How to Come up with Book Ideas -- Fast, Fun, EASY!
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- So you want to write a mystery, but you need a brilliant idea! This 3-step process will have you coming up with more ideas than you know what to do with!
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Wow, this is like a Perfect Crime Masterclass!
You could mix-and-match any of these to create endless supply of murder mystery episodes.
And this is just from the MONEY sub section (we still have LOVE, POWER, and FEAR to utilise).
Honestly, your brainstorm videos are some of my faves. Keep up the good work. Thanks, Jane :-)
Thanks so much, Avi!
She really is great and inspiring!
I love your videos, they're so entertaining and informative! Thank you! 😊
For Number 8, that kind of crime was actually not that rare in Victorian England. They would get someone to impersonate an heir (usually male, because that time period was not really women friendly, sadly) in cases where there were no male heirs left alive, either by having the criminal impersonate a real family member who was presumed dead but missing, or by inventing a distant family member in a way that was convenient. So that could what's going on and the sleuth could be the eldest daughter who is very suspicious of that man?
Aha, I love it! Great idea!
@@janekalmes Thank you 😊
I like the idea of uncovering more than they bargained for, discovering something dark on the way to the treasure making you question if it is still worth pursuing
Ah, in the scuba dive idea? I like it too!
Could you do this video as a series with the other core motives?
That’s not a bad idea!
I second this! I'd love to see the other motives treated in a similar manner.
Could you make a escape room mystery ideas, I'm having a hard time how to make challenges and clues and how will that connect to the 'game master'
U really help me get motivated to write...I'll be releasing my 1st book soon, thanks to u, I'm still young (15) so I'm not expecting too much with it...but ur really really helpful, thank u 💚
Awesome, congratulations! So glad that I can help!
Remember the Columbo episode, the Conspirators? It's my personal favorite. The villain (played by Clive Reville) tries to get weapons across the pond to Ireland under the guise of a peace monger. Columbo finds out how he dunit through a piece of needlepoint and also the villain's Irish Whiskey bottle. "This far and no farther."
I haven’t gotten through all of Columbo yet. I will have to look for that one!
@@janekalmes I hope I haven't spoiled too much of it
This is a great exercise that I will definitely do!
Awesome, Amanda!
You are brilliant! I keep checking out your website for the next batch for your course. I'd love a mystery writing retreat set in a cozy, quaint getaway. How fun would that be! I'm sure there would be people interested in this. Please consider this :)
Hi, Lily! Plans are, currently, to run another round in the summer. Are you subscribed to my newsletter? Go here to sign up, and you'll be emailed when I get ready to launch another round! www.fictiontechnician.com/contact/
A writing retreat with Jane's community sounds amazing 👏
I love this video!
Thank you so much!
I'm just flabbergasted! (yes, Grammarly had to fix that word) You are an amazing teacher. I'm just starting out writing in this genre, but I'd like to write shorter cozy books (20,000wc). Have you addressed that in any videos or on your website anywhere?
Thank you so much! I haven’t specifically addressed shorter mysteries, although I have some plans for that. I think right now the closest would be my series on “Howdunits”-mysteries where the primary question revolves not around who committed the crime, but around how they accomplished it. These tend to be shorter, because you don’t need to write subplots for dealing with all those false suspects. You can check that out here: Howdunits
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@@janekalmes Thank you so much for taking the time to send me that link. I'm working my way through your videos and learning sooo much! I really appreciate you teaching this in a way that's down-to-earth and enjoyable 🤗
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Back at ya!
The treasure hunt story you made sounds like the second Kitty Callahan
That was impressive, Jane! I'm off to look at my antagonist's obstacles!
Awesome, love to hear it!
Fun exercise as well as a super way to expand one's creative database 👍👍🤩 A definite keeper.
Thanks, Kim!
Do not forget to throw in the red herrings too, this would be a good time to figure them out. They would be the other characters that are hiding their own secrets or crimes that make them look guilty too. Usually they have their own plans or reasons to steal the asset or the kill the victim, but the main bad guy got there first. It is these characters that make you doubt who is the real bad guy till the end.
Thanks! If you'd like to know more about red herrings, you can check out this video! ua-cam.com/video/Jm7UIJF9wp0/v-deo.html
wow, sinple yet intriquing process, thanks
You’re so welcome!
10 ideas in one hour no problem 😉. 16 minutes later: Done.
Haha, well, in real life, it was more like 45 minutes…
Hi Jane, love your videos - have been watching for a while!
I particularly love scenarios like those portrayed in Jonathan Creek - where something seemingly impossible happens, and the sleuth not only has to figure out "whodunnit?" but also "what actually happened here?" Do you have any tips on creating these kinds of scenarios to kick-start the mystery?
I think the best advice I can offer is in this video, about locked room mysteries:
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You’re the second person recently who has told me to check out Jonathan Creek!
@@janekalmes thank you - will definitely rewatch that one!
And yes, Jonathan Creek is AMAZING - at least, seasons 1-3 and the first Christmas special are. It just wasn't the same when they wrote out Maddy Magellan - Caroline Quentin and Alan Davies had the most wonderfully awkward chemistry!
Thanks!
Wow, Kate, thank you so much!
@@janekalmes you do great work, what can I say!!
I'm not "the" Kate Atkinson btw haha