Asahatter, known to his creditors as Bryan Hallett is a writer, performer and sometime philosopher with Murder to Measure, a UK-based murder mystery company.
In his spare time ... er, it's kind of all spare time really, that's how it works when you are paid for doing the things you love - writing, performing, designing websites and not decorating.
I'd head to his murder mystery site at www.murdertomeasure.co.uk if I were you, just to make him feel good and get that warm glow inside.

My passion is ...

probably illegal in several states

I know too much about ...

smart-arsed elusive ways to answer questionaires

My parents always told me ...

that I was immaculately conceived then suggested I should try walking across Lake Erie

Why I write ...

blank spaces need to be filled or they scream at me from the next room

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

listening to that tip tippedy tap of fingers on the entirely wrong keys

My first job ...

was trying to get out of the attic that my parents locked me in

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips for creating characters for a murder mystery

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Crime fiction in general and murder mystery in particular is a popular staple of bookshops, theatre and television drama, and is a genre often tackled by new writers. This article is written from the standpoint of someone who writes mysteries for theatre performance, but the lessons and techniques can be applied to any media.

However you wish to present your mystery, there are at least three vital elements to a ripping mystery: characters and plot. So often the budding writer gets so bogged down in developing a complex web of intrigue that the all important element of character develop...

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