Trick readers, but don't hoodwink them In his fabulous essay The Simple Art of Murder Raymond Chandler wrote that “The solution must seem …
Write a thriller: Conceal to create suspense in writingRead More
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Trick readers, but don't hoodwink them In his fabulous essay The Simple Art of Murder Raymond Chandler wrote that “The solution must seem …
Write a thriller: Conceal to create suspense in writingRead More
Child’s evocation of the Dakota winter shows how well he writes Lee Child is justly famous for creating a compelling main character in the …
If you read only one Lee Child thriller, read ’61 Hours’Read More
Figure out the end of the novel before you start to write The great thriller writer Joseph Finder told me that figuring out the end of a thriller …
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Isolated on an arctic ship, Cruz Smith’s detective is even more heroic What? If you read only one thriller by Martin Cruz Smith, it's not Gorky …
If you read only one Martin Cruz Smith, read Polar StarRead More
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 …
Write a thriller: How Don Winslow propels a plot around its MidpointRead More
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 …
A thriller opening needs action to grab the readers The most effective thriller opening hits the reader with action right away. It'll hook them …
Just write, don't wait for inspiration. Start thriller writing. And understand the 3-Act structure Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb) knows what she's …
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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Memorable characters are at the heart of crime writing success Joseph Wambaugh was a Los Angeles Police Department detective sergeant before he …
A writer must feel what his characters feel to convey the emotion and sensation The great Belgian crime noveliest Georges Simenon described writing …
The computer 'hacker' character undermines the credibility of many thrillers The use of a hacker character in Swedish writer Stieg Larsson's …
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