5 prompts to start your crime novel

How to start a crime novel, episode 19

If you’re stuck, here are five prompts to start your crime novel.

stunning opening. Don’t try to figure out why it will happen yet. Just think of something that’ll make your jaw drop
cliffhanger. Come up with a bunch of them. Before you try to figure even who they’re happening to or why. You can build them into your plot structure later
think of a crazy twist
think of an action scene in a wild location
What if…? Once you have all these other elements, think of a way to tie them all together. “What if X happens, but everyone thinks Y has happened…?”

Once you have all this, use my other videos to structure your plot, diagram it, and get writing.

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