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writera
Does the "villain explains it all at the end" trope still work?
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ironmikezero
writera
Best clues you’ve encountered? (Spoilers)
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444
Brigid Barry
Brigid Barry
writera
Writing a second (standalone) mystery featuring the same sleuth?
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216
lizmonster
lizmonster
writera
The different types of villains and scenarios in mysteries (especially whodunits)
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387
TulipMama
TulipMama
writera
Literary motives?
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355
AnnieColleen
AnnieColleen
writera
The "fake/faked background" solution.
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Catriona Grace
Catriona Grace
BudMcMann
Brainstorming on Thoughts on the Pros and Cons of Revenge vs. Justice
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BudMcMann
BudMcMann
writera
Knowing the murderer before you begin and building the narrative around the reveal or deciding "whodunit" when you reach the end?
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ironmikezero
writera
What do you think are the best (and worst) methods to conceal murderers in a story?
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buz
buz
writera
Red herrings/suspects feeling pointless once the murderer is revealed? Plus ideal number of suspects?
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219
katfeete
katfeete
buz
Do you want to be able to solve the mystery before the protagonist does?
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writera
writera
Audie80
Do you think it's essential to state POV...
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Unimportant
Unimportant
rob-fox
Mysteries with Only One POV
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dickson
dickson
writera
Embedding more clues - second draft of a murder mystery
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writera
writera
RBEmerson
Tell me about circumstantial evidence, please
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9
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392
Unimportant
Unimportant
writera
Keeping some of a character's thoughts private or hidden from reader (especially when your sleuth is first person POV)
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10
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394
Friendly Frog
Friendly Frog
buz
This detective reveal/summation gathering scene goes on for 2,343 years
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8
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348
buz
buz
RedRajah
A good source to research the beginnings of forensics for a 17th Cent. England equivalent?
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169
worrdz
worrdz
writera
Murder mystery "rules", tropes, do's and don'ts, and the topic of amateur sleuths vs. detectives
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Fergus MacGuffin
Fergus MacGuffin
writera
Mixing mystery and thriller elements often works but should a strict whodunit keep thriller elements at bay and stick more to the mystery?
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157
Norsebard
Norsebard
writera
Figuring out complicated (or even convoluted) backstory for yourself and also presenting it to the reader?
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540
eatin&readin
eatin&readin
Water_Drinker17
College Drama Help
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413
ElaineB
ElaineB
BudMcMann
How to Simulate the Tactile Sensation of Burning Skin
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459
ironmikezero
lizmonster
Interview with James Lee Burke
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317
BudMcMann
BudMcMann
RichardGarfinkle
Agatha Christie and the Mysterious Mr. Quin.
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707
Jazz Club
Jazz Club
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