How to write a crime novel, episode 18
How do you write a hero-on-the-run mystery? It has been a popular formula at least since 1915 when John Buchan wrote “The 39 Steps”. Here’s who you do it.
How to write the hero-on-the-run mystery
- hero witnesses inciting event
- hero not safe
- hero can’t trust authorities
- hero goes on the run
- hero has an ally
- hero narrowly avoids capture
- her confronts bad guy
The video explains all this in greater detail.
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