Writing a Detective Novel
The "detective"
A course by Charlie Becerra , Crime Fiction Writer
About the video: The "detective"
Overview
“Now I will introduce you to the main character of your crime novel: the detective. This person will be in charge of leading your reader by the hand to the story you are writing. I will tell you about the best known detectives in literature and you will also discover the various types that exist. You will surely be inspired to create yours! ”
In this video lesson Charlie Becerra addresses the topic: The "detective", which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing a Detective Novel. Discover the elements needed to write mysterious and gripping stories that bring enigmatic characters to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“The detective" Now I will tell you about the figure of the detective, that is to say, the character or characters that will carry out the investigation within our detective novel. What our detective character is looking for is to restore order to the world that we have within our novel, a world whose order is precisely broken by the appearance of a corpse or the fact that a crime has been committed within it. To restore that order, our detective will have to, for example, apprehend the murderer or try to find out what really happened with a certain victim. The detective will seek to return ...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Writing a Detective Novel
-
Category
Writing -
Areas
Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Charlie Becerra
A course by Charlie Becerra
Charlie Becerra is an author, writer, and creative director from Lima, Peru. As a writer specializing in crime fiction, he has published multiple books with industry giants like Penguin Random House, Planeta, and more. Charlie can't imagine a more rewarding profession than writing and devotes a large portion of his time to researching real-life crimes and criminal cases to help him create realistic detectives and killers for his stories.
His first novel, Solo vine para que ella me mate, earned him an honorable mention at the 2020 Premio Nacional de Literatura de Perú, and the film rights for it were later bought by a major producer in Los Angeles, California.
- 96% positive reviews (120)
- 2,786 students
- 15 lessons (1h 34m)
- 17 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
