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I have been doing a lot of thinking (honestly just a couple hours) and have come up with a brilliant strategy

Do you remember me talking about Detective Izzy, a character I've had for a long time that I even used in a homework assignment a while back?

Yes, well I've been trying to figure out how to use him but struggled to since none of the mysteries are long enough to be a full novel

That's when it hit me

One story may not be a full novel, but a collection of them could be!

It'll start in the middle of the mystery (there's an actually Latin term for that but I can't remember it) and the story will be revealed via flashbacks, interrogations, and/or exploring the area

By the end of it the reader will have a complete sense of the mystery, Izzy's personality, and reasons each suspect may have done it

Then, of course, Izzy will explain who did do it, why, and how

That makes it sounds simple but it'll be more then just that

That's the premise

But like I said, these stories are incredibly short, so even if I gather a bunch of them in one book (my plan is 15 stories in one costing 7 dollars on Amazon and maybe sell at Walmart if I can) how can I be sure it'll be novel length?

Easy

Super long descriptions!

Just fluff it up with weirdly long vivid imagery and a paragraph can feel like forever!

However, I suck at vivid imagery

Which is where the Forums comes in!

I'm going to use my Whodunit series to improve my mystery genre descriptions!

I'll still keep the crime scene itself vague if it's supposed to be g'ry but I want to use this place to improve my skill!

Sorry, just wanted to ramble about my idea I had last night

A fun word this week!

Sonder: That moment when you realize you're not the only person on this Earth and other people are living lives just as complex as yours

I've always known this but never really considered it

Let me go learn how to use it in context quick…

Uuuuuh

Kinda weird, so I might be using it a bit wrong

"I had a sudden slap in the face with sonder as I looked around, seeing all the families living their unique lives."

Even if that's wrong I hope you learned something and I'll see you next week!

Today's brilliance:

"Wisdom come from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom."

-Terry Pratchett

You know that scene from the Gen 8 anime where Eevee makes the silly faces at the Impidimps?

That's what I'm doing to y'all!

🤪😝🤪

My super duper wise words to help you get through life for today is:

"Those people who think they know everything is a great annoyance to those of us who do."

-Isaac Asimov

And to make up for missing yesterday:

"Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive."

-Elbert Hubard

So I'm doing Literature as my Summer Class and it's made me realize a few things about my Lance and Homare story

First, I noticed that I only planned on building their relationship, no conflict between them planned

However, that is unrealistic

Every relationship has conflict at some point, so I'll have to find a way to make one happen

I don't want it to feel forced, though, so I'll need to have some sort of event that causes it…

The next thing is they are supposed to have a mortal flaw that makes their character imperfect and human-like

I know what those are

Lance has been looked down on his whole life, so he has a drive to prove himself worthy and get the attention he never received

Homare is a people pleaser, working hard to meet all expectations put on him, even if he doesn't want to do it

I may have these personality traits, but I'm not 100% sure how I'll incorporate them and have them over come it

Some things to think about…

Now for a moment of nonsense wisdom:

"I'll turn him into a flea, a harmless, little flea, and then I'll put that flea into a box, and then I'll put that box inside of another box, and then I'll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives... MANIACAL VILLAIN LAUGHTER I'LL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER!!!"

Cookie+Gold Star to whoever knows who said that!

Here's today's bit of wisdom:

"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I've finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already."

-Dave Barry

(This is my fav lol)

You know, I feel a bit left out on the nickname fun!

D... Fineas/Fifi... PM... Volts... E8E... MD... UZ... Cal...

So many of the active users have some sort of nickname, but we can't do that with my name!

H, Had, Hade, and Des aren't all that grand and just removing my numbers don't count for anything

Hmm...

Oh well!

Just wanted to complain lol

I'm in a mood...

I wish @UnovanZorua profile wasn't private... I just really want to go on it and scream "DELPHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX!!!" for no reason.

Now, for a moment of funny truth:

"If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock."

-Claude McDonald

WORD OF THE WEEK PEEPS!!!

Pay attention!

Velleity: It is to want something but make no real effort to achieve it

In other words, a lazy person complaining about something

For example, I want to get fit. Talk about it to myself often. Have I started working out yet? No. I say I desire this but never actually try to do it. I have a velleity to get fit but never even try.

Hope you learned something!

Daily quote:

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, amd lie about your age."

-Lucille Ball

(I'll be honest, I looked up wise but funny quotes. I love this one! If I read a book or watch a movie that says something I like I'll use it but for now I'll rely on Google)

A Moment of Wisdom:

"The person who says their partner can't take a joke, forgets the partner took them."

-Oscar Wilde

(I removed pronouns from the quote but same meaning)