A twice weekly newsletter for mystery writers: how to design clues, crimes, and plot twists for the mystery of your dreams.
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Death Casts a Spell, Chapter 12
Now that Pearl was awake, there was nothing that would keep her from welcoming two new guests to her home. She pushed her bedsheets aside, came over to me, and wrapped me in a hearty, engulfing hug. “You’re my family,” she said.
“No, Pearl...
How to Break the Reader's Heart
This month on The Tangled Web, we’ve been talking about twists that call into question everything the reader believed about the story she’s been reading.
This month on The Tangled Web, we’ve been talking about twists that call into questio...
Creating Plot Twists from Thin Air
On this blog, we’ve been talking a lot about Classic Plot Twists—tried and true ways to deliver a surprise to the reader. But Classic Plot Twists aren’t the only way to twist your plot. It’s also possible to come up with plot twists that ar...
Death Casts a Spell, Chapter 11
I held my questions until we were out on the street, but then I let fly. “First thing’s first,” I said to Jeannette. “Have you always known you had a twin?”
Jeannette shook her head. Though I was the one who had spoken, she addressed her r...
Twist #33: The Fictitious Identity
Today we continue our discussion of Double Identity twists by discussing The Fictitious Identity, in which a character adopts a secondary identity that is wholly imaginary.
Today we continue our discussion of Double Identity twists by disc...
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