crime mysteries. This authoritative work begins with a justification of mystery as a legitimate literary art form, with numerous quotations from authorities. Then proceeding systematically through her topics, she explains and illustrates the mystery-writing craft with excerpts from mystery works and quotations of literary critics and notable authors.