Mystery Writers of America NorCal Chapter

Library of YouTube Videos

The Craft of the Mystery

Creating a Mood in Your Fiction with Catriona McPherson: https://youtu.be/Co4dfLnNikc

Writing Middle Grade Mysteries with Bryan Avery: https://youtu.be/rJ2uFSM22lg

Scrivner vs. Plottr with Margaret Dumas and Eileen Rendahl: https://youtu.be/UK7d5MzFHEA

Hot Bodies, Cool Prose: Writing Sex Scenes with Claire M. Johnson: https://youtu.be/gmQX4oTqBUQ

Facebook Live Presentations with Glenda Carroll

To Outline or Not Outline with Margaret Dumas and Claire M. Johnson: https://youtu.be/rfdVKwVIt-c

Worthy Opponents--Protagonists and Antagonists with Margaret Lucke” https://youtu.be/IjnvbYH3iuk

Six Things Writers Get Wrong with Michael Nava” https://youtu.be/tw3EriG-e6o

Medical Mysteries with Mary Ray: https://youtu.be/RjmMs450PXM

 In Conversation with Faye Snowden” https://youtu.be/KyHQEvSO8Gw

Romancing the Mystery with Eileen Rendahl: https://youtu.be/1vQmaMpegPI

Places as Characters with Glenda Carroll and Vera Chan: https://youtu.be/GKA1ItVFNlY

You Published a Book—Now What? with Lisa Towles and Michelle Chouinard: https://youtu.be/8Qqm7hgRAnM

How to Get the Most out of a Conference with Laurie R. King: https://youtu.be/YyKBTqxwg4E

Events

Is NaNoWriMo Right for You?: https://youtu.be/UJHdSL-Z_ho

Becoming Your Own Publisher and Editing Your Fiction: https://youtu.be/PoTO1tk3xgE

The Art of Romance and Mystery: https://youtu.be/91C0oAQok2I

The Mystery Novel and the U.S. Constitution with Micheal O'Connor: https://youtu.be/Pm7597mqljs

Researching Your Mystery Novel with Michal Strutin: https://youtu.be/P_9LvwqfHCA

How to Improve Your Dialogue with Mysti Berry: https://youtu.be/I5pUk8EjKSw

Location, Location, Location! with Cara Black: https://youtu.be/8iaJZMbjNfM

A Highly Suitable Job for a Woman--The Female Sleuth in Mystery Fiction” https://youtu.be/h6znH52EtcU

Social Media

Amazon Ad Tutorial with Janet Margot: https://youtu.be/1Wm_MgbSlRY

TikTok Primer with M. K. Dean: https://youtu.be/OQJaRL5YIxc

Book Business

What Makes a "Killer" Cover with Karen Phillips: https://youtu.be/tbox_CjDPSo

Authors and Taxes with Maura Matara: https://youtu.be/jmA2RhBmJzw

Building a Better Website, Sell More Books with Fauzia Burke: https://youtu.be/4WfumitT_BQ

Book Brush Tutorial with Kathleen Sweeney: https://youtu.be/4fdUvKOIrgk

Self-Publishing: the Indie Writer, with Sabrina Flynn and Laurie R. King: https://youtu.be/IOlJeSTYcYU

Indie Authors: What I Did Right and What I Did Wrong: https://youtu.be/sprqrgWRYII

Self-Publishing: Lessons Learned: https://youtu.be/QrPsm1eT1as

Series on A.I.

Part 1--Overview of Generative A.I.: https://youtu.be/6Ad1bwMmrec

Part 2--Generative AI and Words: How It Works: https://youtu.be/v4RQnPvpqI0

Part 3--Generative AI and Images with Margaret Dumas: https://youtu.be/J2HaeP0XS20