Hello Just a quick intro to me and I need some hints and a bit of help with idea and bits for the story I am writing. The only stories I have ever written before were at school for course work and stuff like that. I want to hold a murder mystery evening but need to write the story and out line my charactors first. I have write a fair bit and have all the main charactors and have built in some motives and side storylines already. I still have a way to go. I was wondering if anyone can help with little off shoots and give me some matter of fact comments on what they think of what I have written so far. Do I just post the story on this thread? or is there a particlar board which I would be best to go to? Thanks Hayley
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