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8A. The sleuth reveals the results of the investigation. The reader, as well the sleuth and other characters, are afforded an opportunity to review what is known and assess the possibilities. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of… Continue reading Mystery 8A

7B. Develop and expose meanings of matters hinted at in Act 1 to slowly clarify the significance of earlier clues. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating… Continue reading Mystery 7B

7A. Reveal hidden motives. Formerly secret relationships come to light, such as business arrangements, romantic involvements, unsettled scores or previously veiled kinships. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is… Continue reading Mystery 7A

6B. Establish the sleuth possesses a personal stake in the outcome, either because of threat to their life, or the possibility of revelation of matters deeply disturbing to them on an emotional level. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some… Continue reading Mystery 6B

6A. Reveal the sleuth’s background while the sub-plot develops. Show the reader what drives them, what haunts or is missing in their life. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system… Continue reading Mystery 6A

5B. Information gathered through interviews or the discovery of physical evidence should point toward the solution, although the relevance may not yet be apparent. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief… Continue reading Mystery 5B

5A. Broaden the investigation to place suspicion on other characters. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic: What actions the character takes in the scene to… Continue reading Mystery 5A

4C. Develop a sense of urgency. Raise the stakes or make it evident that if the mystery is not solved soon then terrible consequences are unavoidable. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview:… Continue reading Mystery 4C

4B. Flight, or disappearance of one or more suspects. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic: What actions the character takes in the scene to achieve… Continue reading Mystery 4B

4A. Reveal facts about suspects through interrogations and the discovery of clues. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic: What actions the character takes in the… Continue reading Mystery 4A