1. THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES
with Kate Messner
Maine Reading Round Up 2013

2. www.katemessner.com/maine-reading-
round-up

7. Where Do We Start?
IDEAS!

18. Where do you get ideas
for your books?
The Power of WHAT IF…?

31. Where do you get ideas
for your books?
Write what you know…

41. EYE OF THE STORM - A TORNADO NOVEL SET IN 2050
COMING IN MARCH 2012

43. The Star Spangled Setup

46. Revision
(not editing)

47. GUESS HOW MANY DRAFTS?

48. 14!

51. Revision
(not editing)

55. Copy Edits
(final proofreading)

58. The Star Spangled Setup

65. Mystery Writing
• CRIME
• SUSPECTS
• MOTIVES
• INVESTIGATORS
• MOTIVES
• CLUES
• FALSE CLUES

66. LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
CRIME

67. LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
SUSPECT 1
MOTIVE
SUSPECT 2
MOTIVE
CRIME
SUSPECT 3
MOTIVE

68. LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
SUSPECT 1
INVESTIGATOR
MOTIVE
MOTIVE
SUSPECT 2
INVESTIGATOR
MOTIVE
MOTIVE CRIME
SUSPECT 3
INVESTIGATOR
MOTIVE
MOTIVE

69. THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES
with Kate Messner
Maine Reading Round Up 2013

70. www.katemessner.com/maine-reading-
round-up