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Hello, friends!

Hello, friends!

Hello, friends!

Spinning the threads of your series and career.

Welcome back to Behind the Scenes! Since the final chapter of Death Casts a Spell published yesterday, today I’m sharing the complete Scene Index for the novel.

I walked home, turning up my collar against the wind from a gathering storm.

At last we come to the conclusion of The Tangled Web Twists the Plot! I hope you have enjoyed taking this journey with me.

Welcome back to Behind the Scenes! In yesterday’s chapter, I revealed the final twist of Death Casts a Spell—which means it’s finally time to unveil my Clue Index in all its glory!

A week later, I went to pay a call on Mrs.

Today we’re going to be talking about a twist that lets us shift the frame of your mystery in a way your reader rarely suspects.