Far Too Deep
Murder mystery novel
Inspiration- Books
Dark Secrets 1-
Legacy of Lies
Don’t Tell Dark Secrets 2-
No Time To Die
The Deep End of Fear
Dark Secrets 3-
Back Door of Midnight
Dark Secrets Series
InspirationThe Lying Game Series
Inspiration- Shows
Murder Mystery
Every murder has to incorporate three things: motive, means, and opportunity.
• Motive- Why the murder was committed
• Means- How the victim was killed
• Opportunity- When the murder happened, the killer had to have been able to commit the crime
Murder Mystery
When coming up with a murder, you have to work backwards.
• Have the main point of the story• Know the killer• Figure out why the killer’s incentive• Create “clues” that would help the main
character solve the murder• Come up with suspects• Put obstacles in the character’s way
Murder Mystery Writing Techniques• Work backwards
• Put yourself in place of the character
• Establish relationships between the victim and other characters
• Make the murder realistic and believable
• Use who, what, when, where, why, how
CharacterizationMain Character
Name: Sullivan ChaseAge/birthday: 17- born July
16th Looks:• Wavy, brown hair• Green eyesPersonality:• Smart• Resourceful• Determined• Inquisitive
Other Important Characters
• Ava Penson- victim• Jamie Chase- sister• Lily Marcovich-best friend• Carter Chance- Lily’s
friend• Paige Avern• Amy Houser- friend she
recently meets• Jane Duvello-school
principal• Brett Gray- police intern
Plot
• Sullivan has a dream that she is underwater, but no matter how hard she tries to get air, something holds her back.
• At the dance the next day, the principal announces that one of the students-Ava Penson- has died and was found in the lake nearby.
• Sullivan knows it is too much of a coincidence to her dream, and wants to find out what really happened. Carter and Lily help her get to Ava’s file to get more information, and uncover the killer.
• Meanwhile, Sullivan is constantly being haunted by her dream, and thinks she is seeing Ava’s ghost.
School Extension
• Improves Writing
• Creates a plot
• Incorporating new vocabulary
• Using outlines to plan characters and storyline
Any Questions?