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Trivial Things
Is it possible to tell engaging stories about trivial things that happen in life?
Your life - no matter how dull to you - can be a treasure trove for others to find out about.
I live in a large apartment complex. Of course I don't know everyone, but there are some neighbors that I've started chatting with. One neighbor in particular just loves giving me the latest about the neighbors that live next to his apartment. He's lived here since the 1990s, so he knows people's life stories and he is not afraid to retell them to anyone who will listen.
A few things I learned about some of my neighbors are so weird, you wouldn't think it's possible. For well over a decade, a man lived here without paying rent. His mother did that for him. This man in question was in his 50s. The man did not work, had no hobbies, and went to places with free wifi for entertainment. When he moved out, he left all of his furniture behind because he had no place to put it.
He was leading a very boring life, yet so strange and mysterious. Why did his mother pay his rent? Why did he never try to find work and earn an income? Where is he now? People like him, that fall just outside of the "norm," but not enough to stand out, are what I imagine Franz Kafka tried to portray in some of his stories. People who live straightforward, but then something throws them off and suddenly there is a story there.
Do you have such a neighbor? One who appears to be boring, but conceals strange things? Write that story!
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For my last Mystery Newsletter "Interview With the Pre-teen" , I got the following replies:
StephBee  wrote: Great interview! I think you've summed up what that age is looking for. My 12 year old loves the Percy Jackson series. He likes, the action, the adventure, the quest, the characters and it's not overly romantic which appeals to him as well.
Yes, the Percy Jackson series is still very popular in this family.
BIG BAD WOLF is Howling  wrote: Some mysteries are very large.
Yup.
benjwriter14 wrote: Great article. I've been trying to get into a pre-teen mystery but can't seem to get the project started. If I had only thought of probing their minds. Where are my brain probes again? I know I saw them around her somewhere, I thought I sat them down next my skull drill. J/K, great interview.
 Maybe keep the skull drilling for the "older" audience. Then again ... go right ahead and mind-probe. 
Quick-Quill  wrote: I think this is an excellent idea. However not practical. I gave 5 people a story for pre-teens to read. All the adults said, "Sure I'll have my child read it." I gave them a question page to answer so it would be easy to get an idea of what they thought. The response. NOT ONE! NOT ONE ADULT came back with a response. When asked if the child read it. "I think so. I gave it to them but we were so busy." Is this why homework isn't done? I know my story wasn't important but if you offer, then follow through.
Those adults failed their children.
Marci Missing Everyone  wrote: I have a twelve year old son who is not an avid reader. I'm sure I would have gotten even less profound answers! 
It's been a while. Maybe try now?
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