《Mystery Contests & Writing Prompts》Prompt 5: Murder Mystery
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Your writing challenge this week is to create a murder mystery a la Clue - you know, the board game and 80s classic film (seriously, go watch it if you haven't already). Typically, these murder mysteries take place in one location (like a mansion, beach house, fan convention, office building) for a party or gathering of some kind. There's a murderer and the guests must determine who it is. These murder mysteries can either start with a murder, and the guests spend the rest of the time investigating, or various murders occur throughout the story and the guests must solve the crime while trying to stay alive. Get creative with it and put your own spin on a classic whodunit.
This isn't a contest, but rather a PERSONAL WRITING CHALLENGE to give you inspiration and a new appreciation for the mystery genre. There is no winner or deadline for this challenge, but we will be adding some of our favourite stories to a new reading list. Be sure to tag your story with
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locutions [poetry]
lo·cu·tion ləˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n/ (n.) " a particular form of expression;"《 a collection of poems and prose. 》highest rank - #7 in Poetry ♡ #3 in Prose ♡
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