Conspiracy Constructors
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Conspiracy Constructors series
May 20th, 2022
Conspiracy Constructors is about a story within a story. Cornelius H. Argler's hit novel Without a Trace stars an author murderering countless victims as he chronicles the events in his own story. When a group of four kids-- Locke, Maya, Puzo, and King all read this story in class and subsequently see Argler's odd behavior around town, they try to report his behavior to no avail. When no one believes them, they plan to frame Argler for the skeletons in his closet by recreating crime scenes from his book to make him look guilty. The forces combat each other across the span of a month in nail-bitingly astonishing twists and turns that are sure to make anyone want to read juuuust one more page.
Status: Available
Pages: 64
Chapters: 10 (+ Epilogue)
Crew
Author
Logan Bauer
Writer
Logan Bauer
Illustrator
Logan Bauer
Creative Consultants
The 2021-2022 Young Writers' Forum
Lalah West
Characters
Locke Oxford
Maya Anderson
Puyo Wade
King Septum
Cornelius H. Argler
Ms. Principal Luis
Carla
Ms. Gabe
Jeremy
Dave Allure
Made using Microsoft Word.
© 2022-2023 Logan Bauer. All rights reserved.
© 2022-2023 L.A.B. Productions. All rights reserved.
Small text edits made in 2023.
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Winner (Tie) - Best Author Award
May 20th, 2022
Presented to...
Logan Bauer - Conspiracy Constructors.
This was an award won at the 2022 Young Writers' Forum final meeting, where Logan Bauer tied for first place as the best author for his works in Domain Nineteen, with 37.5% of the vote going to him.
Winner - Cliffhanger Award
May 20th, 2022
Presented to...
Logan Bauer - Conspiracy Constructors.
This award was won by Logan Bauer at the 2022 Young Writers Forum final meeting, where he won the vote at 85.7%.
Winner - Humor Award
May 20th, 2022
Presented to...
Logan Bauer - Conspiracy Constructors.
This award was won by Logan Bauer at the 2022 Young Writers Forum final meeting, where he won the vote with 71.4%.
Winner - Design / Visuals Award
May 20th, 2022
Presented to...
Logan Bauer - Conspiracy Constructors.
This award was won by Logan Bauer at the 2022 Young Writers Forum final meeting, he won at 42.9%.
Winner - Favorite Character Award
May 20th, 2022
Presented to...
Logan Bauer - Conspiracy Constructors.
This award was won by Logan Bauer at the 2022 Young Writers Forum final meeting, with two characters from Conspiracy Constructors being named: Cornelius H. Argler and King.
Page Gallery
Image Gallery
The logo for the book, made using Autodesk Sketchbook debuting in the release of chapter 4 on April 1st, 2022.
The "Master Plan of Tie-Cuttin'" made by King as seen in Chapter 3 on page 8 that was drawn in Microsoft OneNote. The image's header was also styled to look as if it were made using said program.
Argler's signature as seen in Chapter 5 initially on page 21. Made using Microsoft OneNote.
Argler's signature alongside Principal Luis's as seen on page 39. Made using Microsoft OneNote.
A showcase of how the line between the signatures was done--by a box.
Concept art for an unused "neat" Argler signature.
Image of the WIP copy of Without a Trace seen on page 32 made using Microsoft OneNote.
Image of the final copy of Without a Trace seen on page 32 made using Microsoft OneNote.
Production for the family tree image made using Microsoft PowerPoint and OneNote.
Image of the final Argler Family Tree seen on page 45.
Image of King and Maya eating ice cream together as seen on page 63. They were drawn independently of the others. Made using Microsoft OneNote.
Concept art of the ending drawing made on May 17th, 2022.
The final artwork of the quartet and Argler together at the Crazy Cone, as seen on page 63. Made using Microsoft OneNote.
The newly-made white logo for the changes made to headers in a website update.
Mount St. Joseph Gallery
The cover of the awards ceremony program for the Mount St. Joseph University 2023 Writing Competition open only to high school sophomores
Certificate of Logan Bauer's participation in the MSJ 2023 Writing Competition in the fiction category.
Trivia
The novel was released mostly weekly to the Young Writers' Forum on February 25th, 2022. The following dates show when each chapter debuted:
Chapter 1: February 25th, 2022
Chapter 2 (version for YWF titled "New Chapter 2"): March 4th, 2022
Chapter 3 (called "Chapter 3 + Bonus"): March 24th, 2022
Chapter 4 (called "Chapter 4 and Reforms"): April 1st, 2022
Chapter 5: April 14th, 2022
Chapter 6: April 22nd, 2022
Chapter 7: May 6th, 2022
Chapter 8: May 13th, 2022
Chapters 9, 10, Epilogue (simply titled "Conspiracy Constructors"): May 20th, 2022
The final two chapters were written primarily on May 19th, 2022 at Ryan Sams' house in two hours. He fell asleep while Logan wrote it.
The novel takes place in 2025.
The novel released on Musicfest 2022, the final day of school.
In 2023, a retouched edit of the novel was released that added more detail to the slightly-rushed ending of the story due to making final touches on May 19th, 2022 (the day before it needed to be done). The 2023 edit was done on March 15th, 2023.
There was a "MSJ Contest Excerpt Version" excerpt of the novel that consisted of just Chapter 4 that was sent into a writing contest for high school sophomores through Mount St. Joseph University. The version included an introduction explaining the plot up to that point and then a condensed version of Chapter 4. This version was made on February 9th, 2023. The introduction can be read below:
The following is a small sampling of one of my favorite works, Conspiracy Constructors. This sampling includes Chapter Four: Tensions Rise. Before that chapter commences, it is important to be in the know on the general plot before this chapter took place. / A group of four kids (Locke, Maya, Puzo, and King) are tasked with reading a classic fiction novel called Without a Trace by Cornelius H. Argler, a story about an author’s murder rampage that he first wrote about in a book of his own. Later that night, they see Argler drag a dead body behind a store and throw it into its dumpster. They report this detail to authorities, but no one believes them. / They hatch a plan to recreate scenes from Argler’s book in real life to make him look even more suspicious, to bring him to justice, and to finally be believed. They recreate a scene from the book where the murderer snips all the ties found in a store before killing someone there. The kids only snip the ties, but not before they see their principal buying a blood-red tie for her soon-to-be husband. They manage to not get blamed for the tie-cutting, but later that night on the news, Argler addresses the controversy and shows a subtle hint towards Locke—a hint that he is framing Argler. / I hope you enjoy the chapter!
On August 20th, 2024, Mr. Cahill delivered to Logan Bauer the certificates and other goodies from the competition that he had just been accidentally holding on to in the over-a-year-long span since the competition concluded.
There was also an "Online Ch4" version made showcasing chapters 1-4 that blurred out sensitive details and was released to a broader audience.
The release of chapter 3 on March 24th, 2022 also coincided with the release of chapter 5 of In the Hands of the Bitter through the "Chapter 3 + Bonus" document, though there it states chapter 5 was coming on April 1st, 2022.
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