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  @billybennett1253Күн бұрын

  Very helpful. Thank you!

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  @tedgreene424810 күн бұрын

  Hi, Jane, thank you for the wonderful information. I'm having a bit of a problem getting the hook idea. Is this like a story hook at the beginning of a story to draw the reader in? This hook you are talking about seems to be different. It seems to be more research to find out about the background in the story not a hook to draw reader in. Could you explain if you have a moment. If not, that's ok and thank you for great work; your videos are the best out there. Ted Greene

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  @janekalmesКүн бұрын

  Hi there! What I’m talking about is a hook to capture the reader when they’re trying to decide on a book to read. It needs to be something that can be communicated on the cover, and so I usually think of it as “the world the story inhabits-“ that might be a historical time and place, like 1920’s England, or the world of a specific industry, like fashion or tech, or an invented world, like a world of vampires. I hope this helps!

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  @JemIsMyName-o11 күн бұрын

  What happens if you’re experiencing this in real life? Am I living a fantasy or is this actually possible?

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  @kevindog508019 күн бұрын

  Thanks

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  @kathyl667720 күн бұрын

  This is only the 2nd of your videos I've seen and it makes me want to do [murder] mysteries. but every story can have a mystery, and that's why I'm here.

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  @janekalmes20 күн бұрын

  Completely agree! Every story needs mystery, even if it’s not *A* mystery!

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  @kathyl667719 күн бұрын

  Now that busy at it, my story is [also] something of a medical mystery, hunting for the cure. But also a whodunit.

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  @kenshoemaker188220 күн бұрын

  Insurance fraud. People will set fire to their failing business for the insurance money. They will set a fire to cover a crime. Arson: Intentionally set fires result in approximately 375 deaths, 1,300 injuries, and $1 billion in direct property loss annually. It is harder to arrest and indict an arsonist than a murderer. Only 10% of arsonist are arrested and indicted for arson. A serial arsonist is serious as a threat as a serial killer. They will pick a device and use it.

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  @TM-zj1xt22 күн бұрын

  This chick is sexy.

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  @TM-zj1xt22 күн бұрын

  This chick would look good in a bikini. Or naked as a jay bird. Like them rubenesque.

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  @gwynhuff433525 күн бұрын

  Thank you for these videos! I love Monk, lol. Your explanations and simple graphics to "see" the steps.

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  @Neil_0925 күн бұрын

  You are a real teacher. It all just came to me.

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  @decimanightelf413527 күн бұрын

  It’s so nice that you are sharing all these tips, and I understand there have to be certain elements in all cozy mystery books to make them work, but lately I’ve noticed that so many of them follow almost the exact same formula and feel very derived and inorganic (if that makes sense). I’ve been reading cozies for my whole life, many decades, and I absolutely love them, but I’m dying to find some that are different and not as formulaic in nature! ❤️

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  @drdehaynes958629 күн бұрын

  Can you help with Android Kindle "Read Aloud"

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  @KarlKristofferJohnssonАй бұрын

  I'm currently writing a story where the one who physically committed the murder is known from the beginning, but the mystery is about why he did it. This was very helpful. Thank you!

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  @mohammaddehbashi4624Ай бұрын

  Awesome Tips!!thank You

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  @azellebahadory936Ай бұрын

  Thank you for your practical advice! This is why your channel is my favorite.

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  @ruidykeman7422Ай бұрын

  I only write for fun as a hobby. Recently found your channel and vary much appreciated the way u present concepts. Thanks

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  @MorrellWritingАй бұрын

  Wonderful ideas! I used to love reading mysteries from the school library when I was a child. I don't feel there are enough of these simple yet fun mysteries. :)

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  @DrBlockАй бұрын

  Your how-to write Cozy videos are great. I'd love to be able to purchase a book version of them. Any plans to release one?

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  @janekalmesАй бұрын

  Hi there! I am actually closing in on the end of my mystery writing book right now. I've been publishing it once chapter per week on Substack. You can check it out here: janekalmes.substack.com

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  @DrBlockАй бұрын

  @@janekalmes Cool. I'll check it out.

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  @michelled.613Ай бұрын

  Help! I need to figure out how to create clues for a cold case (murder was 2 years previous and in another country during a war). Any and all suggestions would be appreciated!! Thanks for the great video!

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  @janekalmesАй бұрын

  Hi, Michelle! At the top of this livestream, I talked quite a bit about Cold Cases. Hope something here will help! kzread.info7F6nopCv92Y?

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  @michelled.613Ай бұрын

  @@janekalmes wow you are on top of your comment section! Thanks so much Jane!!!

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  @felicebritton8881Ай бұрын

  Hi Jane, another great video! I am just seeing this and ran straight to Murdoch Mysteries for this episode. Jane you are brilliant!!!!!

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  @TucsononthecheapАй бұрын

  I just love your vids. Thank you!

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  @siriuslyunsiriusАй бұрын

  This is so helpful!! I’ve got most of my book figured out but it’s the organizing/pacing that I need work on and this is exactly what I needed

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  @ryanwagner7980Ай бұрын

  Yessss I’m so glad you mentioned Gosford Park. The term Whydunit always makes me think of that film. 💛

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  @meanderaАй бұрын

  You are such a good teacher! Thanks!

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  @ximenalindsey5075Ай бұрын

  Great advice, and very well presented! I can't wait to learn more.

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  @SloanePaoPow2 ай бұрын

  Love all the Remington Steele examples! That show is underrated, I'm surprised it hasn't had a resurgence in popularity, like Golden Girls or Murder She Wrote

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  @ColetteLiedl2 ай бұрын

  Love your videos, very helpful, great content, and you are such a fantastic person, very sympathic and entertaining! Thank you for your great content, subscribed and binge watched immediately!

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  @marienbad22 ай бұрын

  Another great video. Having watched the short writing a cozy series I can't help but notice the yarn in the background! Now I am very suspicious ;)

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  What can I say? I love to knit!

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  @marienbad22 ай бұрын

  These are the best writing videos on youtube! Honestly, you get to the information and have so much and such great ideas. Thank you for these videos, I am learning so much.

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Thank you so much! I am glad you’re finding them helpful!

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  @marienbad22 ай бұрын

  God you're good! It's a good job you're a writer and not a criminal cause you'd probably be a pretty good one!

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  @gigglegirl1772 ай бұрын

  Thank you for this and all your other videos!

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  @marienbad22 ай бұрын

  I love the idea of a modern woman trapped in the past. Tons of interesting situations and comic potential there. And conflict!

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  @theresakidd2 ай бұрын

  I’ve seen something like this in a short story called In Red, With Pearls by Patricia Briggs.

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  @marienbad22 ай бұрын

  Learnt more about knitting and yarn than anything else lol! Actually I loved the video and the style and delivery and also the humour. I am not writing a cozy but I'll watch the rest as I am sure I will learn a lot just about writing mystery stuff.

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  @angelacanedit2 ай бұрын

  Hi Jane, thanks for your videos 🤍 they have been helping me a lot with drafting my story.

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  You’re so welcome!

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  @youarecringeifyoulikecringe2 ай бұрын

  This helps so much for my birthday tysm

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Awesome! Great to hear!

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  @trevor78612 ай бұрын

  Idk why putting your lipstick on someone’s collar is a thing. Just dirtied up the shirt, thanks for the extra dry cleaning #nothot

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  @TheExhaustipatedBookworm2 ай бұрын

  I think you’re the only person who talks about mysteries. Other people cover fantasy and sci-fi and romance but not mystery. Thank you for giving amazing writing tips. Your videos have improved my writing. I also read every chapter you post on Substack, very helpful. Thank you. I am currently writing first novel in murder mystery and urban fantasy genre.

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  That's great to hear! Good luck with your novel!

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  @TheExhaustipatedBookworm2 ай бұрын

  @@janekalmes thank you

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  @coreyh19562 ай бұрын

  As a writer, I appreciate your videos. Thank you. Great video. 😊

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @SamanthaReina7772 ай бұрын

  Good to see you, Jane!

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Thank you, Samantha!

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  @amandabarrows60662 ай бұрын

  I always get excited when I see you have a new video out! This twist never disappoints!

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Amanda, good to see you!

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  @jackofminds83382 ай бұрын

  Imho, someone being able to figure out the solution to a case from the clues you give isn't necessarily a bad thing. You want to reward them for reading/watching and thinking carefully. The path to the solution should be there at some point. You just want to misdirect so they don't see it right away unless they look hard. Ace Attorney does this very well, with hidden clues often being visible in pictures and videos of the incidents if you look closely. A personal favorite of mine is The Magical Turnabout from Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice.

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Completely agree! You do want to misdirect them, but also include the clues that support the eventual conclusion, so the readers don’t feel like the villain came out of nowhere!

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  @leebridges16742 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the breakdown of the "in group," which, from a sociological perspective, is bound to work! On misdirection and distractions - you may have done it already, but could you please talk about killer concealing that the victim was the real target all along? Used by Christie in, among others, "ABC Murders" and "Peril at End House."

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  That's a great idea!

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  @Shaswatabasu2 ай бұрын

  A request, Can you make another video like planning the entirety of a cozy mystery?

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Are you talking about this one? kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIFsx5qjXdKuXZs.html I would like to make another similar video in future. Just haven't been able to get it done yet!

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  @Shaswatabasu2 ай бұрын

  @@janekalmes Yes like this one... I really liked this video and was hoping for other such videos but it has been almost 2 years so thought of asking. There is no pressure of making such videos if you don't like... It is just a request from my side.

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  @@Shaswatabasu Cool, I appreciate the request! I had an idea to do this as sort of challenge video--"Can I plot a mystery in one day?" I just haven't been able to schedule the day yet! :-)

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  @Shaswatabasu2 ай бұрын

  Will it not be cheating. Like as a writer we subconsciously tells the reader that the killer will be from the suspect group and at the end just bring out a random person give them some motive and boom, that's our twist... Like will the essence of solving the case with the detective is not compromised here? I know I am no one to question this techniques but it seems to me that the promise is not kept in the technique.

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Great question! It could certainly feel cheaty if the actual Villain comes out of nowhere. The thing to do is to direct suspicion at the Guilty Group, but still manage to seed the clues of the Villain's guilt. For example, in that hospital scene in "Hearts of Steele," we learn that everything in Loretta and Malcolm's marriage isn't so hunky dory. This means that when we learn she's guilty, we don't just experience SHOCK, we also experience SYNTHESIS, as all the little bits suddenly come together in a solution that surprises us, but also makes perfect sense.

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  @ghostchick52752 ай бұрын

  Hey, welcome back! Your channel is so helpful to me as I write my very first mystery.

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Awesome, thank you so much!

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  @hideoussails17832 ай бұрын

  💕

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  @janekalmes2 ай бұрын

  Back atcha!

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  @talifanik95952 ай бұрын

  YA Thriller author here, the best plot Twists are these which were always there, so small seemingly hints of details fall all together in the end. Therefore everything seems to be planend and always there (Harlen Coben and Karen M McManus have perfectionated it)

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  @Blakeneyd3 ай бұрын

  Remington Steele is always worth binging… Thank you so much for posting these!

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  @TheExhaustipatedBookworm3 ай бұрын

  You are my favorite KZreadr. You helped me improve my writing.