Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Writing Techniques 7-9

Red Herrings- bits of information given to the reader to mislead them in their search for the guilty party.

Time Period- events of the reader's time period or famous historic events are included in the mystery.

Characterization- in depth description of the character and his mannerisms, what the character says, does, wears, how he treats his mother. Makes the character more realistic.

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