Writing the thriller
Book - 2000
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- Published
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Cincinnati, Ohio :
Writer's Digest Books
2000.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Item Description
- Includes interviews with experts.
- Physical Description
- 275 p.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780898799286
- Introduction
- Part I. The Elements of Technique
- Chapter 1. Defining Suspense
- Chapter 2. Exploring the Categories of Suspense
- Chapter 3. Characterization
- Chapter 4. The Basics of Plot
- Chapter 5. Case Studies in Plotting
- Chapter 6. Setting and Atmosphere
- Chapter 7. Point of View
- Chapter 8. Back Story
- Chapter 9. Goals and Motivation
- Chapter 10. Dialogue
- Chapter 11. Pacing
- Chapter 12. Theme
- Chapter 13. Endings
- Chapter 14. Style
- Chapter 15. Words on a Page
- Chapter 16. The Mechanics of Submission
- Part II. Interviews With the Experts
- Author's Note
- Writing Crime-Based Psychological Suspense
- Writing Action Adventure
- Writing Women-in-Jeopardy/Psychological Suspense
- Writing the Medical Thriller
- Writing Issue-Driven Psychological Suspense
- Writing Issued-Driven Women-in-Jeopardy Suspense
- Cutting-Edge Technology and the Techno-Thriller
- Using Urban Settings in Psychological Suspense
- Writing the Legal/Political Thriller
- Writing a Series Character in Psychological Suspense
- Writing Romantic Relationship Suspense
- Bibliography
- Index