Zara AltairFind Your Mystery Characters: Pull Them From LifeAs you create your character bible for your mystery, using people from real life helps you gather details to make each character resonate…Jul 12
David Wade ChambersinPrism & PenWriting Queer Mysteries 1:What Kind of a Story Will You Tell?Jan 15, 20211
Zara AltairSilent Witness: The Victim’s Influence on Mystery Plot and Character DynamicsEvery new mystery has a new victim. That victim is the fulcrum for setting up the mystery puzzle for your detective to solve. Your victim’s…Jun 201Jun 201
Bookable PodcastinThe Writing CooperativeOyinkan Braithwaite: My Sister The Serial Killer“If I’m interested in any dichotomy it’s who we think we are versus who we are when our back is against the wall.”Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Zara AltairThe Psychology of a Mystery Villain: the Mind and Motivations of a Memorable AntagonistPhoto by freestocks on UnsplashJun 131Jun 131
Zara AltairFind Your Mystery Characters: Pull Them From LifeAs you create your character bible for your mystery, using people from real life helps you gather details to make each character resonate…Jul 12
David Wade ChambersinPrism & PenWriting Queer Mysteries 1:What Kind of a Story Will You Tell?Jan 15, 20211
Zara AltairSilent Witness: The Victim’s Influence on Mystery Plot and Character DynamicsEvery new mystery has a new victim. That victim is the fulcrum for setting up the mystery puzzle for your detective to solve. Your victim’s…Jun 201
Bookable PodcastinThe Writing CooperativeOyinkan Braithwaite: My Sister The Serial Killer“If I’m interested in any dichotomy it’s who we think we are versus who we are when our back is against the wall.”Aug 21, 2020
Zara AltairThe Psychology of a Mystery Villain: the Mind and Motivations of a Memorable AntagonistPhoto by freestocks on UnsplashJun 131
H. Claire TaylorinFFS Media4 Tricks for Mystery Writers from the Penn & Teller MasterclassMagic and mystery are much more similar than you think.Mar 4, 2020
Zara AltairThe Puzzle Plan: Steps to Expand Your Mystery Story IdeaMystery writing often begins with a flash of inspiration-a vivid image, an intriguing character, a haunting setting, or the shadowy details…May 8
Zara Altair5 Ways LLMs Help Writers Without Actually Writing the StoryThe tools available to writers are growing as rapidly as the technology that supports them. Among these tools, Large Language Models (LLMs)…May 1
