Everyone is the hero of their own story

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This is a little exercise I sometimes do, to help me write. It’s probably old news to some authors, and won’t work for others, but for me it’s a useful little bit.

I write Felix’s mysteries in first-person voice. This means that we see the case unfolds through Felix’s eyes, we learn the evidence at the same time as him, and we are privy to his current mood and thoughts about the possible resolution.

But, of course, he is not the only player in the field. The focus on Felix might mean that th...