13 Mystery-Writing Tricks Used by Acclaimed Novelists
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13 Mystery-Writing Tricks Used by Acclaimed Novelists
No matter what you’re writing—story, novel, poem, essay—the first thing you’re going to need is an idea. As I said earlier, don’t make this the intimidating part. Ideas are everywhere. Lift up a big rock and look under it, stare into a window of a house you drive past and dream about what’s going on inside. Read the newspaper, ask your father about
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Tootzi instilled a philosophy of “all that exists is the artifact that’s on the table.” It doesn’t matter if your ideas come from your mind, your heart, your soul, your belly button, the tops of mountains, a bottle ... See more
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Writers of fiction learn early that it is possible to write a character who is smarter than they are. How can that be? The answer lies in the Mystery.