Comments on: Mystery Writing: Making the Reader a Participator

By: Writing Links Round Up 5/22-5/27 – B. Shaun Smith

Writing Links Round Up 5/22-5/27 – B. Shaun Smith — Mon, 29 May 2017 20:22:52 +0000

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By: September C. Fawkes

September C. Fawkes — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:31:46 +0000

In reply to Peter B. Giblett. I love a mystery also (if you couldn't tell) ^_^ Sounds like you are on the right track.

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:37:23 +0000

In reply to Peter B. Giblett. Me too. Best of all is when all the clues were right there all along, but the author used my own bias against me so I saw X when actually Y was going on, and at the end, everything lines up to show me how I missed what was right in front of me. I love it when an author can so astutely use misdirection. Very hard to pull off!

By: Peter B. Giblett

Peter B. Giblett — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:22:02 +0000

I love a mystery! Between the chapters I do think about the mystery and the way the story is developing, I then spend time thinking about the next turn the character will make, or perhaps something they should have done by now.