Love this! In addition to all the great plotting tips, a major lesson here is: Blackmailing the villain never ends well for the blackmailer!😂

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, very good point!

Gosh Jane, I would've never thought of reverse-engineering from the villain's POV, such a genius tip! I love that Jane looks so sweet and innocent but has deliciously mastered the art of murder :-)

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks so much! Sometimes I think about creating a video called, “Christian homeschooling mom thinks of nothing but murder all day.” But I don’t think the algorithm would know what to do with it.

@Avionne_Parris

2 жыл бұрын

@@janekalmes I know right! FYI, I would totally watch something with that title :P

@PaulRWorthington

2 жыл бұрын

We will find out years from now this entire youtube channel was an elaborate alibi.

Could you possibly consider doing a video regarding writing "the aha moment" for detectives? As in, that moment when everything comes together; how to make that satisfying for the reader, and what some good and cliche (bad) ways to trigger that "aha moment" are? I find this to almost be more of a climax than actually catching the villain, and I'm never really sure how to set it up and approach it. I think your channel is amazing. You provide specific nuts and bolts tips about difficult aspects of mystery writing that are ACTUALLY USEFUL for beginners to experts. It's amazing. So much stuff online is very broad act 1/2/3 kind of advice. I'm plotting my fourth noir mystery and am finding a ton of your videos extreeeemly helpful. Your passion for the subject is clearly evident and it makes it a lot of fun. I'm burning through all your videos and wish you great success.

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a great idea! I do have some plans for a series about writing specific scene types--searches, interrogations, the drawing room scene, the villain's confession--this would fit right in! Thank you! It'll probably take me a bit to get there, though; I think more research is needed. Thank you so much for your kind words about my channel. Very glad to hear you find it helpful!

Third time commenting this because Jane keeps deleting it: Hercule Poirot *AND* Columbo!? Jane, you just made me happy :)

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

SO sorry about all the upload issues today, Luka! You're a trooper for coming back again!

Another superb video by Jane the Fiction Technician! The villain absolutely drives the action in a mystery. Even the most active main character is responding to what the villain has done/is doing. Plus...who knew a run-of-the-mill episode of Columbo had a far more complex villain scheme than an Agatha Christie classic!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Meredith! Putting the villain through the wringer is where Colombo always shines!

I shared your channel with my cousin. She is binge-watching it! We're considering co-writing a mystery series together that is connected to my current series.

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow, that is so cool! Thanks so much for sharing the channel with her!

Your work is miles ahead of everyone else. This field is infested with so many vague and useless points or advice. Your content is so rich with substance that one can start working on something IMMEDIATELY. Thank you! I'll be checking out your books to support you.

@janekalmes

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much! This comment made my day.

Hi, Jane. Thanks for the trick. It is true that I think of things going wrong for the protag but not necessarily the villain.

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad this was helpful!

You deserve more views, every video including this one is crime fiction writing gold!

@janekalmes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Tomas!

Great work. Useful ideas even as a non-mystery writer. Cheers!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, glad it was helpful!

Rewatching...love your content 😊

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

You're the best! So appreciated!

I love this way of approaching the mystery puzzle! Thank you for sharing👍

@janekalmes

Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome!

Wow! Another super-fast and info packed video!

It makes me so happy to see that your videos are getting more views and likes. Your channel is amazing.

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I can’t lie - it makes me REALLY happy, too!

I just LOVE you! I could listen to you for hours. You are THE BEST!!!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what an incredible compliment! Thank you!!!

@bostonhayworth1264

2 жыл бұрын

@@janekalmes It's true. I wanted so badly to take your course but Social Security doesn't go far in the new economy. I hope you do well with it .You so deserve it.x

Great suggestions, as always!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

Brilliant Jane! Thanks. :-) I usually ask what the villain did to cover up their crime and how it didn't work. Yours seems a more direct route.

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Yours is also an important piece of the puzzle, though. Glad you liked the video!

I just love your vids. Thank you!

Great video, Jane! (Commenting to help the algorithm hopefully!🤗)

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Erin!

Great video as usual!!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is great! So helpful - this is a game-changer.

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much, Susan!

That was really great - Thanks!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

You’re so much!

Great stuff!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Perfect as usual

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much! 😀

Love it as always!!! This is a deliciously simple idea but it seems like it'd be so helpful. I bet it's a lot easier to come up with ways something can go wrong for the villain than ways something can go right for the sleuth/hero, even though it's the same plot point. Super interesting to think about.

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, crowla!

Another great video! xoxo

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

You're the best! Glad you liked it!

Could you please make a video of the all time best sleuth movies till date?🙏

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh.. that is a great idea, thank you!

You da best… :)

Short story question. Aside from the usual rules of a short story are there do's and don'ts that are different between a short murder mystery pages>250 and a big novel 400pgs?

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I don't have any really precise do's and don't, but here are my basic thoughts. I think the shorter you get, the fewer twists you need (I always do a midpoint twist for a novel, but I'm not sure it's needed for a novella). When you get really short, it may be easier to do howdunits, or just "crime stories" where the villain is known from the beginning; that way you don't need a big cast of false suspects. Here's a link to my playlist on howdunits, in case that's helpful. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e3yilJinpsyunLA.html

Do you have a video where you breakdown blake snyder's beat sheet with a murder-mystery example?

@janekalmes

Жыл бұрын

No, but that’s a cool idea! Here’s the closest thing I’ve got; it’s a video that talks about how the Sleuth changes and grows over the course of a mystery. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYB12KecnNngcZM.html In the video, I refer to two beats called “The Challenge Accepted” and “Go the Hard Road;” these are the same beats Snyder calls “Break into Two” and “Break into Three.”

I just realized that you mistaken Roger Haversham’s name for Roger Havering and that makes me think you’ve been reading Agatha Christie because that was the name of a character in a short story called “Hunter’s Lodge”

Thank you!

@janekalmes

2 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome, thanks for watching!

@ariy6144

2 жыл бұрын

@@janekalmes 💕✨