They wrote the book : thirteen women mystery writers tell all /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Windrath, Helen
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Duluth, Minn. : Spinsters Ink, [2000]
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories > Authorship. Women and literature > Great Britain. Women and literature > United States.

Table of Contents:

Beginning at the beginning / Penny Sumner
Sugar and spice and all things nice-- : character creation and development / Val McDermid
Hunting the galosh : the business of research / Gillian Linscott
From rough idea to final draft : some thoughts on plot / Jean Bedford
Partners in crime : developing a series character / Marcia Muller
Aiding and abetting : decisions about style / Sarah Dreher
Through the door with a gun in his hand : creating and maintaining pace / Chris Niles
Writing the villain in crime fiction / Stella Duffy
The wrong way : my approach to plot, process and endings / Joan M. Drury
Midnights dreary : creating atmosphere and suspense / Abigail Padgett
A sense of place / Anne Wilson
From sidekicks to sword-swallowers : unravelling the mystery of supporting characters / Ellen Hart
Putting an end to the mystery / Barbara Paul.