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should be that the “hook”—
despite the clues you
deliberately drop into the
narrative—should hold the
readers’ attention until the
very end.
their eyes and picture the lead
characters, and connect with
them. The film Sholay
released in 1975. Almost 45
years later,Gabbar, Thakur,
Jai, Veeru, Basantiand even
Characterization is another
extremely critical component
in storytelling. The characters
should be realistic for readers
to relate to without a struggle;
they should be able to close
"CRIME FICTION IS THE EASIEST TO
READ, BUT IT IS FAIRLY COMPLEX
TO PLOT AND PEN."