I am a Student
I have to read a lot of things for school and most of them are pretty boring. I like the new Sherlock Holmes films and TV shows that happen now instead of centuries ago. Holmes and Watson are cool, but were they real or fictional? I'm know I'm going to have to write a paper -- either about Sherlock Holmes or Arthur Conan Doyle or maybe a mystery story.
My teacher says I have to read some Sherlock Holmes stories or novels, because movies are usually very different. Why isn't a movie about a book the same as reading it?
Can this website help me with my paper?
We can't write your Sherlock Holmes paper for you, but we can show you some good tips on how you might go about choosing a topic and doing your research.
We can direct you to the most frequently asked questions about Sherlock Holmes and links to answers.
Willis Frick, a good Sherlockian, offers some helpful rules if you want to write a Sherlockian term paper.
Mr. Frick also has sound advice on how to write your own Sherlock Holmes story (called a pastiche).
Other people can provide great advice on writing your own Pastiche:
And a Sherlockian society called McMurdo's Camp provides specific "Story Info" on all the Sherlock Holmes stories.
And some of the best tips can be found on Sherlockian.net, authored by Chris Redmond.
Mystery Writing in general
Mystery Writing with Joan Lowrey Nixon is another site that walks you step by step through your own mystery story.
If you're writing a detective story, here are some classic rules by S.S. VanDine that might keep you from making mistakes.
My teacher says I have to read some Sherlock Holmes stories or novels, because movies are usually very different. Why isn't a movie about a book the same as reading it?
Can this website help me with my paper?
We can't write your Sherlock Holmes paper for you, but we can show you some good tips on how you might go about choosing a topic and doing your research.
We can direct you to the most frequently asked questions about Sherlock Holmes and links to answers.
Willis Frick, a good Sherlockian, offers some helpful rules if you want to write a Sherlockian term paper.
Mr. Frick also has sound advice on how to write your own Sherlock Holmes story (called a pastiche).
Other people can provide great advice on writing your own Pastiche:
And a Sherlockian society called McMurdo's Camp provides specific "Story Info" on all the Sherlock Holmes stories.
And some of the best tips can be found on Sherlockian.net, authored by Chris Redmond.
Mystery Writing in general
Mystery Writing with Joan Lowrey Nixon is another site that walks you step by step through your own mystery story.
If you're writing a detective story, here are some classic rules by S.S. VanDine that might keep you from making mistakes.
Marino Alvarez has developed a wonderful paper that asks what would the resume of Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of all time, look like. Click here to review his resume.
Francine Kitts developed a fun essay on Popular Sherlockian Poetry, which includes two of the most famous poems about the great detective and word searches based on the poems. Click here to view the essay and puzzles.