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Originally Posted by Anna Drake
I love Midsomer Murders -- especially with the first male lead. I never thought about them having a formula before. Not surprising perhaps. The mystery genre has it's rules; then toss in the required three act construction for novels, etc., and there isn't much wiggle room. Still, IMHO, completing a novel is difficult even with the help of all those rules.
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I like the midsomer murder shows too. As for the rules I tend to think of them more as a basic structure on which a story can be built. I mean to use the house analogy you can use the same tools to build a small house or a mansion. The layout will be different and what goes inside once it's finished may vary but the basic techniques used to build both are the same.