How Hammett's classic 'The Maltese Falcon' showed me what kind of writer to be As an undergraduate I studied English literature at Oxford …
If you read only one Robert Harris thriller, read Archangel
The story of a Stalin bloodline is truly chilling What? Not Enigma? Not The Ghost? Right, not Enigma. Definitely not The Ghost. In Archangel, …
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Write a thriller: How Don Winslow propels a plot around its Midpoint
The key to the pace of a thriller lies in the Midpoint The Midpoint is a plot point that lies, of course, at the halfway point of the book. What …
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Write a thriller: Find a good ‘What if’
A "What if" situation is a great way to start your plotting A “What if” question can spark your entire thriller. Try to imagine any situation and …