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"""One of the best and most fun courses I took in high school!"" - Mae Smith. Suspenseful intrigue. Masterfully created characters. A story you just can't put down. How does one write such a book? Clever red herrings. Unexpected plot twists. A compelling mystery. Creating such a book seems daunting. Not anymore! With this course (note: this is the FIRST EDITION - the Second Edition is available here at Amazon) you will learn the essentials in murder mystery writing that will apply across many genres: Reading and analyzing some classic murder mysteries. Learning the history of murder mysteries. Analyzing and creating a unique detective with strengths, weaknesses, and compelling personality. Creating a clever, elusive villain. Filling out helpful charts to develop each character. Learning how to form proper clues and where to place them. Studying the anatomy of a good red herring. Outlining each scene's development. Beginning and ending your story well with a strong inciting incident and a jaw-dropping reveal. And finally, writing your very own murder mystery! Take a major step forward in your student's writing development with the popular high school level Who Dun It? course. The following writings are included in Who Dun It Murder Mystery Literature & Writing: ""Murder in the Rue Morgue"" by Edgar Allan Poe ""The Ordinary Hairpins"" by E. C. Bentley ""The Archduke's Tea"" by H. C. Bailey ""A Singular Abduction"" by Rodrigues Ottolengui You will need to purchase, borrow, or download the following books: The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Conan Doyle Favorite Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers Where are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark or As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark 2 children's mysteries of family's choice"

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Meredith Curtis, pastor's wife and homeschooling mom of five amazing children, has been married to her college sweetheart for 30 years. She loves Jesus, leads worship, homeschools, writes, leads a homeschool co-op, mentors ladies, and, sometimes, even cooks dinner! Meredith wants to encourage homeschooling families to be joyful and successful in their homeschool adventures, all the way to high school graduation! Meredith is the founder of Finish Well, a homeschooling conference for families embarking on the high school adventure. She is the host of Finish Well Radio on the Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network. She is the author of Joyful and Successful Homeschooling, Unlocking the Mysteries of Homeschooling High School (with Laura Nolette), Jesus Fill my Heart and Home, God's Girls Beauty Secrets, British Literature & Writing, and Foundations of Western Literature. She enjoys speaking about homeschooling and Christian living at homeschool conferences, retreats, and other events. She and her friend, Laura Nolette started Powerline Productions, a company whose mission is to equip Christians to be world changers and raise world changers through books, Bible studies, courses, unit studies, cookbooks, and audios.

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