The Chopping Blog

The appeal of the detective subgenre lies, in part, in its episodic nature. Unlike other genres, mysteries do not (necessarily) need extensive side quests or relationship arcs.

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"Would I do it differently next time? Absolutely—I would, and I am!"

"When I first started telling people I wanted to write a book, I didn’t have much to show for it beyond excitement."

Arthur Conan Doyle arrived on the scene when detective fiction was still in its infancy.

Our next book, Story Skeleton: The Classics, is just a month away!

The easiest way to think about POV is as a lens that you hand the reader and say, here, you will now be viewing the world through this slightly warped piece of glass.

"For Hasting the Avenger, fame and glory were supposed to last forever."

"I've signed some great books that had terrible query letters."

A huge congrats to our client Margaret Mantor on the release of her young-adult science fantasy romance novel!

"I'd love to see a literary drama that unfolds like a mystery!"

A huge congrats to our client Jane Fawley on the release of her thriller, Where the Bruised Pieces Go.