How to plant clues about your mystery's villain

The villain or culprit in your mystery should make sense once his or her guilt is revealed.

But how do you plant the seeds without being too obvious?

Author Zara Altair suggests some strategies to reveal clues about your mystery’s villain on her Write Time blog, along with examples to illustrate.

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