Tired of your characters lounging around sipping tea and avoiding conflict? Throw them into a mystery so twisted even you won’t know who did it. Warning: writing this may cause uncontrollable plotting and dramatic gasps.
The Writing Prompt:
The town’s most beloved baker vanished the morning of the county fair, leaving behind only a blood-smeared spatula and a note that said, “Tell Margaret it wasn’t personal.”
Was it about love? Muffin sabotage? A sourdough starter gone sentient? You decide.
Opening Example:
Detective Eloise Grant eyed the half-eaten blueberry muffin like it was mocking her. The note, scrawled in lipstick on parchment, fluttered in the breeze as if it had secrets. And somewhere in the distance, the calliope music of the fair turned sinister.
