Mystery Monday 1 – Basic Mystery Tropes Readers Want
Basic Mystery Tropes and How to Start Writing a Mystery
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How metaphors work in storytelling, and how they add impact to your story.

The genre differences between mystery, suspense, and thriller. Plus ten mystery elements you need to include in your mystery novel.
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The Victim Drives Your Mystery Although your sleuth is the hero of your mystery, the victim drives the story. The sleuth works throughout the story to uncover layers about the victim and the people (characters) involved in the victim’s life. In a traditional mystery, the puzzle pieces the sleuth uncovers are based on the relationship between…

A story idea isn’t a novel yet. Steps to flesh out your idea into a solid novel plan.