Women Detectives writing prompt
The Detective Next Door
In a gated community known for its safety and uniformity, a series of seemingly random thefts challenge a young female detective who has recently moved in undercover. Her journey to unravel the mystery leads her to suspect her neighbors, and she must balance daily interactions with stealth investigations without blowing her cover.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Start with the confession, and make the story about why it's false.
- 2Make the detective wrong at the midpoint, for a good reason.
- 3End with the solution in a single line of dialogue.
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