2.18 Writing Mystery

Today's post is a little unusual as I'm taking you all to youtube! That's right, I found a camera that didn't instantly melt after filming me for five seconds. I know what you're thinking- but Kristy, does such a camera exist? Yes, yes, it does.

So today I spoke about my top tips for writing mystery genre.



Apologies in advance as the audio was a little low. I was using my phone's audio and I've since discovered that I need a mic even for my awesome phone.

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