There are key elements that mystery readers expect so if you want to write a bestselling or award-winning mystery, check out this conversation with Rebecca Cantrell.
In the intro, I talk about the fantastic new audiobook partnership between Draft2Digital and Findaway Voices, which will be open to authors all over the world, give control over pricing to authors, and many more benefits. This is huge news! Click here to read more about it – launching 18 July, 2017.
I also comment on Amazon buying Whole Foods, IPR License launching an online Buy Rights button, Streetlib and Babelcube, and a New Scientist article which says that machines are predicted to be better than us at translating languages by 2024. I talk about how that might affect the translation market for authors and readers over the next 10 years. I also give a personal writing update and talk about longevity over an author and online career.
Rebecca Cantrell is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling and multi-award winning thriller and mystery author. Her series include The “Hannah Vogel” historical thrillers set in 1930s Berlin, the Joe Tesla contemporary thrillers, “The Order of the Sanguines”, supernatural thrillers with James Rollins, and “The Malibu Mysteries” with Sean Black.
You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below.
Show Notes

* The differences between a mystery and a thriller

* Creating characters that make the mystery possible

* What makes a good protagonist for a mystery

* How to create bad guys who aren't cliche

* Examples of foreshadowing and how it works in mysteries

* Books and other resources for those interested in writing a mystery

You can find Rebecca at RebeccaCantrell.com and on Twitter @rebeccacantrell

Transcript of Interview with Rebecca Cantrell
Joanna: Hi everyone, I'm Joanna Penn from TheCreativePenn.com and today I'm here with Rebecca Cantrell. Hi Becky.
Rebecca: Hi Joanna.
Joanna: It's great to have you back on the show. Just a little introduction.
Rebecca is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling and multi-award winning thriller a...