Recommended
More Related Content
Viewers also liked
More from Kate Messner
More from Kate Messner (18)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Mystery workshop
- 1. AND HOWTO DO IT,WHEN IT COMESTOWRITING MYSTERIES FOR KIDS NESCBWI –WWW.KATEMESSNER.COM
- 2. CRIME
- 3. Books with Mysterious Elements
- 5. THRILLERS = ACTION & SUSPENSE
- 6. THRILLERS = ACTION & SUSPENSE
- 7. ABOUT SUSPENSE… Readers have information.
- 10. CRIME
- 11. • TheWhat = Crime • TheWho = Suspects/ Investigators • TheWhy = Motives • The How = Method • TheWhen/Where = Setting
- 13. • TheWhat = Flag • TheWho = Suspects/Three Kids • TheWhy = Motives • The How = Research • TheWhere = D.C.
- 14. • TheWhat = Jaguar Cup • TheWho = Suspects/Three Kids • TheWhy = Motives • The How = Research • TheWhere = Costa Rica
- 16. Planning Mystery
- 17. CRIME LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
- 18. CRIME SUSPECT 1 MOTIVE SUSPECT 2 MOTIVE SUSPECT 3 MOTIVE LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
- 20. CRIME SUSPECT 1 MOTIVE SUSPECT 2 MOTIVE SUSPECT 3 MOTIVE INVESTIGATOR MOTIVE INVESTIGATOR MOTIVE INVESTIGATOR MOTIVE LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
- 21. POSSIBLE MOTIVES -Duty -Fame -Adventure -Idealism -Proving innocence -Love -I want my stuff back
- 22. LAYING OUT CLUES Clues => Suspect #1 False clues => False suspects (Logical explanations)
- 27. Setting Inspires Characters & Plot LunaVista, CA (Malaga Cove MS)
- 28. Setting Inspires Characters & Plot Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 34. How might your mystery’s setting inspire plot & theme?
- 35. CRIME SUSPECT 1 MOTIVE SUSPECT 2 MOTIVE SUSPECT 3 MOTIVE INVESTIGATOR MOTIVE INVESTIGATOR MOTIVE INVESTIGATOR MOTIVE LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY! How & Where – Research!
- 36. AND HOWTO DO IT,WHEN IT COMESTOWRITING MYSTERIES FOR KIDS NESCBWI –WWW.KATEMESSNER.COM