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

ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR SUPERCHARGING YOUR STORIES Respected editor Jodie Renner offers indispensable advice for creating fast-paced, compelling fiction in this revised and significantly expanded third edition of WRITING A KILLER THRILLER. PRAISE FOR WRITING A KILLER THRILLER "FINALLY, 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 writer'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." - ROBERT DUGONI, New York Times bestselling author of thrillers "Writing 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." DP LYLE, award-winning author of many nonfiction and fiction books "Writing 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." - JOE MOORE, #1 Amazon and international bestselling co-author of The Blade, The Shield, and The Phoenix Apostles Whether you're planning your first novel or revising your fourth, you'll discover lots of concrete ideas here for taking your fiction up a level or two, entertaining your readers, gaining fans, and creating buzz. Both published and aspiring authors of suspense-thrillers and other fast-paced, popular fiction will find these tips indispensable for plotting your story, creating compelling characters, writing a gripping opening, designing suspenseful scenes, picking up the pace, ramping up the tension and intrigue, revising for power, and creating a page-turner that sells. Also, look for Jodie Renner's multi-award-winning FIRE UP YOUR FICTION - An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Stories, and CAPTIVATE YOUR READERS - An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction, both available as e-books and trade paperbacks, as well as her two QUICK CLICKS handy, clickable spelling and word usage e-resources for writers, editors, journalists, and students.

Author: Jodie Renner
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 06/17/2013
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781490389943

About the Author
Jodie Renner is a sought-after freelance fiction editor and author of three craft-of-writing guides in her series, An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction: WRITING A KILLER THRILLER and the multi-award-winning FIRE UP YOUR FICTION and CAPTIVATE YOUR READERS, as well as two clickable e-resources for writers, editors, journalists, and students - QUICK CLICKS: SPELLING LIST and QUICK CLICKS: WORD USAGE. Jodie is also a well-known blogger, and her craft of writing articles and other resources for writers appear on many blogs, including her two group blogs, The Kill Zone (alternate Mondays, 2013-2015) and Crime Fiction Collective (April 2011 to April 2014), as well as her own blog, Resources for Writers, and others. Jodie presents workshops on the craft of writing at writers' conferences and to writers' groups across North America. See www.JodieRenner.com / workshops for more details. She has also served as judge for several book awards, including for Writer's Digest. Jodie has had a lifelong passion for reading, especially fiction. She has had a variety of life experiences, working at a lot of different jobs before she received her master's degree in literature and became an English and French teacher and, later, a school librarian. Somewhere in there, she raised two sons, traveled to a lot of different countries and cities, and moved thousands of miles - twice. As a freelance fiction manuscript editor, Jodie specializes in thrillers, romantic suspense, mysteries, and other fast-paced, suspenseful fiction. She is a member of International Thriller Writers (ITW), Sisters in Crime (SinC), and The Federation of BC Writers (http: //bcwriters.ca/).


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