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JAMES N. FREY
H
OWTO
'
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
I n t e r n a t i o n a l l y A c c l a i m e d A u t h o r of
WRITE A
OOD
MYSTERY
A Practical Stcp-by-Step
Guide from Inspiration to
Finished Manuscript
ISBN
0-312-30446-3
$ 2 2 . 9 5 / 5 3 3
- 9 5
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E
Write
Damn
for
How
Power
Dramatic
Good
DGAR AWARD
NOMINEE
J a m e s N . F r e y , a u t h o r of i n t e r n a ­
t i o n a l l y b e s t s e l l i n g b o o k s on
craft of w r i t i n g , i n c l u d i n g
How
Good
Novel,
Novel,
How
to Write
the
to
a
a Damn
Good
11:
Advanced
and
fiction
Techniques
The
Using
Key:
the
Storytelling,
Damn
Good
to Write
of Myth,
h a s n o w w r i t t e n w h a t is c e r ­
book
Damn
t a i n to b e c o m e t h e s t a n d a r d " h o w - t o "
f o r m y s t e r y w r i t i n g .
How
Mystery.
to Write
a
F r e y u r g e s w r i t e r s to a i m h i g h —not to
try to w r i t e a
good-enough-to-gei-published
m y s t e r y , but a d a m n g o o d mvstcrv. A d a m n
g o o d m y s t e r y is first a d r a m a t i c n o v e l , F r e v
i n s i s t s — a d r a m a t i c novel w i t h l i v i n g , b r e a t h i n g
c h a r a c t e r s — a n d he s h o w s h i s r e a d e r s h o w to
create a living, breathing, believable character
w h o w i l l be c l e v e r a n d r e s o u r c e f u l , w i l l f u l a n d
resolute, and
will
be w h a t
Frey calls
"the
a u t h o r of t h e p l o t b e h i n d t h e p l o t . "
Frev
then
shows,
in
his
well-known,
humorous)
e n t e r t a i n i n g , a c c e s s i b l e ( a n d often
style, how the characters—the entire ensemble,
including
the
murderer,
the
detective,
the
authorities, the victims, the suspects, the w i t ­
nesses, and the b y s t a n d e r s — c r e a t e a complete
and coherent
world.
and
Exploring both the o n s t a g e action
the b e h i n d - t h e - s c e n e s
intrigue, Frey
shows
p r o s p e c t i v e w r i t e r s h o w to b u i l d a f l e s h e d -
out, believable, and logical w o r l d .
1
le d i s p l a v s
t o t h e r e a d e r e x a c t l y w h i c h p a r t s of t h a t w o r l d
a p p e a r m t h e p a g e s of a d a m n g o o d m y s t e r y ,
and
which
parts
are held
back
just
long
(«»><>*»< J
from front
fUp)
e n o u g h to k e e p t h e r e a d e r g u e s s i n g .
T h i s is an i n d i s p e n s a b l e s t e p - b y - s t e p g u i d e
for a n y o n e w h o ' s e v e r d r e a m e d of w r i t i n g a
damn good mystery-
JAMES N.
Write
Damn
for
a Damn
Good
Good
Novel,
FREY
he
ist
a u t h o r of i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y b e s t s e l l i n g b o o k s o n
the craft of fiction w r i t i n g , i n c l u d i n g
How
Novel,
How
to Write
to
a
II:
Advanced
Techniques
to
of
Dramatic
Damn
Storytelling,
Good
a n d
The Key: How
the Power
Write
Myth.
Fiction
Using
H e is a l s o t h e a u t h o r of n i n e n o v e l s ,
Award-nominated
The
Uni-
i n c l u d i n g the E d g a r
Long
Way
to Die.
H e has t a u g h t at the
v e r s i t v of C a l i f o r n i a , B e r k e l e y , E x t e n s i o n , t h e
S q u a w V a l l e y C o m m u n i t y of W r i t e r s , a n d the
O r e g o n W r i t e r s ' C o l o n y , a n d h e is a f e a t u r e d
s p e a k e r at w r i t e r s ' c o n f e r e n c e s t h r o u g h o u t the
United States and Europe. Former
students
i n c l u d e recent A n t h o n y A w a r d n o m i n e e s B e t t y
Winkleman
and
Cara
B l a c k , as
well
as
m a n v bestselling authors, including Marjorie
R e y n o l d s , M e l b a Bcals, and April Sinclair.
Jacket design b y Jennifer O r r o w
ST. M A R T I N ' S PRESS
175
FIFTH A V E N U E , N E W Y O R K , N.Y.
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PRINTED
IN T H E U N I T E D
STATES
OF
AMERICA
W h a t P u b l i s h e d M y s t e r y A u t h o r s Are S a y i n g A b o u t
J a m e s N. Frey's T e a c h i n g T e c h n i q u e s . . .
"HowtoWriteaDamnGoodMystery
isanastonishingbook.It'sa
step-by-step guidetocreatingamysterylikenoneother.Freyhas helped
meenormouslywith hischaracter-basedapproachtoplotting. If you
want to beaprofessional mystery writer, you must get this book."
— C A R A B L A C K , AUTHOR 0 1 THEAIMEELEDUCSERIES
"How
toWriteaDamnGoodMystery
is further proof that James
N.
Frey
isthemaster instructor of dramaticfictionwriting.It'sinformative,
entertaining, passionate,andfun!
A
gem ofagem."
— M A R G A R E T C U T H B E R T . AUTHOROF
SILENTCRADLE
"Despitethefact that I graduatedfromawell-known creative-writing
program, I learned everything I know about storytelling from Jim Frey.
He's a masteratplottinga mystery andmaintainingthekindofsuspense
that will keep readers up late.Hishow-to books are clear, concise, and funny.
He's the best damn writing coach I've ever met. His books will inspire
you andchangeyour writinglife."-
SUSAN CI.AYTON-GOLDNER,
AUTHOR OE
A
COFFINFOREMILY
ANDWINNEROFTHENATIONAL
WRITERS ASSOCIATION AWARD
"Without JimFrey,'GrantMichaels' would never have been."
—MICHAEL
M E S R O B I A N . AUTHOROFTHESTANKRAYCHIKSERIES
(UNDERTHEPSEUDONYM
GRANTMICHAELS)
"[ spent manyagonizingyears living to learn to write and plot a mystery
and was turning up empty. Then
1
happened upon James
N.
Frey'sdamn
goodfiction-writingbooks and the rest is history."—LISES.
BAKER,
AUTHOR of
TheLoser'sClub
ANDWINNER OF THE BESTFIRSTPRIVATE
EYENovelCONTEST, PRIVATE EYEWRITERSOFAMERICA
ISBN
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