wanda7
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 The Big Mystery
I have, what I think, is a great idea for a mystery.
I'm working on point of view, in preparation.
I found a piece I worked on in a workshop worked really well in third person omniscient as it included the dying thoughts of the victim. The story, previous to this, did not engage the reader's sympathy for the murdered victim, rather, it focused on the victim of a false accusation. It was powerful to show the dying thoughts.
But that would be near impossible to pull of over the course of the entire novel. It would take a tremendous amount of effort to maintain the mystery while peeking into the minds of the primary characters.
I'm wondering what point of view to use for the mystery. In the workshop we experimented with our first scene, the hook, writing it over and over using various points of view.
Would it be cheating to do that before NaNoWriMo actually starts?
Curious, in Bothell
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10/12/2006, 11:31 pm
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Firlefanz
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Re: The Big Mystery
Would the thoughts of the dying victim work as prologue?
You could easily switch to first person afterwards - I hope.
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Reading: "The Golem's Eye" by J. Stroud
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wanda7
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Re: The Big Mystery
In the case of the mystery I was working on in class, yes!! That might work, a limited third person and just include the dying woman's thoughts. Cool, thanks!
In the case of the mystery I'm working on for November, this wouldn't work.
The hook in this story is the discovery of a body, sitting on the edge of the town fountain, on a cold winter morning. Nobody recognizes the man, nobody has ever seen him before... except for one resident of the town who takes the appearance of the dead man as a serious warning...
Can you hear the scary movie music? I can hear it in my head...
The question is... does the second man die? I know he disappears, but does he die?
Tune in and find out (right after I do!)
I love the idea of starting a mystery on All Saints Day!
LOL
wanda
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10/14/2006, 8:47 pm
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