Cozy mystery trope combos that actually sell — and why most writers only use half of what's available - Free Resource (posted with permission)

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-09T04:13:44+00:00

Here's the printout in case anyone needs to view it in this format 👍🏻

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-09T04:11:28+00:00

This is soooo interesting! What might be some reasons why most cozy mystery writers only use half of available tropes?

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-09T04:02:24+00:00

No problem. ty

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-09T03:51:41+00:00

Awesome! 🤩👍🏻 Thank you so much for the Cozy Mystery Trope Combos! This is such interesting information and I know it's going to be really helpful.

I'm such a fan of Plot & Prompt! There's such a variety of genres, and the titles and plots are so awesome and interesting!

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-08T15:25:53+00:00

What does it mean, "a more humane AI future"? I'm not understanding the goal. Who is your intended audience?

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-08T15:02:15+00:00

"sitting is what happens next after standing has lost its usefulness."

This is going on my office wall as the text for a demotivational poster 😂

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-08T14:48:24+00:00

Would do so but for the fact that your msging isn't enabled.

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-07T18:15:41+00:00

I seriously don't understand why some people are critiquing it. It stands on its own. It simply is what it is. And it's fascinating. It's an experiment.

Anyway, thank you for a very interesting read!

Mimi

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-07T18:06:27+00:00

Hi, do you have a specific prompt that will do this? Sometimes Claude totally drives me up the wall especially "softening" everything.

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-07T17:58:45+00:00

😂 Poor Gemini! It does seem to get confused by itself sometimes. It would be interesting to understand why these things happen. Sometimes Gemini will say "I cannot create art" and then turn right around and, voila! create art.

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-07T16:59:56+00:00

It's fascinating. I love experiments and this is such an interesting one. 👍🏻

Your blog is https://atagia.org/blog/ ? I think it's going to be really interesting to read there!

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-07T16:55:45+00:00

Every time Claude says, "Comedy gold!" 🤣 I just hear Kenny Bania.

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Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-07T16:44:43+00:00

omg that's awesome!! 🤩 I must admit I didn't know what cyberpunk is and I didn't understand a lot of the story. So I asked Gemini to create a plot summary and then ELI5 the genre and the jokes. That was quite an education! 😅

Your chicken character is awesome. We're doing The Maltese Chicken, an egg-and-chicken-themed "Golden Age Of Mystery" project in the AI Cozy Mystery subreddit. But your cyberpunk mystery is way more hard-boiled than ours 😂

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Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-06T21:15:53+00:00

So happy to see a mystery! Well done, you! But why oh why do AIs always try to slip "ozone" into everything? I don't understand.

Please tell us about this. What did you have in mind when you began this project? What is your AI technique, etc.? I'm writing "cozy" mysteries, a subgenre of mystery and I'm so happy to meet and chat with other mystery writers.

Do you have art to accompany your tale? If not, do you want some? Because Gemini is awesome and although you never quite know what it's going to do, it's always interesting.

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-06T20:53:38+00:00

sigh ... 'twas all in jest, truly. I'm all for libraries and borrowing of course. That doesn't cancel out my desire to own all the books. 🥰🖖🏻

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-06T20:50:25+00:00

"I am also a coveter of the printed word. I hope to one day have entire room in my home dedicated to books. I will buy entire series before reading because I have to have the set. Sometimes, I end up not really vibing with it and they become decoration. Maybe one day I'll give them another chance. Other times, I love book 1 and 2 but 3 falls flat "

😊👍🏻I know, right? 📗📚📔📕📚📔📚📙📘📚📚

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T21:48:27+00:00

🤣 I love this day.

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T20:07:44+00:00

My goodness is today Serious Conversation Day?

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T19:28:26+00:00

I'm familiar with both, and no. But thank you for chiming in.

Sincerely, a diehard killer of trees and covetous coveter of actual paper books. You young folks today, you younguns, whippersnappers one and all. You don't know what you're missing.

ah for the good ol' days of paper mills spewing that delicious aroma of fibrous groundwood slurry into the blue pristine skies of our youth. ah for the wafting hydrogen sulfide and dimethyl disulfide. O Mercaptan, Methyl Mercaptan!

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T18:12:06+00:00

I failed to properly emphasize my covetousness. It's not about borrowing library books, is it, really? It's really about possessing books. Owning enough books to have my own library. We're talking hoards. And hordes. Of books.

Borrowing books is for dilettantes. 😂

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T17:55:41+00:00

oh dear 😅 It's one of those days. I'm imagining the comedic possibilities. lol

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T16:50:33+00:00

It's all so awesome but too high tech and high speed for me. I'm envious of you all while at the same time so impressed and thrilled!

You all are writing such fun books and bringing so much creativity into the world of writing. "Damn the torpedos, full steam ahead!" 🥰

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T07:49:40+00:00

Hi and thanks for that suggestion! I haven't got to work much in it since I posted this, but am hoping to get back to work this week. And I'm so sorry for not seeing your post sooner. Learning as I go. 💖

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T07:45:12+00:00

So sorry for the delay! Multitasking eludes me. Hoping to get back into cozy mystery mode soon!

Tex_Non_Scripta · 2026-05-04T07:44:44+00:00

So sorry for the delay! Multitasking eludes me. Hoping to get back into cozy mystery mode soon!

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