This is where we bring it all together! In this series, we've talked about many steps in planning a cozy murder mystery: planning clues, coming up with suspects, coming up with plot twists. In this video, we'll walk through the process of planning a cozy murder mystery from start to finish so you have a complete game plan for writing your mystery.

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0:00 Introduction
0:32 Step 1
2:46 Step 2
4:21 Step 3
5:03 Step 4
5:58 Step 5
10:01 Step 6
16:11 Step 7
17:09 Step 8
18:35 Step 9
19:48 Step 10
20:16 Step 11

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Step 1: Explore the promise of the premise: https://youtu.be/Vb7MdimyRl4
Step 2: Outline the investigation and chronic problem: https://youtu.be/OLAvEclvzA0
Step 3: Love Interest and Obstacle: https://youtu.be/DgoYDgFJSCw
Step 5: Choose an unexpected twist: https://youtu.be/92P4dflDYWI
https://youtu.be/yxJ26Er9_2M
https://youtu.be/5Z8UeG7YDiQ
Step 7: Invent false suspects: https://youtu.be/r1sMiogOZbU
Step 8: Diversionary maneuver: https://youtu.be/Jm7UIJF9wp0
Step 9: Plan clues: https://youtu.be/GNR0g60m0EI
Step 10: Outline: https://youtu.be/R9kc3lmAXKM
Step 11: Scene planning: https://youtu.be/b6uXJv_6LE4

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