How To Write A Cozy Mystery With Debbie Young
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Why is cozy mystery such a popular genre? What are the important tropes? What are the best ways to market a cozy series? Debbie Young talks about these aspects and more in this interview.
23:54 - Interview starts
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Debbie Young is the author of cozy mysteries and feel-good contemporary fiction, set in an English village in the Cotswolds. She also writes books for authors and runs the Hawkesbury Upton Literary Festival.
The increased need for happy stories during difficult times
Writing first drafts longhand with a fountain pen
On the essential tropes of a cozy mystery
Using village people and experiences in fiction without offending locals
The importance of book covers for letting the reader know what they’re getting
Effective ways to market cozy mysteries
The benefits of in-person events for authors
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You brought up cozy fantasy -- it is a genre =] Fantasy and mystery have a long history of mixing really well, and there are some fun cozy fantasies out there, like Chrys Cymri's series about a priest and her snarky gryphon sidekick who solve mysteries in a small English-style village.
Thanks for sharing :)
I really enjoyed this episode and the lovely guest! Hearing about the cozy mystery series made me want to read the books for myself, so I went and grabbed several of them for my ereader. ♥
Lovely episode! Thank you. 💗💗 Debbie is delightful!
Lovely interview and full of great advice. Thank you!
Lots of other genres include cozy mystery elements and JK Rowling's first few installments in the Harry Potter series is the best (and most successful) example. It's all highly subjective. I know many people who consider the books to be a mystery set in a fantasy world. Because of the muggle bits that bookend each story, many others consider it Magical Realism.
Haha I thought I heard, "I have a haircut book." and I wondered what kind of book you were releasing about haircuts????
and I write on paper too!
Helped me as I'm writing a murder mystery series
When does she start talking about cozy mysteries? 10 minutes in and she’s still talking about audiobooks.
The time of the interview is under every video :)
Maybe *that's* what I've done wrong... writing deep multigenre literary fiction where heavy sh!t happens. Maybe I'll do a 180 and write a cozy mystery instead? .....>
we can all only write what we love :) I could never write a cozy, I am way too dark!
@@thecreativepenn Well, I've read your writing, so yeah... dark--LOL! But very good ;^)
For my part, as a change of pace, I did start writing a novel that was supposed to be lighter... but somebody ended up needing to die by the end... *of chapter 1.*