![]() The Crime genre has five necessary conventions: Without these, the reader will be confused, unsettled, or bored and quit reading. Conventions set up genre reader expectations. Genre CONVENTIONS are specific requirements for the story’s ALTERNATE WORLD, AVATARS, or circumstances that create conflict and enable solutions. The exposure of the criminal gives readers a sense of that security when the criminal is exposed. This occurrence may be associated with an internal loss of the sense of right and wrong. Real life doesn’t always result in justice. The root causes of threats to human security are often a mystery. Often the protagonist must choose between their own safety and society’s safety or the victim of the injustice. The CLIMAX of the Crime genre is the exposure of the Criminal’s identity. However, criminals often go unpunished in a successful Crime story. ![]() If the criminal is never exposed, the reader feels cheated. After exposure, the reader experiences satisfaction when “the penny drops” and things finally add up. Core Emotionīefore the protagonist exposes the criminal, the reader feels intrigue-a desire to see the puzzle solved. The protagonist acts on behalf of larger society to pursue justice for agency-deprived victims. Core ValueĬrime stories show readers justice and injustice as well as gradations between and beyond them, including tyranny and unfairness. A secondary need of returning order to a chaotic world often reflects the protagonist’s inner chaos. Crime is an existential threat to the security and coherence of society, so the justice-focused protagonist must find the wrongdoers and bring them to justice. The core need for safety in a Crime story arises when the inciting crime is discovered. The FOUR CORE FRAMEWORK helps us meet reader expectations by bringing the core of our story into focus to create an irresistible, memorable, and shareable experience for the reader. The Four Core Framework of the Crime Genre
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