Pernell Rogers – Writer

Hello, all. My collection is still with my editor. In the meantime, I came up with an idea for a second mystery. I’m not supposed to be writing any more, but I enjoy it too much. Again, writing a mystery is so different from a supernatural story.

Creating the crime, constructing the characters, and selecting a protagonist are the most challenging for me. It also pushed me to use an unfamiliar point of view: Omniscient POV. As I developed the crime, I knew each character’s motivation and attitudes. It’s as if I was watching a television show or a movie. I knew everything that was going to happen. Then, once I found my protagonist and gave them some flaws, I could start writing the actual story.

The beginning of the actual story came together nicely, but lately, it takes time to develop more scenes. I’m basically writing a scene a day. But, as I contemplated my character’s actions, I realized I could change my original antagonist to someone else. It would be a nice twist. So, I wrote out an alternate ending, something like the movie version of ‘Clue’. I’m leaning toward the second ending, but I may have a third ending. Not sure yet. With me having troubles with my ending, mysteries offer me a chance to pick and choose.

Take Care!!!

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