The Author as Terrorist #4: Keep Them Guessing

The Author as Terrorist #4: Keep Them Guessing

Effective terrorists manage to keep their victims in constant uncertainty.  Will the next attack be a car bomb at the mall, sarin gas in the subway, or anthrax in the mail?  Their victims live in constant tension, knowing that they could be hit at any moment from any direction.  Suspense writers need to be able to do the same thing to our victims, er,...

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Story Creation

Story creation is (for me anyway) a lot like pearl creation for an oyster. It starts off with an irritating little idea in the back of my head that won’t go away. If it doesn’t get rejected during the process of adding layers to it, it eventually becomes a book. Here’s how that layering process works: Story summary. I try writing up a short...

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