Thriller
Writing from the Antagonist’s Point of View
If you’re thinking of exploring your antagonist’s voice, and giving them their very own point of view chapters, bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon has some suggestions.
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Jeffrey Archer Answers the Career Authors 11
International bestseller Jeffrey Archer, an icon of the fiction world, was generous enough to chat with Hank, and answer our Career Authors 11.
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DEBUNKING 007: Five Tropes & Truths About the Spy Business
Do spies really carry laser pens and drive Aston Martins with machine gun headlights? It’s “Spy Week” at Career Authors and our own Brian Andrews talks 5 tropes and truths about the spy business.
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How To Write A Bestselling Thriller
How did the iconic Robin Cook write COMA, his first blockbuster bestseller? He reveals his secrets to Hank Phillippi Ryan.
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Seven Mistakes Authors Make in Writing Medical Scenes
Many authors continue to make the same mistakes in writing medical scenes. Thriller author Dr. Joel Shulkin tells how to avoid the most common ones.
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The Art of the Twist – How to Shock, Surprise & Satisfy Your Readers
The key to pulling off an epic twist is three-fold: (1) understanding exactly what kind of twist you’re trying to pull off, (2) properly controlling the flow of critical information to the reader, (3) not disappointing the reader by failing to deliver the goods.
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Structure and Emotion in Psychological Thrillers
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.
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How to Write an International 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.
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What is Your Why? Finding Your Character’s Motivation
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.
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Future Shock: Writing Cyber Thrillers
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.
5 TIPS TO WRITING FINANCIAL THRILLERS
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.
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The Career Authors 11: Samantha Bailey
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.
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