Wednesday, April 9, 2014

H is for HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD THRILLER

 

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H is for HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD THRILLER by James Frey



I'm really excited about the information I learned from Frey's book regarding character development and the idea of the plot behind the plot. I've already utilized many of his suggested exercises for my next manuscript.

The excellent sections in this book included:

* How to create a villain
* Exploiting the dark mission of the villain
* The plot behind the plot
* Creating a hero


For my full review, click here.


Do you enjoy writing or reading thrillers?

2 comments:

  1. I absolutely love reading thrillers. The YA I'm querying right now is a contemporary thriller :)

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  2. If I read and/or wrote thrillers this would probably be a book I'd get.

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