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Revealing the Cover for The Tangled Web Twists the Plot!
This week and next I’ll be away from my computer, celebrating Christmas with my family.
 • Jane Kalmes
The Circle & the Cloud
The concept that revolutionized my mystery writing
 • Jane Kalmes
The Hidden Relationship
For today’s twist, we’ll tackle another way of forcing the reader to implicitly disqualify the Villain, by ensuring that she has no way of guessing his…
 • Jane Kalmes
One Slick Twist, Three Ways to Work It
Over the last couple of chapters, we’ve been discussing twists that disqualify the Villain from suspicion based on his role in the story.
 • Jane Kalmes
A Twist That Breaks the Reader's Heart
Last week we spoke about The Sleuth Did It twist, in which we encourage the reader to implicitly disqualify the Villain from suspicion by positioning…
 • Jane Kalmes
The Reader Never Sees This Coming
Our discussion of plot twists has brought us, at long last, to the twist I consider the very best of the bunch—the one that invariably provides both an…
 • Jane Kalmes
A Slick, Structural Trick: The Sidecar Subplot
We’re back, talking about ways to trick your reader into thinking that the Villain in your novel couldn’t possibly be guilty.
 • Jane Kalmes
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime
A twice weekly newsletter for mystery writers: how to design clues, crimes, and plot twists for the mystery of your dreams.

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