In this episode we field some questions about elemental mystery. Here they are!

• How do you balance between two mysteries in the same story?
• What types of mysteries can fit well as sub-plots?
• What do you do when beta readers figure out the mystery really early?
• In the MICE quotient, are mysteries all “Idea” stories?
• How do you write a protagonist who is smarter than you are?
• How do you make sure your genius protagonist is still experiencing an interesting struggle?
• How do you make a kidnap victim more than just a MacGuffin?
• How “literary” can you make your mystery?

Liner Notes: The movie Howard referred to is Cellular, with Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, and Jason Statham.

Credits: This episode was recorded by Daniel Thompson, and mastered by Alex Jackson. 

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