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Chapter 2 is at least done in draft- ready to read to the West Side Gang tomorrow night.
One of the trials of mysteries in series is how to bring in the backstory for the characters without just doing a boring info dump. This chapter has Ana and Cora driving to town, and talking about the bloody hatchet. In the process, they cover a lot of Cora's history. Hopefully it's not too dull, and it moves the hatchet to the Sheriff's office.
Here's an excerpt:
“I’m surprised the Post Office delivered it. I heard they were really cracking down on vague addresses, and packages without a return label,” I said. But I thought maybe rural areas were still more forgiving.
“There wasn’t a street address, and whoever sent it knew I have a museum, but they still addressed the box to Mrs. Gerald Caulfield.”
“That is funny. Maybe it’s some kind of warning for Jerry.”
“Then they don’t know that I’m not speaking to him,” Cora said through tight lips.
How do you feel about the backstory in mystery series? Do you like bits woven in as the plot unfolds, or do you prefer getting a hefty dose of information right at the beginning of the book?
1 comment:
I like to get it gradually. It sounds more like in real life where things often just drizzle out.
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