A mystery writer’s alphabet
A is for assassin. B is for blood. C is for cop. D is for dead. E is for elephants to hide the little clues. F is for facts we keep them accurate. G is for guns we like to use them, lots of them. H is for hunt our protagonists must hunt for clues and killers, or homicide if that’s what you choose. I is for interest we must keep yours. J is for jail where we hope our killer goes.
K is for killer, or knife, or even keep it simple. L is for love life does the main character have one? M is for murder of course. N is for nefarious our bad guys must be this. O is for outline a pain in the butt. P is for plausibility. Q is for questions we ask and answer. R is for rewrite we do many. S is for study. T is for tension. U is for usage think Strunk and White. V is for variety. W is write, and write and write some more. X is the spot marked on the map. Y is you the reader we must satisfy. Z is the end.
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Doggonedmysteries 
The mystery writer’s reader’s alphabet: A is for antsy, B is for buying, C is for crap on a crutch would you pls hurry & get published, D is for doggoned, E is for excerpts, F is for finished writing, G is for get those books out there, H is for how happy I will be to read your entire series, I is for instant gratification from reading mysteries, J is for jumping up and down in anticipation, K is for keeping an eye out for new writers, L is for Lamb (your friend and now mine), M is for you (M) hee hee, N is for need mysteries!!, O is for outrageous twists and turns, P is for prices of books is rising – bad for me, good for u, Q is for quirky characters, R is for reading your work, S is for Sister-blogger-friend who always encourages me to keep writing, T is for tantalizing plots, U is for unique titles of your books, V is for volumes of work, W is for whimsical doggies (all of ours), X is for xamining what is wrong with me for writing this comment, Y is for Yummy pls make at least one of the cop characters yummy, and Z is for Zero energy left after writing this comment to you. Hugs and blessings!
Maybe I should’ve said F is for fan base. P is for publishers did you read this, can you see that my books will sell? 🙂
Yes darling I know your books will sell because I plan to shout you to the world and tell everyone I know how amazing a writer you are — that should get you at least 11 sales (including mine which I fully expect to ship to you for signature). ROFL – I would say I’m your biggest fan, but 1) I’m not since I’m now on Weight Watchers (hahahaha), and 2) don’t want to freak you out as in stalker fan. I think you know me and know what I mean. Hug the pups for me!
Thanks, I think…hehehe. Consider them hugged! They send smooches to you and EmmaLou. 😉
I am not going to compete with Crone’s ABC’s, she said it all, lol. I will add, however that you two put a whole new outlook on the traditional abc’s. Wish they could have been that interesting back then, hee hee.
I’m betting that if Cronie and I were to really work at it, our ABC’s would be worse yet. 😀