You don’t have to be a Lee Child fan to understand the dramatic effect his writing has had on the thriller genre. No one has successfully copied his terse, laconic style because his focused details are in a class of their own. Others, such as Roger Hobbs and Terry Hayes, have built on his methods, […]
Search Results for: Great Writers on Writing
Why “Cuckoo’s Calling” Failed – Reviews for Writers
Cuckoo’s Calling, the debut novel by Robert Galbraith, failed to sell until someone* leaked that JK Rowling was writing under a pseudonym. The book didn’t need to fail. It’s filled with incredibly deep characters and great writing. So why did it fail? If you break a story down into its three major ingredients: concept, story, […]
3 Lessons Learned: Writing a Thriller Heroine
Can a Man Write a Female Leads? Why not? Ms. Rowling wrote a boy’s story. The Wall Street Journal ran an article just last week about women writing under male pseudonyms when writing male characters. Why couldn’t I write a female protagonist in a thriller? I love female leads in thrillers. I’d been working on […]
On Writing 4: Ignorance is Bliss (not cash)
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. I have been told a thousand times that I am blissfully ignorant. But let’s not dwell on my family’s opinions. Let’s stick to writing, where ignorance, and the accompanying bliss, can hurt your writing efforts far […]
On Writing 3: Appreciating the Craft
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. Do you appreciate the craft of writing? Like professional footballers, writing celebrities make it look easy. James Patterson is one of the most deceptive writers of our era. You can read his books but you cannot […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- …
- 8
- Next Page »