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Mystery: May 13, 2015 Issue [#6982]

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 This week: Puzzles And Riddles
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About This Newsletter

Hi, everyone! I'm Gaby and I'm your editor for this week's issue of the Mystery Newsletter.


I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic.
~ Harry Houdini


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Letter from the editor

For the past few months I've been searching for a good book which will teach me how to create riddles in English. While I speak and write in the said language, riddles and puzzles are harder to come up with in order to make them understandable. Those I've found and read weren't easy to write or understand. So how do I learn something I can hardly interpret? I gave up. The riddles intrigued me so much that I couldn't let go and so I needed up searching some more. Finding them was easy, deciphering them, not so much, and creating one on my own looked impossible!

Few books contain riddles which you get to decipher alongside the main character. It's almost like a treasure hunt, only, not in every case do you uncover gold or precious stones. Sometimes, it shows you the ugly truth of a life wasted. Other times, just a sad life cut too short. Whatever the outcome, the search to uncover the truth is the most important thing.

The few mystery books containing riddles made it more fun to read. I'd even write them down so I can understand how it created a puzzle for the reader, which is revealed throughout the story. It made sense, but I was far from creating my own. And then it hit me. It wasn't like a hammer on a nail; more like a gentle wind, and it gave me that 'duh' moment. Poetry!

A lot of us writers aren't good poets or aren't poets at all and while you may wonder what poetry and mystery have in common, the answer is the same. It's like a woman's heart, full of secrets, which are unveiled only if and when necessary. *Wink*

Naturally, I'm curious. Do you ever incorporate poetry into your writing, especially riddles? How do you come up with it?

Looking forward to your answers!
~ Gaby *Witchhat*


Editor's Picks

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A girl gets the rare chance to see again, but are the eyes of a stranger something more...
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A reference to a dangerous game
#2033882 by Mark Edward Rom Author IconMail Icon

 
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Someone abducted Jane Doe from her home at night
#456047 by Kings Author IconMail Icon

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Satirical, drama/comic wit, twisted and dark humor and visions of profound nothingness.
#1906617 by ThothAmmun Author IconMail Icon

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A poem based on the theme of 'mystery'. Any feedback appreciated!
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An unknown secret that hides deep in the crevices of my mind.
#894554 by Kings Author IconMail Icon

 
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