Writing Tip: Removing All Evidence

May 18, 2009 by
Filed under: Research 

Today’s writing tip deals with the bread and butter of mystery writing, evidence. Evidence sure isn’t the same thing it was in the early days of the mystery genre. Back in the day, you had blood stains, fingerprints, and maybe the great evidence from a noisy neighbor suffering from insomnia the night that the murder took place. Sure, all of that still applies, along with plenty of deduction and interrogation. A new kid on the block adds another dimension to the evidence-gathering procedure, the Internet.

The Internet is an odd phenomenon. Somehow, when someone is creating their missive about the horrible job they have or their ex-wife, they forget that it’s not as anonymous as it may seem. We associate anonymity or the lack thereof, with the absence of a face. Avatars don’t count. We feel safe behind this curtain of anonymity we think we have.

Think about it. Think about all the evidence you create in a day. There’s your website or blog if you have one or both. Your tweets show up in Google. If you’re active on the forums, guess what? It’s more Internet evidence. Instant messaging? There’s a trail. Commenting on blogs? Well, it depends on whether or not the blog owner is allowing comments to be crawled, but you get the idea. If your suspect is on the Internet, he is creating a block of evidence. What’s a suspect to do?

Certainly, Internet Explorer and Firefox are lending a hand with new “privacy mode” browsing. There is also evidence eliminator software available. Take the time to research an evidence eliminator review and you’re on your way. In any case, the Internet is like the DNA of the computer world. Evidence is created as soon as your suspect dials in. With the modern day mystery writer, the Internet offers a new, challenging twist to the process of catching your crook.

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