Writing Thrillers
Offered By: BBC Maestro
Course Description
Overview
Join Harlan as he shares his secrets to building suspenseful stories, and craft novels your readers simply can’t put down.
- Perfect the art of pacing
- Master suspense, tension and plot twists
- Learn about structure, dialogue, setting and character
- Beat writer's block
- Adapt your novel for TV
- Get industry insights from Harlan’s editor and agent
Syllabus
- Writing Thrillers Introduction
- Being a Writer
- Inspiration - The idea
- Inspiration – In Practice
- Perspiration – The Work
- Desperation – The Motivation
- Research
- The Plot
- Characters
- Villains
- Starting from the Middle
- Setting and Atmosphere
- Dialogue
- Pacing
- Suspense and Secrets
- Plot Twists and Rabbit Holes
- Reframing Writer’s Block
- Memorable Endings
- Editing
- Considering Audience
- Getting an Agent
- Writing for Television
- Conclusion
Taught by
Harlan Coben
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