"For help on developing a hook, check out the book, Write Away, by Elizabeth George, which provides 8 or 9 types of hooks you could employ.
The idea of a serial killer being the protaonist, as has been mentioned by others, is…"
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Mystery or Science Fiction?
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At last weekend's San Diego State University Writers' Conference, I was surprised to find that several literary agents were not interested in my mystery novel because my protagonist is an artificial…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Dodds Feb 16, 2011.
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John Dodds replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"Sounds an intriguing concept. I love genre crossing work. Remember, too, though, that Isaac Asimov wrote science fiction mystery stories. As have a number of other science fiction writers. Agents are interested only in stuff they know will sell, and…"
John Edward Mullen replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"I appreciate your openmindedness. I hope I can write my story well enough to make it worth your reading."
Caroline Trippe replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"Human beings are still more interesting to me than robots. Having said that, though, I have to admit that the subject of AI is a fascinating one in so many ways, and fiction does love to play with it. Data was my…"
John Edward Mullen replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"Thanks for the tip about Kate Wilhelm's books. "
Ryan M. Welch replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"It seems to me that there are quite a few scifi/mystery books. I still remember reading Smart House: A Charlie and Constance Mystery by Kate Wilhelm. I also write in both genres, but when it came to writing one I did put it out as a science…"
John Edward Mullen replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"Thanks. I will check out her books."
Christine Duncan replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"JD Robb (Nora Roberts) has been doing a mystery series set in the future (so S/F) for some years now and enjoyed a lot of sucess.
Of course, she is Nora Roberts but even she started somewhere. Go for it."
John Edward Mullen replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"Thanks for the suggestion. I had planned to ask the Mysterious Galaxy staff about sci-fi/mystery novels, but it hadn't occurred to me to ask one of them to take a look at my book."
John Edward Mullen replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"While elements of my AI protagonist's technology are integral to the story, my novel is not "tech heavy." Still, it looks like you may be right, that I have a sci-fi/mystery."
Percy Blok replied to John Edward Mullen's discussion Mystery or Science Fiction?"O.P.
From your description of your novel, it's actually hard to determine whether it would be mystery or sf.
I read and enjoy a lot of different things. I do not box myself into a select genre because of certain expectations…"
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- I write mostly mysteries, both short stories and novels. I am working on the 3rd draft of my second novel.
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- Martin Cruz Smith
Michael Connelly
S. J Rozan
early Elizabeth George
John Le Carre
Nero Wolfe
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dashiell Hammet
Ramond Chandler
T. Jefferson Parker
Lawrence Block
Stuart Kaminsky
Walter Mosley
Tony Hillerman
Ruth Rendell
Richard Hawke
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