Mystery: January 31, 2007 Issue [#1520]
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

Welcome to the Mystery Newsletter. Why are mysteries so popular? Because mysteries make you think. You follow every clue, examine the crime scenes and remember what each suspect said, until you solve the crime. A good mystery can keep you interested until the end. A great mystery will keep you guessing until the last page...when it makes you slap your forehead in surprise!

My name is Darkin, and I'll be your editor this week*Smile*


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Letter from the editor

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My Favorite Kind of Mysteries


I started reading mysteries at a very young age, around 7 or 8-years-old. First it was Nancy Drew, then the Hardy Boys. As I grew older, I discovered Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I read every thing they wrote, soaking up the ambiance of their well-crafted stories. I marveled at the criminal's plans and the detective's ability to thwart him. And most of all, I immersed myself in their settings.

These stories weren't flimsy, hollow tales. They were rich in setting, character development and plot. The authors brought their stories to life. You could see, hear, smell, feel, and taste every detail of the world they created. Reading those tales was like taking a trip through time. You weren't reading a story; you were living it.

That's when it dawned on me. The reason I loved those stories was because they made me part of the tale. And they did this through their use of descriptive skills.

Read any of the mystery masters and you will find a world woven from the very fabric of emotions. Their works fill the reader with dread, fearing every turned corner and new character introduced. We worry for the heroine, fear the hero won't make it in time and the criminal will get away.

One of the reasons I loved reading Sherlock Holmes stories was the element of suspense that saturated every tale. Who can forget the first time they read The Hounds of the Baskerville? The scene when Holmes and Watson are out on the foggy moor and hear the hound baying in the distance. Just the memory of reading that scene brings chills to my spine. I can still feel the hound's breath on my back!

If you want to learn how to write suspenseful mysteries, you need to read the works of Doyle and Poe. Believe me, not only will you be gripped by their tales, you will learn from them.

Thank you for taking the time to read. Happy Writing!

darkin


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Ask & Answer

Thank you all for the feedback, I love hearing from my readers*Bigsmile*

darkin

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Submitted By: billwilcox
Submitted Comment:

Miss Squirrel,
I don't write much mystery stuff because you have to think of clever ways to kill or be killed and such, but after reading your newsletter, I have changed my mind about that. You explain it beautifully and I love to write suspense anyway, so....here goes!

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You've done it again, Darkin! The definition of characters in a story is just as important to me as the story itself. If a reader isn't drawn to the characters, most find the tale lacking. GREAT newsletter!
Sherri

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Ohh, surprise! Thanks for highlighting my poem Hidden Lies. ~~ Viv

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