Mystery
Cartes Noires: A Creative Writing Exercise For Mystery and Detective Fiction
·1875 words·9 mins
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Writing Prompts
Constrained Writing
Exercise
Mystery
Novel
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Writing Prompt
Cartes Noires is a creative writing exercise to help you craft the plot for a mystery novel in about 30 minutes using only a standard deck of playing cards and your imagination. With it, it is possible to make an elaborate, whodunnit story on the fly.