How to Outline A Cozy Mystery: Workbook (Genre Fiction How To 1)

This small volume is clear, precise, and concise. It is an excellent introduction to the genré of cozy mysteries by someone who has had plenty of success in the field. Her advice is sound and sensible. The book is short enough to read through in an evening - easily. If you are looking for somewhere to start in this genré, this is the place.

A concise and insightful introduction and exploration of the cozy mystery genre. Full of thoughtful genre analysis and story structure suggestions, it also includes helpful questions that put important details into focus. I would definitely recommend for anyone curious about how to get started with cozies.

I am finally able to sit down and read this book. And even though I am what you call a Plantser, plot and go by the seat of my pants, this book has a lot of great information that will be helpful when I try my hand at writing cozy mysteries. Might even try to "outline" it as she explained how to is the book with several different types of outlining.Great book. I can't wait to buy more of her books both nonfiction and fiction.

This was a simple and easy book to understand and get a structure that can be used to map out your own ideas. I love getting advice from writer's who have had success but still have the understanding of what they needed to go through in order to gain that success. A great read for writers

This was a good book if you're a newbie, but if you've written a few books already, this is more of a mystery refresher.

I usually read on Kindle, but this book had to be ordered in print, and having read it, I understand why. There are places to make notes, which should be very helpful. I have already written and published six books in a mystery series and want to start a new series that is "cozier," and to have more organization done before I begin writing. (I am one of those people that the writing book authors call a "pantser"). I got a number of useful ideas from this book on the first reading, and will sit down and fill out those answers before I start to write. For someone who doesn't want to follow an outline on a page by page basis, this is still a good book for thinking the plot through.Maybe I'll have to order another one for the second book in the series! In any case, I would certainly recommend it. Thank you, Sara Rosett.

I've started writing more cozies than I'll admit to. And I've published... none.This book showed me several places where I totally missed the boat. Literally lost the plot.So, the info in this book is worth five stars... or more, if that was an option.Really, whether or not you've ever written a cozy mystery, I can practically guarantee you're going to learn new things from this book. Go buy a copy, right now. Really.I liked this book so much, I ordered a printed edition of her "How to Write a Series" book. I'm waiting for its arrival, before I decide I've done as much work as I need to, before reviving the cozy series I'd started writing.Why did I give this just four stars...? Well, I've read this in Kindle, but would have paid far more - cheerfully - for a PDF I could print over & over again. So, for now, the choices are: take lots (and lots) of notes, or buy lots (and lots) of copies of the printed edition. Worth every cent, I'm sure, but not my favorite way to work.The info is invaluable. I've read a lot of books about writing mysteries, and this was the first one with such major "ah-HA!" moments as I read.But, if you're eager to write a cozy and want the simplest process, I suggest the printed version of this book instead of the Kindle edition. Either way, you're going to jot a lot of notes. This information is that good.

I grew up reading cozy mysteries and then somehow became a psychological suspense/thriller/horror writer. Now that I’m a little older I feel softer and gentler again lol I really love my cozy mystery ideas but I just needed help getting my thoughts and formula organized so I can pull the trigger. I’m an experienced formula fiction writer but this is the perfect resource to specifically adapt the common mystery fiction formula to the very unique cozy standard. I really like this workbook, I feel ready to write a killer cozy (hardy har har) and I will refer back to this repeatedly.

I write post apoc, time travel science fiction and wholesome romance—and yes, I’ve always wanted to write cozies. After reading this clear, concise book, I’m ready to dive in. Thanks, Sara for sharing what you do so well with a total cozy noob!

Short introduction into plotting with a step by step guide on how to write a cozy mystery. Well worth reading and following.

If you're interested in writing a Cozy mystery, this book goes through it step by step. If you are a plotter when it comes to writing, it's very helpful.

Not much to this book. I expected some useful insights into exactly how to plot a cozy and I don't feel that this book delivered on the promise of the title.There were questions that the reader is meant to answer to build their cozy plot I guess but questions like 'What are the clues that point to the identity of the killer' were not particularly useful without some idea of how to actually build a cozy plot. There were some useful bits of information but for the most part this workbook does not help the new author work out what should be in a cozy plot or show them how to actually build one.Plus inside the workbook it says that the workbook is for people who are taking the author's course on writing cozies and there were references to how you'd find out more information on particular topics if you took the course which is not playing fair with the reader who buys this book thinking it's a stand alone. It felt like key information was missing anyway from this book and it rankled to be told that maybe that extra information might be yours if you paid out extra for a whole course.I wanted a how-to with actual worked examples on building a cozy plot and this book just didn't deliver that.

I am a fan of Sara Rosett's mysteries and appreciated reading this overview how to write a cozy mystery. I realized one big mistake in my manuscript because of something she explained in this workbook and for that alone, I consider this money and time well spent. Wishing her well on future creative endeavours.