Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Locked-Room Mysteries with bestselling author Stuart Turton. During the episode, Stuart unlocks the mysteries of locked-room scenarios, including the appeal of them as readers and writers, key elements of locked-rooms, containing your setting and characters, using characters to control the mystery, tools for managing pacing and tension, keeping locked-room mysteries fresh and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Stuart. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to check out part one: • Stuart Turton talks Th...
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0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
6:13 - The appeal of locked-room mysteries
11:45 - Why write a locked-room mystery?
16:55 - Key elements of locked-rooms
23:50 - Containing your setting
29:51 - Using characters to control a mystery
33:59 - Tools for managing pacing and tension
41:00 - Keeping locked-room mysteries fresh
45:59 - Reviews and ratings (off-topic)
48:50 - Outro
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