Plot a thriller The diagram shows the major points in how to plot a thriller This diagram is a framework for writing a thriller. In …
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Plot a thriller The diagram shows the major points in how to plot a thriller This diagram is a framework for writing a thriller. In …
Write a thriller: Plot a thriller with this diagramRead More
The computer 'hacker' character undermines the credibility of many thrillers The use of a hacker character in Swedish writer Stieg Larsson's …
Writers should study an author whose work sparks them creatively. Mine is Raymond Chandler Whenever I start writing a new book, I re-read some …
How to use historical objects in fiction without making them into fetishes In writing historical fiction, there are two main traps to avoid. One is …
Should crime fiction writers figure out the details of their plot before they write? Harlan Coben doesn't. John Grisham does. Robert Ludlum did, …
Elmore Leonard, who died yesterday at 87, has 10 rules for writing. They don’t cover most of the important points of writing. They could really be …
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Writers enter character for more than just dialogue A writer needs to enter the characters in his/her novel. I’ve talked about this with other …
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Robert Harris has been one of my favorite authors since I first laid hands on “Fatherland,” his “what if the Nazis had won” thriller. “Enigma” and …
My voice and his voice: first- or third-person narrative in the novelRead More
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