I am considering developing an investigative narrative to help create an engaging read, since there are so many unanswered questions about Richard Cabell's life and I can only write about the aspects I do know. Therefore, the narrative can lead the reader through me trying to find out as much as I can about this man's life, in effect, following me on my journey to discovering more about this man. I will include my own thoughts and feelings about the man, asking rhetorical and non-rhetorical questions, probably that readers will have too. I am also considering writing in a non-linear structure, since my research is steering more towards that of Arthur Conan Doyle and the influence Richard Cabell's stories had on his own writing, I may begin with Doyle visiting Dartmoor and then perhaps flashback to the 1600s during the time of Cabell and his evil influences on the village. Hopefully, this will be a more effective structure to entice readers than it being a chronological order of events, which can become tedious. This was discussed during Week 10 of lectures in which we discussed the various structures, such as, chronological, convoluted and manipulated time, which influenced me to choose the non-linear structure.
There is also the element of imagery that I can include to aid the realism of such a story, reminding the reader that this was indeed a real person. I can include images of his tomb, the markings inside and out, images of the moor and surrounding area; this would not only help me immerse myself into this man's life, but help the reader to do the same thing, which even more effective. Similarly, Kate Summerscale included an array of photographs in The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher of the family members, the manor house/scene of the murder, blueprints of the house and even the family tree. As a reader myself this really helped me feel as though I was a part of the investigation as more things were discovered.
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