Writing Mystery in the Wide Open West

Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft
2011
Featuring Ann Parker, Jackie King, Larry Sweazy, Lori Armstrong, Robert J. Randisi, Scott Montgomery

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The American West offers rich history, wide open landscapes, and social tension ripe for mystery. Learn how writers research place and period, build believable worlds, and create strong female protagonists within the limits of historical reality.

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