# Mystery novel **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-novel/744006 "2016-01-23T19:23:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Henga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Henga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henga)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-novel/744006/1 "2016-01-23T19:23:42Z")
My health isn’t good and I am the only caregiver for my mother who is disabled with lupus. This means that I am homebound a good bit. Several years ago I started writing just to amuse myself. I have written a Christmas novel that pays homage to Miracle on 34th Street (the real version with Maureen O’Hara), and also a children’s novel that is set on the eve of the Great Depression. I don’t expect either one to ever be published. I am currently working on a mystery novel that pays homage to Agatha Christie. I have all of the characters and the basic plot outlined, but I am having writer’s block on some of the details. If anyone is interested in collaborating send me a pm and I’ll send you an email with what I have so far. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-novel/744006/2 "2016-01-23T19:52:29Z")
Self-publish your finished books! It’s really easy. Even if you don’t expect to make any money (and you probably shouldn’t - no offense; just how it is for the majority of self-published books), just having them out there and sold by Amazon is a good thing. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/seller-account/mm-summary-page.html?topic=200260520](http://www.amazon.com/gp/seller-account/mm-summary-page.html?topic=200260520) ---
**Author:** ![Henga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Henga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henga)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-novel/744006/3 "2016-01-23T20:12:45Z")
I’ve thought of self-publishing, but I don’t even have anyone to read them to get any feedback. I know the Christmas novel needs a 3rd re-write because it is too long, and I am concerned that the children’s novel may be too complicated for its target audience to understand since the Wall Street Crash of '29 is part of the plot.