Novel Kicks Writing Room: Creating a Crime

Published March 19, 2025 | By Laura

Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.

Crime podcasts and novels have become really popular in recent years. I can date my interest back to the time I listened to the first Serial series. There was something about how the story was told that really got my interest. I was trying to work out what happened. What evidence did they have for and against?

So, today, I thought it would be interesting to plot out a similar situation.

You have someone who has been accused of a crime and someone who has been the victim of one.

The perpetrator – who are they? How old are they? What was their relationship to the victim? Interests? Hobbies? Personality.

Who was the victim? How old were they? Hobbies? Interests? Personality? What put them in harms way?

Create the two people. Then write a small piece about the actual crime. Do it from one point of view and then from the other, making sure there is some conflicting information. Is the perpetrator claiming they didn’t do it? How serious was the crime?

You could even create a mind map whilst putting all the information together. This might be a great way to see how things connect or disconnect.

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.

Novel Kicks Writing Room: Creating a Crime

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