Something I've never done before

The Write Life
I have attempted to write a mystery before, even just a story. But I have never really finished it where it was solved. I have only started them. But this time with a word count of 50 k I and some reading material from the library I maybe actually get to the point where my main character solves a mystery. The book How to Write a Damn Good Mystery by James N. Frey. He talks about two outlines, one of what the reader sees and another of what happens behind the scenes. Would help if the author knows where the murderer is at times.  Note to self: Outlines can be very helpful. Other good things in the book is journal entries for characters and getting to know the murderer. (How scary can it be to get a letter from the murderer.) Sort of like a getting to know you section. Helps you understand their motivation and reasoning for the horrible thing they did. I may have to check his How to Write a Damn Good Novel from the library and if I feel like it I'll buy How to Write a d Damn Good Novel II from the Writer's Workshoppe and I can donate it to the library. But later after August is over and then I can also see about some fiction reading. Take a break from writing for awhile. thought I still have to finish first my mystery and then my other Camp NaNoWriMo novel, Forest of Flowers.

Another helpful book is Writing Mysteries A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America edited by Sue Grafton. I used to have it before we sold it at a garage sale. Along with book on poisons, crime scene investigation (Was CSI on the air in 2002? I don't know) guns, etc. Mom told the lady that bought all of them we expect a good mystery book. That would have been interesting to know her name so we could buy her book when it came out if she did write it. Has lots of good parts, one I found helpful was on scenes of violence. How do you do a murder scene if you want? Do it without showing who the murderer is. Talked about how victims of stabbing or shooting 'rarely see the objective view of what happened to them.'

So I might have to write the murder scenes just to add to my word count.