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Mystery: December 03, 2008 Issue [#2745]

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  Edited by: SHERRI GIBSON Author IconMail Icon
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3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

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A mystery is like a puzzle. Readers have got to discover the secrets, riddles, and clues in order to piece the puzzle together. When writing a mystery, make the reader have to think by using a strong plot that paints the picture, yet leaves them guessing. Who said it would be easy? *Laugh* Still, that is what mystery lovers look for. *Smile*




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*Star* What is your idea of a good mystery? Is it a cozy mystery with less action, a hardboiled detective mystery, an amateur detective mystery, or one not mentioned here?

This week's newsletter will center on good mystery movies. What does a viewer expect when searching for a mystery flick? The answer is quite simple. We expect the characters, setting, and plot to keep us glued to our seats while trying to piece together the clues that will solve the mystery. We do not want the puzzle to be easily figured out, but make us have to piece it together bit by bit. Good examples are The Secret Window, End of Days, The Box, The Falcon and the Snowman, The Black Dahlia, Gone Baby Gone, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Thunderheart,To Kill A Mockingbird, The Edge, The Cell, Blow Out, The Faculty, Die Hard, Five Card Stud, and Dejavu. Let's not forget about reality shows. The Forensic Files and Cold Case Files are my favorites. Imagine having something as small as a single hair or fingernail solving the mystery for the officials. *Shock* The keys to holding our interest when watching a mystery are clues that make us wonder who the villain will be, and mind-boggling facts and/or events. I also like mysteries where the setting is just as puzzling as the characters and plot. For example, in the movie Physco, who is peering out of the window in that eerie house on the hill? *Worry* Mystery/suspense movies must paint the masterpiece with visual effects that the writer puts into words or lose their audience.
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**If you have a good mystery you would like read, post it here or email me. I just love a good mystery! *Delight* **


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Ask & Answer

Hey Sherri, interesting so see somebody else with the same name - and the same spelling!

I actually have a couple of mysteries I'd like for you to read, if you have a chance. The first is my young adult novel titled "Blurry"
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. This is an adult story about a day at the office that goes terribly wrong.

Take your time looking over them, if you get a chance. Thanks so much!

I have read Blurry, and enjoyed it, Sherri. *Wink*

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