Mystery & Suspense

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A great way to come up with the plot of a mystery story is simply to think of a bizarre cause and effect. The two things would never usually go together, so why the heck did it happen this way? For example: a man learns that an experimental drug has cured his terminal illness. He goes to a racing circuit, books himself a session in a twin-seater racing car, shoots the driver dead, then sets off up the motorway at unheard of speeds. Eventually he loses control and crashes, killing himself. Why? It's a mystery all right! Your job is to come up with a suitable explanation. That's your story. Another example: a writer who has received a hundred rejection slips finally gets an acceptance letter. He stabs himself to death with his letter-opener. Why? Feel free to use those examples, or see how many of your own you can come up with. It's vital that the explanation is completely plausible - although unravelling it won't be easy.

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