Genre

Structure and Emotion in Psychological Thrillers

by Our Special Guest | Sep 7, 2020 | Craft, Thriller

When it comes to writing a psychological thriller, NYT Bestseller Wendy Walker says choosing the narration structure can be one of the most challenging steps along the way.

How to Write an International Thriller

by Our Special Guest | Aug 5, 2020 | Craft, Thriller

What better way to amp up your novel than an international/ foreign setting, where literally everything is different from a reader’s daily, humdrum life? Damyanti Biswas has five quick tips to make them work.

What is Your Why? Finding Your Character’s Motivation

by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Jun 29, 2020 | Mystery, Thriller

In a novel, of any genre, the engine is the character’s decision making. Our job as authors is to understand why they do what they do–and allow it to reveal who they are. Hank Phillippi Ryan has some reasons you might use for a character’s motivation.

Future Shock: Writing Cyber Thrillers

by Our Special Guest | Jun 22, 2020 | Thriller

Writing a “cyber-thriller”–or even a thriller that simply uses technology–has pitfalls and cliches. But career authors can avoid them if they know what to watch for.
Reece Hirsch offers five cutting-edge lessons on writing effective cyber thrillers.

The Genre Quiz

by Paula Munier | Jun 3, 2020 | Craft, Genre

Are you writing in the genre that’s best suited to you? Sometimes writers must try their hand at several genres before finding the right fit. Here’s a quiz that can help you determine if you’ve chosen the right genre for you.

5 TIPS TO WRITING FINANCIAL THRILLERS

by Our Special Guest | May 20, 2020 | Craft, Thriller

Greed, corruption, and lots and lots of money—whether you’re writing about Wall Street or Washington, learn five tips to writing a great financial thriller from Lawrence Light.

The Career Authors 11: Samantha Bailey

by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Mar 18, 2020 | Career Authors 11, Life, Thriller

The amazing Samantha Bailey’s WOMAN ON THE EDGE hit number one in Canada! (And the print version is now available in the US.)
And hurray, she agreed to answer the Career Authors 11.

The Joys of Writing Genre Fiction

by Dana Isaacson | Feb 24, 2020 | Genre

The thought of writing within a genre might cause some authors to bristle at the idea that their creativity will be stifled. But with the right mindset, the opposite can be true.

Five Writing Crimes and How to Get Away With Them

by Our Special Guest | Dec 4, 2019 | Craft, Thriller

Rules. Rules are meant to be broken. Writers, however, need to know them first. Break them well, though, and there’s respect. Let’s visit some rules and learn ways to bend them.

Secrets of Suspense: What I Learned From JAWS

by Our Special Guest | Nov 27, 2019 | Craft, Suspense

Fast-paced, breakneck speed, unrelenting suspense — what readers are looking for in fiction, and how we want them to describe our books.

Career Authors Exclusive: Interview with Paula Munier

by Brian Andrews | Oct 23, 2019 | Mystery, Special Interview

As fate would have it, Paula and Brian have new books releasing on the same day (November 5th) and so they’ve decided to interview each other in a Career Authors exclusive double feature. This week, Paula is up first, answering questions about BLIND SEARCH, a mystery inspired by the true search-and-rescue case of an autistic boy who got lost in the Vermont wilderness