WRITING OBSTACLE
Write the climax of a murder mystery story without any reference to the victim or the crime itself.
The climax can be defined as the point in the story with the highest tension and stakes. How will you drive the story without mentioning the crime?
Box
The silent taps started, around midnight with a slow noise
Was it the sound, of someone’s cane or a bunch of boys
Strang new visitors, and guests were here for a big feast
Some traveled from the far lands, and some from the east
Colorful tan suitcases, of mystery appeared on the parlor floor
Pink and gold hat boxes, and a box shaped like a gun in past war
Side by side, snidely looking glances were thrown across the room
Mystery surrounds them that night, with the air full of dark gloom