# Event Details - **Event Name**: Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 04:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Mystery is the heart of all narrative, its pulse is the fine tension between question and perception, wonder and suspense.About this EventFor the purposes of this workshop our prose need not hinge on a crime, a culprit, or a private eye. We’ll build inquiry into fictional ecosystems and discuss how the mechanics of mystery (the structural and craft-oriented choices) can haunt, provoke, or fuse our prose. This class will benefit participants who have a vision for a project, but don’t know where to begin, as well as those who have a work or works in progress. The goal is to find the heart of the mystery in your project and deepen, develop, or pursue it—or to begin from a question or an inquiry and allow a world to blossom around it. Together, we’ll investigate different strategies for enhancing mystery, such as the uncanny coincidence, incongruous details, and repetition. We’ll analyze excerpts from mysterious works that demonstrate these techniques. We’ll generate new work modeled on these examples.About the teacher:Jessica Alexander has taught creative writing workshops at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Franklin and Marshall College, Porchlight Literary Arts Center, The Fairweather Project, and The Iowa Summer Writing Festival, among other places. Her novella, None of This Is an Invitation (co-written with Katie Jean Shinkle) was published by Astrophil Press in summer 2023. Her story collection, Dear Enemy, was the winning manuscript in the 2016 Subito Prose Contest. Her collaborative memoir (co-written with Vi Khi Nao) That Woman Could Be You came out with BlazeVox in April 2022. Her novel, Agnes, We’re Not Murderers is forthcoming from Clash Books in 2026.For details about our refund and class cancellation policy, visit . - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chattanooga/fiction-and-fascination-how-to-build-mystery-into-your-writing/100001984968090994 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art, contests, festivals, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 28.52, max: 28.52, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Chattanooga - **state**: TN - **country**: United States - **location**: The Chattery - **lat**: 35.0321934 - **long**: -85.30325760000001 - **full address**: The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Avenue, Chattanooga, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/231cea73289aa7daf110deacebe48774a2554d55373f93f3b2133f0545eff114-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1773280272 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing being held? - **A:** Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing takes place on Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 04:30 pm at The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Avenue, Chattanooga, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing? - **A:** Tickets for Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing are priced at USD 29 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityFiction and FascinationUSD 29 + USD 4 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing? - **A:** Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing is organized by The Chattery. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at The Chattery's events? - **A:** Attendees have given The Chattery a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. The Chattery has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Fiction and Fascination: How to Build Mystery into Your Writing is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chattanooga, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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