The Tween Detectives - Oct. Prep Month

October 9th, 2017 - Definitions List

Oct. 09: - Definitions List ▼

(1) Create a list of definitions (see below) in a format easy to edit and expand.
(2) Optional: Brainstorm and describe an object critical to the plot. Add to definitions list.

In your definitions list, you'll flesh out details that you'll want to remember later for consistency. You won't have to dig through pages of scribbled notes to find whatever you decided about these definitions - they will all be compiled into a neat list / binder / database / note cards / whatever your favorite form of organization happens to be.

Example definitions for the Harry Potter series:
rules of magic
the Ministry of Magic
modes of transportation (apparition, Floo network, portkeys, flying, etc.)
the four Houses at Hogwarts
the sword of Gryffindor (note: this would also make a good plot background story)

Non-speculative examples requiring definitions:
a fictional student organization to which your protagonist belongs
the fictional company or division of the FBI for whom your protagonist works
the disease afflicting your protagonist, which is a real condition you need to research
the antique artifact your protagonist intends to heist

NOTE: You will have opportunities to revise the list throughout October, so this revision is not expected to be fully accurate or complete.


(1) Create a list of definitions (see below) in a format easy to edit and expand.

Buildings (Of course, the main setting is the Mountain Mansion. But there is also the Police Station in Middletown KS. So, is the treehouse they spend a lot of their mystery time in.)
Their forms of Transportation (Walking or Bicycling. That’s how they get around town the most.)
Where they live (They all live in different houses. Their bedrooms, kitchens, living room, basement, etc. may all be used in this mystery.)
Middletown KS (There are about fifteen thousand residences in this small town.)
The Haunted Mansion (It’s a large three-story mansion. And it has about two dozen rooms within it.)


(2) Optional: Brainstorm and describe an object critical to the plot. Add to definitions list.

It’s not the only thing that’s critical in this novel, series, but it’s still important. It’s their laptops. Each one of them have one. And they use them in different ways to unmask the phony ghosts.