Write
the Perfect Crime Novel
Most
people are born with the natural ability to (0) ... stories, but only a rare few
have the determination to become professional authors, and even fewer have the
joy of seeing their novels top the (1) ... of bestselling books. Some of the world's
famous crime writers have achieved the (2) ... success of all. Who can (3) ...
the appeal of famous detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot?
Even if you haven't read the (4) ... books you will have seen them in films or
on the TV.
If you have an ambition to become the (5) ... Agatha Christie what
should you do? The best starting (6) ... is to read lots of examples of crime
fiction written by good authors. You will need a notebook to carry around with
you or, (7) ... better, some loose (8) ... of paper that you can (9) ... notes
on and then file into a folder. After all, the most everyday situation - for example,
watching a woman get (10) ... a train - may be the (11) ... for your first bestseller.
Like
any good recipe you have to know the main (12) ... of a successful novel. These
are: an original story, strong characters and a memorable setting.
| 1 | | A
| | queue | | B | | list | C | | row | D | | line |
| 2 | | A
| | largest | | B | | greatest | C | | highest | D | | prime |
| 3 | | A | | deny | | B | | refuse | C | | insist | D | | hide |
| 4 | | A | | first | | B | | initial | C | | early | D | | original |
| 5 | | A | | next
| | B | | following | C | | subsequent | D | | later |
| 6 | | A | | spot | | B | | tip | C | | point | D | | mark |
| 7 | | A | | even | | B | | still | C | | very | D | | so |
| 8 | | A | | strips | | B | | sheets | C | | layers | D | | pieces |
| 9 | | A | | complete | | B | | do | C | | fill | D | | make |
| 10 | | A | | out | | B | | down | C | | off | D | | from |
| 11 | | A | | notion | | B | | idea | C | | invention | D | | inspiration |
| 12 | | A | | parts | | B | | ingredients | C | | pieces | D | | sections |
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