Plotting? http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853 satt- Does anyone have any good formats for actually plotting a murder mystery? I have the crimes and the killer all figured out, but I'm having trouble thinking of twists and turns the investigation can take, and of other suspects, etc. How do you get all the details figured out for your novel? Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:51:44 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1035206 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1035206 MarcyT I make lists of clues as a checklist and check them off as I get to them. Because a lot of my mysteries are screenplays, I use the Hollywood Formula (a worksheet on Script Frenzy's site) to plot them. I also like the book Killer Fiction by Carolyn Wheat. Once I divided the story into several segments and filled in the plan in its proper segments. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:15:50 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1036101 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1036101 Wonder Try <a href="http://ticket2write.tripod.com/id28.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>, it's an overview of the classic mystery structure, might help. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:22:43 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1038909 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1038909 FranOnTheEdge 12 chapters??? each 17 pages in length??? I'm in deep, deep trouble then. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:31:05 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1042541 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1042541 Wonder I don't follow that exact rule myself. xD It's just useful to have all the structural plot points laid out. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:16:00 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1050806 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/mystery-thriller-suspense/threads/48853?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1050806