Writing the Mystery

Category: Blog

  • Make the Most of Today

    It’s okay to not have it figured it out. It’s okay to wonder what’s next. It’s okay to feel behind when you look at others. What’s not okay is letting such feelings ruin your future. When you’re in school, you often think, “Man, I can’t wait to be done with school and be an adult!”…

  • Little Things Matter

    How do I make a difference? When I was younger, I used to spend a lot of time wondering how I could ‘change the world’. I thought about everything from raising millions of dollars to help homeless people to writing a bestselling novel that would bring thousands to Christ. Neither of those things have happened,…

  • A Reputation to Burn

    Do you ever feel judged? And I don’t mean the weird looks you get when you show up to a party wearing a Spider Man costume with a sparkly, pink tutu on top. In this case, the scowls are probably justified. I’m talking about the feeling you get when you join a group and instead…

  • One Bite at a Time

    There’s this poem I remember reading as a kid. (Just in case you’re wondering, it’s called Melinda Mae, by Shel Silverstein.) Anyways, this poem was about a girl, named Melinda, and she was determined to do something crazy. Melinda had her mind set on eating a whale, all the way from its head to its…

  • Look Up, Because They Are Too

    Happy Monday! Yes…it’s been a while since I’ve posted, I know, but I’m back now! About a month or two ago, I started writing down daily to-do lists to help me remember what I need to get done. It worked, so to this day, I continue to start my morning by jotting down a list…

  • YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE IT!

    GUYS! I just got back from A DATE!! 😊 That’s right…Nick asked me out on an official date! (Well, technically he’s like “do you want to go grab some dinner?” and I was like “Sure, which case do we need to discuss?” AND THEN he replied, “Oh, I didn’t mean like a business dinner…I just…

  • How to Escape (For Fun Of Course! 😅)

    Puzzle ideas: Hello and happy Tuesday! (Or whatever day it is!) K, here, and I’ve been working on some puzzles for my latest escape room! Above, I listed some of my ideas, so feel free to try to solve them! They’re not my best work, but sometimes it’s cool to play around with some new…

  • Let’s Get Danielle’s Name Off My Book

    So much for keeping my missions a secret… Oh yeah, Natalie (AKA Harper) here, and I just learned that DANIELLE decided to go ahead and publish what I had written about my most recent case. Did you hear me? SHE PUBLISHED IT. Like put it in a book, got someone to draw it’s cover, and…