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Two suggestions: 1) Flag your intention as early as possible. Open your novel with a line like, "Some mysteries aren't meant be solved." 2) Be vague about the clues: what matters is how your cha...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:45:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/32740 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Kramii Reinstate Monica
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2019-12-08T07:45:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
Two suggestions: 1) Flag your intention as early as possible. Open your novel with a line like, "Some mysteries aren't meant be solved." 2) Be vague about the clues: what matters is how your characters respond to them, not what they are. By being vague, your readers _can't_ try to solve them.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-01-23T08:53:21Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 6