Writing Humor in Mysteries

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May 3, 9AM CT ZOOM

Writing Humor in Mysteries

Description: Humor is extremely subjective. What makes one person laugh out loud may produce a blank stare in another. Worse yet, what one person finds hilarious, another might find offensive. This is especially true when writing about murder. And yet, there’s an entire sub-genre of humorous mysteries.

How does an author who wants to infuse humor into their stories balance humor with the serious topics of murder and mayhem? Join Lois Winston, author of the humorous award-winning and bestselling Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries as she discusses her approach to weaving humor into compelling mystery plots.

Instructor: Lois Winston

Bio: USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Lois Winston began her award-winning writing career with Talk Gertie to Me, a humorous fish-out-of-water novel about a small-town girl going off to the big city and the mother determined to bring her home to marry the boy next door. That was followed by the romantic suspense Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception.

Then Lois’s writing segued unexpectedly into the world of humorous amateur sleuth mysteries, thanks to a conversation her agent had with an editor looking for craft-themed mysteries. In her day job, Lois was an award-winning craft and needlework designer, and although she’d never written a mystery—or had even thought about writing a mystery—her agent decided she was the perfect person to pen a series for this editor.

Thus, was born the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, which Kirkus Reviews dubbed “North Jersey’s more mature answer to Stephanie Plum.” The series now includes fourteen novels and three novellas. Lois also writes the Empty Nest Mysteries and has written several standalone mystery novellas. Other publishing credits include romance, chick lit, and romantic suspense novels, a series of romance short stories, a children’s chapter book, and a nonfiction book on writing, inspired by her twelve years working as an associate at a literary agency.

Learn more about Lois and her books at www.loiswinston.com where you can find links for her other social media sites and sign up for her newsletter to receive a free download of an Anastasia Pollack Mini-Mystery.