WIP Diagnostic: Is This Working? A Closer Look at a Cozy Mystery Opening

Critique By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy

WIP Diagnostics is a weekly column that studies a snippet of a work in progress for specific issues. Readers are encouraged to send in work with questions, and we diagnose it on the site. It’s part critique, part example, and designed to help the submitter as well as anyone else having a similar problem.

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Please Note: As of today, critique slots are booked until January 30.

This week’s question:

I've been working hard on creating better characters. My goal is for Cherry to be compelling from her first moments—is that coming through?

Market/Genre: Cozy Mystery

On to the diagnosis…

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