MYSTERY BONES Writing Workshops

How to Create a Murder Mystery Plot  or Party

With Juanita Rose Violini – twenty years of custom writing corporate  murder mystery entertainment scripts.
Book Juanita to come and give a ‘MYSTERY BONES Writing Class’ to your own group. Call 250-347-0006 for further information.

 

MYSTERY BONES Writing Workshop

Creston Campus – July 7 & 8 9am – 4pm  $129 + HST
Kimberley Campus – September 29 9am – 4pm + HST
Invermere Campus – This autumn – dates to be announced
For more information or to register contact College of the Rockies
Invermere Campus:
Phone: 250-342-3210, Toll Free: 1-866-489-2687 ext 7110 or email: Invermere@cotr.bc.ca
Kimberley Campus:
Phone: 250-427-7116, Toll Free: 1-866-489-2687 ext 3752 or email: Kimberley@cotr.bc.ca
Creston Campus:
Phone: 250-428-5332, Toll Free: 1-866-489-2687 ext 4102 or email: Creston@cotr.bc.ca

Love reading mysteries?  Want to be a writer?  Working within a structure makes it easy. The ‘Mystery Bones’ method, created by Juanita Violini takes you through the dirt, bones, muscles, heart, mind and soul of a ‘fairplay’ mystery plot.
‘Fairplay’ means that the reader or audience has all the information they need to solve the mystery.

  • Knowing what clues to create and how to plant them means the reader or audience are puzzled right up to the end of the story.
  • Knowing how to create clues means that the solution, once revealed, has been obvious all along.
  • When you know how to create a cluetrail using the “Bones” method, you can use it in several different formats:

  • Mystery novels, short stories or scripts
  • Murder mystery parties & games
  • Mystery contests for promotion entertainment
  • Murder mystery fundraisers
  • Mysteries have always been a passion for Juanita.  After working as a production manager for a theme entertainment company in the 80’s, Juanita struck out on her own to custom write ‘fairplay scripts’ for corporate groups and various organizations.  She decided to write her book “Mystery Bones” after many years of analyzing and dissecting everything written by Agatha Christie and other fairplay authors.

    “I just took this course from Juanita and it was the best-spent Saturday I’ve ever had as a writer. I had a blast and probably learned more about the structure of what I want to do in six hours with Juanita than I could have in 50 “how to” books. Seriously, if you have a great idea and can’t find your way through the plot, she’s quite brilliant at laying out the map!”
    – Carol Picard, Canmore, AB

    “Fun, fun, fun! One does not realize how devious the mind can be until you start writing a murder mystery! There are so many ways to die, be framed and so many things to hide! A great mix of laughs, chuckles and a-ha moments!
    – Alita Bentley, Invermere BC

    Juanita’s other books include:  Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible & the Ignored; Waking Up In Banff; plus published short stories, poems, magazine and newspaper submissions.