Writing a Killer Thriller: An Editor's Guide to Writing

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Writing a Killer Thriller: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction

Whether youâ€™re planning your first novel or revising your fourth, youâ€™ll discover lots of concrete ideas here for taking your fiction up a level or two, captivating readers, and gaining fans. Both published and aspiring authors of fast-paced, popular fiction will find these tips indispensable for plotting a riveting story and creating compelling characters, then writing a gripping opening and designing suspenseful scenes. And the reader-friendly format makes it easy to zoom in on specific advice, with examples, for picking up the pace, ramping up the tension and intrigue, revising for power, and creating a page-turner that sells.

Praise for this revised and expanded WRITING A KILLER THRILLER:

â€œFinally, someone who understands the thriller! More than ever an author must also be his own best editor and Jodie Renner is there to help. Writing a Killer Thriller should be on every thriller writerâ€™s desk. It breaks down the thriller into its must-have component parts to write a scintillating, edge of the seat novel that will get readers buzzing and sales flowing.â€
~ Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Jury Master and Murder One

â€œWriting a Killer Thriller by Jodie Renner is an in-depth journey through each component of the thriller. Renner breaks down the process into key elements, each essential to keeping the reader turning those pages. From character development to building suspense, Writing a Killer Thriller should be on the desk of every thriller author out there. A staple for the beginner, a refresher for the pro.â€
~ Joe Moore, #1 Amazon and international bestselling co-author of The Blade and The Phoenix Apostles

â€œWriting is hard, editing harder, and self-editing almost impossible. Writing a Killer Thriller demystifies each of these steps on the road to a published manuscript. Read this book. It will help you now and for many years to come.â€
~ DP Lyle, Macavity Award winning and Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Benjamin Franklin, Scribe, and USA Best Books nominated author of the Dub Walker thriller series

â€œA killer of a thriller guide! Jodie Renner lays out, in clear, easy steps and lists, how the best writers craft their works of art â€“ and shows how you can do it, too. A terrific how-to in avoiding the pitfalls and burnishing the gotta-haves of writing a bestselling thriller novel, by an editor who knows her way around action, drama and creating characters so fresh and real youâ€™ll swear they were your friends.â€
~ Shane Gericke, national bestselling and No. 1 Kindle bestselling author of Torn Apart

Country	USA
Author	Jodie Renner
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	2
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Cobalt Books
Manufacturer	Cobalt Books
NumberOfPages	196
PublicationDate	2014-01-13
Publisher	Cobalt Books
ReleaseDate	2014-01-13
Studio	Cobalt Books

Writing a Killer Thriller: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction

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