How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-By-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters by Frey, James N.
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-By-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters by Frey, James N.

How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-By-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters

A quick look at any fiction bestseller list reveals that thrillers make up most of the titles...
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How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-By-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters by Frey, James N.

How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-By-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters

$425.15
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-By-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters by Frey, James N.

How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-By-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters

$425.15
Author: James N. Frey
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

A quick look at any fiction bestseller list reveals that thrillers make up most of the titles at the top. HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD THRILLER will help the aspiring novelist or screenwriter to design, draft, write, and polish a thriller that is sure to grab readers. Frey uses examples from both books and movies and addresses the following hot topics:
*Germinal ideas
*Breathing life into great thriller characters
*Crafting a gripping opening
*Maintaining tension
*Creating obstacles and conflicts
*Writing a mean, lean thriller scene
*Adding surprise twists
*Building a smashing climax
and many more.
In his trademark approachable and humorous style, Frey illuminates the building blocks of great thrillers and gives the reader the tools to write his or her own.

Author: James N. Frey
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 03/30/2010
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780312575076


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2010 pg. 13

About the Author

JAMES N. FREY is the author of internationally bestselling books on the craft of fiction writing, including HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD NOVEL, HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD NOVEL II: Advanced Techniques, and THE KEY: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth. He is also the author of nine novels, including the Edgar Award-nominated THE LONG WAY TO DIE. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, Extension, the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, and the Oregon Writers' Colony, and he is a featured speaker at writers' conferences throughout the United States and Europe. He lives with his--he says, truly heroic--wife, Liza, in Berkeley, California.




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