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3. Then I worked backwards on all I had to do to arrive at this outcome;
4. I inverted my thinking by listing the events in reverse order; last through to first.
Inverted thinking…
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I can best illustrate its power by showing you how I used it to create the basic storyline for my first novella…
I’d always wanted to have a crack at writing a murder mystery and in line with my policy of sticking to scenarios with which I am familiar I used the theatre as the setting for Beginners Please: Murder.
Now there is a world of difference between wanting to craft a mystery story and actually accomplishing it. I could have of course gone the route of pulling down a ready-made plot from the internet (there are hundreds freely available for download) but I wasn’t looking for an easy solution; I was determined to devise my own original outline.
All I had going for me when I started out was the concept of a repertory company based in a creaky old theatre in North Yorkshire during the late 1940s. The actor/manager is brutally murdered and the police narrow their suspects down to the youngest cast member. He is arrested on suspicion of homicide but one of the senior players in the company is convinced that the police have got it wrong and she sets out to prove her colleague’s innocence.
Seems straightforward – but how would I get from A to Z first time out of the trap on writing a murder mystery?
Here is what I did using my little exercise in inverted thinking…
1. I started by turning the situation on its head;
2. I looked first at the conclusion; suspect cleared, murderer revealed;
3. Then I worked backwards on all I had to do to arrive at this outcome;
4. I inverted my thinking by listing the events in reverse order; last through to first.
Inverted thinking…
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Now there is a world of difference between wanting to craft a mystery story and actually accomplishing it. I could have of course gone the route of pulling down a ready-made plot from the internet (there are hundreds freely available for download) but I wasn’t looking for an easy solution; I was determined to devise my own original outline.
All I had going for me when I started out was the concept of a repertory company based in a creaky old theatre in North Yorkshire during the late 1940s. The actor/manager is brutally murdered and the police narrow their suspects down to the youngest cast member. He is arrested on suspicion of homicide but one of the senior players in the company is convinced that the police have got it wrong and she sets out to prove her colleague’s innocence.
Seems straightforward – but how would I get from A to Z first time out of the trap on writing a murder mystery?
Here is what I did using my little exercise in inverted thinking…
1. I started by turning the situation on its head;
2. I looked first at the conclusion; suspect cleared, murderer revealed;
3. Then I worked backwards on all I had to do to arrive at this outcome;
4. I inverted my thinking by listing the events in reverse order; last through to first.
Inverted thinking…
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All I had going for me when I started out was the concept of a repertory company based in a creaky old theatre in North Yorkshire during the late 1940s. The actor/manager is brutally murdered and the police narrow their suspects down to the youngest cast member. He is arrested on suspicion of homicide but one of the senior players in the company is convinced that the police have got it wrong and she sets out to prove her colleague’s innocence.
Seems straightforward – but how would I get from A to Z first time out of the trap on writing a murder mystery?
Here is what I did using my little exercise in inverted thinking…
1. I started by turning the situation on its head;
2. I looked first at the conclusion; suspect cleared, murderer revealed;
3. Then I worked backwards on all I had to do to arrive at this outcome;
4. I inverted my thinking by listing the events in reverse order; last through to first.
Inverted thinking…
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Seems straightforward – but how would I get from A to Z first time out of the trap on writing a murder mystery?
Here is what I did using my little exercise in inverted thinking…
1. I started by turning the situation on its head;
2. I looked first at the conclusion; suspect cleared, murderer revealed;
3. Then I worked backwards on all I had to do to arrive at this outcome;
4. I inverted my thinking by listing the events in reverse order; last through to first.
Inverted thinking…
You're driving on road one night, then you notice there's a police cruiser following close behind you. You figure the cop just wants to pass you, so you move over one lane, except he moves over too and stays on your tail, then you see the flashing red & blue lights then "Woooop!!! wooooop!!!" You must be wondering why you were pulled over. You weren't speeding nor breaking any traffic laws and your tag is not expired. Maybe it's just a burned out taillight. "Sir may I see your driver's license and registration please." Then comes the shocker! "SIR... step
3. Then I worked backwards on all I had to do to arrive at this outcome;
4. I inverted my thinking by listing the events in reverse order; last through to first.
Inverted thinking…
Now by turning these events on their head I have a storyline to make my outcome materialize…
1. Provincial repertory company converges on theatre for opening of winter season;
2. Old friendships are rekindled;
3. New alliances are formed;
4. Actor/manager humiliates certain cast members at first reading of play;
5. His vilification of the cast intensifies;
6. Dissention rife among cast over maltreatment;
7. Actor/manager found stabbed to death in back stalls;
8. Police interview cast members and compile list of suspects;
9. Evidence discovered linking youngest cast member to the crime;
10. Police make an arrest;
11. Leading actress disagrees with decision and instigates her own enquiries;
12. She unravels a trail of deceit in her pursuit of the truth;
13. Police reluctantly conclude that her findings are of sound judgement;
14. Suspect is released;
15. Twist in the tale reveals the real murderer.
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