But as I am nearing the end, I am seeing the importance of story organization. With a mystery--truly, this can be any story too, not just mysteries or similar genres--there are elements of a crime and the law enforcement agent seeking to discover the truth behind the crime (if there, in fact, is one) that authors do not want to miss something.
Along the way, I have made notes on various parts of the investigation, but I still go back, in case I miss something.
As with any story, be it short story to novel, I try to make notes as to where the story went and where it's going. Over the years, I have tweaked this process, and may still do so in the future. In the end, it's important to stay organized or else you'll make a mistake in your story and cause the reader to either stop reading your story or (and this is much worse) will never pick up one of your stories ever again.
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