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: Is it acceptable to have a subplot run out of sync with the main plot by a few days? Is it acceptable to have a subplot run out of sync in front of the main plot by a couple of days
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: Why would a someone desecrate a pharaoh's tomb? I'm trying to find a believable reason for someone to open a clearly cursed tomb for my short story. I'm finding myself between the silly-but-different
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: What is the ideal word count when shopping a mystery novel to agents? I know for certain genres, agents and publishers will only consider manuscripts that fit within their expected page count
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: Do scenes, sequels, and MRUs apply to mystery novels? I'm in the process of writing a mystery novel/novella and it conforms to the traditional/classic mystery novel, emulating that of Agatha Christie
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: Are major mystery subplot(s) in a fantasy story distracting or do they make a story more appealing? Is it too distracting to include a major mystery subplot(s) in a fantasy story? I mean a
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: Female Detective I want to write a female detective murder mystery. I have 15 characters; 14 women and 1 man. I want the male to be the secretary for the, Cavalcade Detective Agency. He is
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: Can a mystery novel have more than one mystery in it? And does it have to be a "who dunnit" concept? I am writing a novel and it goes something like this: In the first half of the novel,
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: The role of inexplicable events in hard science fiction The modern world has few true mysteries, among them the fate of the Roanoke colonists and the crew of the Mary Celeste but do such happenings
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: In a branching mystery, should branches be "self-correcting" or follow the impulse of the reader? A mystery with 3 subplots I'm writing a branching mystery novel. It's more Raymond Chandler than
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: I want to know if this opening is appropriate for my story or if this is confusing? Night, when words fade and things come alive. The leaves murmured as the cool winter breeze gushed through
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: How to make the murder's identity less obvious, or make the obviousness not matter? I'm writing a short story following the first person perspective of the MC, who is a young, male writer of
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: I’m considering adding a flashback to my script. Are they so bad? I know that some people say flashbacks are to be frowned upon. But I’m in a situation where I feel a flashback could
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: Should mystery stories have resolutions? I'm working on the finishing touches of a story that has as part of the plot a possibly-supernatural mystery. I'm feeling rather nervous about the whole
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: Writing a compelling murder mystery Just like the topic says. How do I make it so that the identity of the 'murderer' isn't a dead give-away?
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: What is the difference between Tension, Suspense and Mystery? Can you define the differences between Tension, Suspense and Mystery in fiction writing? Some resources says tension is how much
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: Creating clues for a mystery subplot I am working on a story in which the characters must solve a mystery. It's a "team-building exercise" at school, in which they must work together. They
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: Why aren't detective stories written in the protagonist's POV? I've noticed that successful detective stories are, nearly always, not written in the point of view of the detective himself. The
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: Introducing a plot-critical hallucinogen partway through a mystery? This is a sort of act related question. I have an important drug that causes the protagonist to encounter people and things
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: Help! I accidentally gave my fictional character the same name as a fictional character on a TV show. Do I have to change it? I've been writing a YA mystery book in which one of the three
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: How do you give the murderer away? 'There once was a popular soap opera staged in the southern, modern capital of Imaso in Europe. It had run for 50 years and over time produced new characters;
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: How to hide something in plain sight (and keep it hidden)? I’d like to include in a story “mysteries†and deceptions that (ideally) should be obvious in hindsight (By obvious, I mean "elephant
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: Is it possible to write about failed detective novel? All detective novel ends with the killer caught, right? Is it possible to write a completely bad ending detective novel? Imagine the Titanic
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: How much pages do i have for a paperback book I'm making a book and I already wrote 54,099 and 278,889 characters how much pages do I have for a paper back or hard back book
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: How to make a dumb decision as a character and still not let the reader to think same about him? My character is a police detective. But not the best one. I'm trying to stay away from idealizations
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: Is trying to write an entire novel in one month possible? Lately I've been thinking about trying to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), where the idea (at least I think
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: Should my query lead with the detective, or with the crime? In a lot of detective or mystery novels, the detective is the POV character and the protagonist, but the initial hook has little
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: Hiding information I have often noticed this in many books and movies (mostly mysteries) that information is kept hidden from the reader. Like the character goes to some place and returns but
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: Is Sherlock Holmes public domain for use in a story? I am writing a short story and would like to name check Sherlock Holmes as a character; according to the ever reliable (?) Wikipedia the
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: How can I keep my characters' identities a mystery successfully? There was a similar post about keeping a character nameless in order to contribute to his closed off personality. My concern is
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: Logical conclusions of deduction If my character had seen all that he had seen, is it possible that a person of sufficient intellect could draw the conclusions that he has, or am I just handing
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: Should the secret antagonist have dual goals set in the ending of Act I? Okay, There's this antagonist in my plot who is supposed to secretly frame my protagonist (due to some undecided reasons)
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: Preventing genre-savvy second-guessing in murder mysteries In a murder mystery, most of the story is generally focused on figuring out who the murderer is; in "Fair-Play" mysteries, it's assumed
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: Resources on plotting mystery stories I'm looking for books, essays and articles on plotting mystery/detective/investigation stories (and novels). The type of story I'm aiming for is in the vein
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