Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery Companion Workbook: A WriterSpark Course Book

by Melissa Bourbon

** This is a workbook. If used digitally, the activities will need to be completed in a separate journal/file.* *

Understanding the many elements of a mystery is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. How do the sleuth, victim, villain, and suspects work together to form a cohesive plot?

How do you mine the news for story ideas, then how do you make them your own?

Use this workbook alongside the Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery Case Files book ( or with the popular Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery online course.

In this companion workbook to the course, National Bestselling author and founder of WriterSpark Academy Melissa Bourbon shows we read mysteries, the rules of the cozy mystery genre, and how to set up your mystery starting with the hook, the punny title, and the setting
She goes on to help dossiers for the sleuth, victim, and villainRound out your cast with supporting charactersCreate viable suspectsUse techniques to craft a compelling plotLayer in clues and red herrings
** This workbook is a companion to the Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery self-paced online course and/or the Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Case Files book, available on Amazon and through KU. **

89 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 8, 2022

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Reviews

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging and Practical

This book is so accessible, easy to follow, and helpful!

I loved the simple, practical exercises. The graphic charts! The book deserves more stars for these graphics alone. They explain everything with memorable illustrations and crisp, clear definitions.

The best part for me was its step by step method. It allowed me to take everything at my own pace and build on my knowledge with every chapter and exercise. If only college had been like this!

I highly recommend this book for anyone starting to write cozy mysteries.

[Susi Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book; I’m not signed up to the accompanying course, and there is no preview available to view on Amazon. At first, I was a little disappointed, however, I quickly realised how useful the book is. So, why the four stars? For me, personally, I would have liked a few more examples, and a bit more detail of the when and how- the book is mainly a selection of work sheets.