Writer's Journey

Are you up for trying a bit of mystery writing? Think about what readers expect from this genre. You need to start with an engaging opening that leads up to the mystery. This key event can include a death, a disappearance of a person or item, or the appearance of something unexplained and unexpected.  Follow the mysterious occurrence with scenes that continue to develop your characters. You need to let readers know who will be solving the mystery. Add in clues and a couple of false leads to keep the readers guessing the conclusion.  For today's challenge, I am giving you the setting for your mystery in the picture above. Your mystery has to include a shoreline as part of the story.  Have fun writing! Share your work with someone. 

 Greetings! I hope your writing projects are going well! Ready for a writing challenge? Today let’s talk about secondary or minor characters in a book. All books start with main characters that readers can sympathize with or relate to. Books and stories also need the supporting cast, however. These can be friends or enemies of the main character. Consider allies, enemies, and mentors to be the supporting characters in a story.  Allies assist main characters in reaching their goals or overcoming challenges. Enemies or villains attempt to block characters from obtaining success or become obstacles to a goal. Mentors offer wisdom to characters along their journey. Characters can move among the various roles. A secondary character in one scene can become a main character later in a story. A villain can have a change of heart. A mentor can fail at times. Transitions like these, however, have to be believable to the readers. A mean villain needs to have an enlightening moment that t...