Mysterious Story Ideas

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Easy Guide On How To Write A Mysterious Story
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1. Know the Difference between Mystery and
Thriller
2. Read Mystery Books to Get More Mysterious
Story Ideas

• Mystery stories usually start with a crime at
  hand be it a murder, rape, kidnapping, etc.
  Whereas thriller stories establish a plot and
  eventually takes you to the main crime. In a
  thriller, the story revolves around if the main
  character can stop the crime from happening.

• Read classic mystery novels like The Adventures
  of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or A
  Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne. While
  reading pay attention to the minutest of details
  from the plot, characters, location, era,
  appearances of the main characters, etc.

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3. Give Words To Your Own Mysterious Story Idea
4. Take Some Real-Life Inspiration

• Remember, whether you are writing about a
  coldblooded murder or a kidnapping going wrong,
  the misdeed must at all be the epicentre of your
  story. You can then start with building a rough
  story around your story idea. Build the outline
  first by answering who, how, what and when.

• Once you have decided on the crime of your story,
  look up some real-life instances that can give
  you an intricate idea about how such a crime
  takes place in real life.

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5. Character Building
6. Emphasis On The Surrounding

• You need to give equal focus to all the
  characters that will bring your story together.
  Your hero may be an amateur sleuth or the partner
  of the victim his or her character has to be
  relatable and convincing for the readers. The
  hero is usually the eyes and ears for the reader
  to navigate through the story.

• Lean a bit harder on the era and location in
  which your story is taking place. This is the
  sixth pillar of coming up with mysterious story
  ideas and also the most neglected one.

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7. Show More and Tell Less
8. Opening Plot Is Prime

• The common characteristic of a great writer is he
  can make the story come live in the head of the
  reader. You need to try and get there.
• For this take recourse to descriptive writing.
  Create your plot using descriptive writing so
  your reader himself can get clues and can
  explore.

• You have 2-3 pages to win your reader. So, make
  the most of it. Your start point has to be
  intriguing enough for the reader to stay put and
  then unfold the mystery.
• Based on your storyline come up with the best
  opening. Once you have drafted it, share it with
  a few close friends and take their opinion as a
  reader.

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9. Do Not Make It Obvious Keep Enough Twists
10. Rewrite

• Red herrings are the wrong hints that are present
  in the story that can make the reader believe as
  he or she has almost solved the crime. These
  misdirections are engaging and fun. Having many
  wrong leads should be at the top tier of the
  mysterious story ideas.

• The last and the most important tip about writing
  mystery is to know that seldom you will get it
  right on the first go.
• So, the advice here is to have as many drafts as
  possible. Keep rewriting your plots and do not
  stop until you are fully contented.

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