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    What All Writers Can Learn From the Thriller Genre

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    What All Writers Can Learn From the Thriller Genre

    FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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    What All Writers Can Learn From the Thriller Genre

    FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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    Length:
    34 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 10, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with bestselling author, Samantha M. Bailey, as well as Nita Pronovost, editor and vice president/editorial director at Simon & Schuster Canada, about the lessons all writers can learn from the thriller genre, including coming up with high concept premises; something known and unknown, something hidden and something shown; the labyrinth approach; considering your novel two halves when it comes to pacing; and how to nail your endings.  
    Released:
    Dec 10, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    This is a podcast for emerging writers, who are looking to improve their work with an aim to having it published, or anyone who would like a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing industry. Your host, Bianca Marais (the author of 'Hum If You Don't Know the Words' and 'If You Want to Make God Laugh') will be interviewing authors, agents, editors and just about anyone and everyone who's involved in bringing a book to market. She's joined by her cohosts, literary agents Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra, from P.S. Literary Agency who read and critique query letters and opening pages in their Books with Hooks segment. Expect good advice, honest insights, and a few laughs along the way.