How to Write a Puzzle Box

"I love dropping something that I know is a clue fairly early in the book and then dropping something later in the book which of itself wouldn't really be a clue," he says. "It points up the existence of that first thing and positively identifies it as a clue." He also loves to use writing prompts, like 'Puzzle box' or 'John for Travolta's soul' The author was speaking with Diana Roland who writes police procedural paranormal romances.