Disclaimer first—I do not consider myself a professional anything, so my suggestions and tips should be taken as just one more person on the internet sharing his personal opinion based on his own experiences.  These tips and ideas may work for you too, but they may not.  Just saying. Writing Tip #021    When I’m writing, I’m always looking ahead.   I usually have the beginning, middle and end planned out before I even begin the first page.   That being said, there are still a lot of story points still needing to be added to make the story complete.   These story points can be anything from a simple comment or point of reference—maybe a foreshadowing to an entire scene in the story.   Sometimes, the entire idea for the book may have even stemmed from picturing one of these scenes in your head.   Especially when writing a mystery, all these story points add up to a lot to keep track of.   Over the course of writing the whole book, if you d...