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I'm reading daily crime stories in newspapers, just to have an idea to write a detective story. But the crimes I read about aren't helpful to create a plot. I mean, they are really boring and all ...
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I'm reading daily crime stories in newspapers, just to have an idea to write a detective story. But the crimes I read about aren't helpful to create a plot. I mean, they are really boring and all the same. I don't have that kind of mind able to build something around a "normal" crime. How can I use real life crime to come up with ideas for writing a detective crime plot?