Mystery Monday 1 – Basic Mystery Tropes Readers Want
Basic Mystery Tropes and How to Start Writing a Mystery
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Research Trip: Plan for No Plan My day job is ghostwriting. My current project is a thriller. The culmination of the story takes place at Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Pictures, Google Maps, and other resources cannot replace the experience of being on site. The author had personal reasons for visiting over and above…

How to integrate research details into your mystery novel to keep readers reading.

Allowing your reader to imagine character details in the theater of the mind develops connections with your story.

How to build tension and heighten reader engagement with moral choices.
Individual Characters and the Story In a mystery, supporting characters provide conflict for the detective. Their role in the story is to confound, confuse, lie and make trouble for your protagonist. They enhance the story context and color how your story is revealed. The Character Bible A character bible is the place where you…

Tips to master your story’s beginning. Character, setting, voice, action, and the first sentence all work together to draw your reader into your story.