This learning activity helps students increase their skills in mystery writing by following tips and suggestions from writer Joan Lowery Nixon. Nixon provides tips on using suspense, major and minor characters, and setting to create a good...
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The mystery, more than other genres, tends to follow standard rules, making it both easier and harder for the mystery writers. Whether you end up following them or breaking them, it's important to at least know what they are.
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