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mystery story help??????

i'm writing a mystery book, but i'm not sure what story plot /idea thing to put in it! help me please!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The best way to write a successful mystery story is by planning it out.

    What kind of characters you want in it, how they'll look, how they'll behave, etc.

    Having the start, first mini-climax, first resolution, then a little break from excitement, a BIG climax maybe one that had something to do with the first mini climax that was resolved wrongly and all the characters go ummahhh we got it wrong! and then its resolution... Just think about those kind of things and you should be well on your way.

    Using descriptions for loctations and setting the scene is usually helpful for creating the right kind of suspense too!

    I hope this helps.

  • 1 decade ago

    Most of the time you can't force yourself to find a topic. It is a process that takes a long time and sometimes even years. Find a topic yourself by looking at real life things people can't figure out and fill in details or ask for ideas like your doing here but keep them general, because then it is easier to make it your own unique story. The second link I gave you you will probably want to look at first but if you are even only semi- serious you will want to look at both of them.

    Here are some great sites you will certainly want to look at!

    Sweating Blood: How to write a mystery novel --> http://www.martindalemysteries.com/howto.html

    How to write a mystery novel - tips on writing -->

    http://www.newnovelist.com/articles/how_to_write_m...

    Hope this helps and Good luck!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well it can be about murder like always!

    maybe someone killed a teenage girl at a club

    the FBI agent gets really into the case

    since thats the way her little sister was killed

    n the case was never resolved

    and the same, the people who killed the teenage girl

    will try to kill her too, at many occasions since she's being too nosy

    at the end it could turn out to be that this murder was planned by some rich person who works for the government

    who needed the girls organs in order for his daughter to survive

    so the FBI agent uncovers the truth and he is sent to jail but

    well thats my idea u can extend it or take things off

    hope u liked it =]

  • sweets
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Write about something you know well --a part of the country, a type of person, a career done by someone in your family (maybe something unique to other people, everyone has something that makes their life unusual).

    Hope this helps!

    Remember --it's a process.

    Best of luck.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well have u seen the movie Alien?

    if u have, do something like that

    make characters who are all like trying to save themselves from the aliens, and throughout u discover that some of those humans r actually aliens too! so everybody starts eating each other!

    thats the coolest idea id have, and my ideas r always unthinkable for stories / essays!

    hope i helped :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I personally like Agatha Christie's book. There about murders. For inspiration you could read the ABC Murder or my favorite " And then there were none." I love that book. Keep up the good work.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well, you've chosen your genre so far...that's one step. But, coming up with a plot is your job. What do "you" want the story to be about?

  • 1 decade ago

    no, ur teacher sucks

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