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?