Alfred Hitchcock on writing a Mystery Novel:“Mystery is an intellectual process…But suspense is essentially an emotional process” While the mystery genre exists from time immemorial, Edgar Allan Poe is best known as the father of mystery novels. His writings date back to the mid-19th century and his first short story was The Murders in the Rue Morgue, featuring the world’s first fictional detective, C. So what does it take to write an engrossing mystery novel with a…
A paragraph is a piece of writing that communicates a particular topic or theme. In a literal sense, a paragraph is a group of sentences on a specific topic. It is a basic form of writing as we write almost everything in segments, be it an answer, essay, story, email, etc. A well-structured paragraph is the core of good writing. It should not consist of mixed ideas that might confuse the reader. While writing a…
Although people might have made the shift to e-books and Kindle in the last decade, nothing comes close to the experience of reading a physical book bought from the bookstores. The whiff that hits you as soon as you open a book, old or new, the guilty pleasure of running your hands over its cover, smooth or coarse and the sheer weight of it can make it so much more rewarding. Bibliophiles crave such tangible…
A well-written cover letter can easily make the difference when it comes to getting your dream job. Cover letters are possibly the best way to reach out to a potential employer on a personal level even before you land an interview. Follow these steps to a great first impression through your cover letter: Don’t skip it even if it is optional! The biggest mistake would be to assume that a cover letter is not needed.…