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Chessie
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I also love that feeling of making it to a certain point in a story and being able to connect the dots behind it. For my stories, all I can say is that it's intuitive. I get a sense of when I should be laying clues and if I've already moved past that point and get an idea for it later, I'll go back and add it in. Foreshadowing and clues are the main reason why mystery is my other favorite genre. There are some real master authors who've been able to lay clues down the entire time without me even noticing until much later. I've never figured out a good mystery ahead of time either.