In August, readers and I had a lot of fun creating the basic elements of a YA story. I posted photos and readers selected the main character, the antagonist, the setting, and the plot. So I want to do that again, but for a mystery. So choose an amateur detective for a cozy mystery from the photos below and put your selection in the comments. Who looks like they would be good at sniffing out suspicious circumstances, tracking down clues, and chatting up suspects?
In the coming weeks, I’ll have you choose a job for our amateur detective, a setting, and the victim of the crime. By the end of the month, we’ll have the main ingredients for a cozy mystery!
For more mystery writing prompts, click here.
#3
I vote for #2, the stay-at-home mom who unintentionally but conveniently observes all sorts of small town happenings that she sees on walks to the park, at library story time, at the farmer’s market, and while getting groceries.
#3!