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Mystery: April 24, 2019 Issue [#9513]




 This week: The World Through Your Character's Eyes
  Edited by: Sara♥Jean Author IconMail Icon
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2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
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6. Ask & Answer
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The World Through Your Character's Eyes


A lot of us shy away from drama in mystery, but drama can add realism. Embrace it.


Let's face it. If we're honest with ourselves, our own lives are filled with drama, mystery, romance, tragedy... all of it. So what makes us think that we can make all of these things completely separate in our books?

The reality of it all is that...

...we can't...


Drama is, simply, a way of life, as unfortunate as that might be. For example, just in this last few days in my own life:

*Bullet* After a very upsetting evening, we lost a very special furry family member Saturday morning.
*Bullet* Monday was the 10th anniversary of the loss of our baby.
*Bullet* On Monday, we received our monthly shipment of toys and treats for the furry family member that passed on Saturday morning. (Timing?)

They say tragedy comes in threes. Now, granted, the second tragedy was actually years ago, but we feel it every year. After the loss of our furry family member, it just added to the week. The third was not a tragedy at all, it just made us revisit the first tragedy more deeply because it was something we specifically got for her, and it arrived two days after she was gone.

Books are no different. Just because you are adding drama to your book doesn't mean that every bit of tragedy you add has to be gut-wretching and new. There can be one event, and then every new piece can just add onto the first tragedy in a unique way. This makes the drama both more realistic (see the actual events above), and it pulls the readers into what is going on - it makes them feel what is happening to your characters more deeply.

And now... the question of the hour... What in the world does this have to do with mystery?

Mystery is also drama!

Don't argue with me, it totally is.

Not only is the actual "mystery" happening, but the people who are affected by the mystery should also be a part of it. There is the family that should be reacting in a realistic manner, along with those who are investigating and trying to solve the mystery. (Now, I understand that my example has nothing to do with a mystery - but I was using it as an example of logical chains of events... simply because they... actually happened.)


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Take a look at some of the newer Mystery items!

 
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He had no idea of the significance of the umbrella would have on his life.
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Melvin tries to explain himself.
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