http://www.writersdigest.com/rss.aspx?p_PageAlias=ThrillerSuspense en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:13:13 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:13:13 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8233 The New York Times bestseller list. Baxter is a bestselling romance author with more than 13 million books in print.]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8233 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8618 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8618 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11824 —From WD's Writer's Workbook section]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11824 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9172 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9172 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6954 Revising is often perceived as frustrating and overwhelming, but Write Great Fiction: Revision & Self-Editing by James Scott Bell gives you the guidance you need to revise like a pro.

In this excerpt from chapter fifteen, discover why it's so important to do a careful first read-through of your manuscript before you start the revising and editing.]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6954 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13311
by Gigi Rosenberg ]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13311 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11804
by Karen S. Wiesner]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11804 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8226
by Simon Wood]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8226 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8214 The Da Vinci Code. 

by Maria Schneider]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8214 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13718 Karen Dionne, author of Freezing Point, reveals what her late hero, Michael Crichton, taught her about crafting solid fiction.

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by Chris Baty]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8909 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=15643
by Leigh Michaels
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by M.J. Rose]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8247 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6955 Find out why Christy Award-winning novelist and Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure author James Scott Bell thinks setting a personal writing quota is so important, and much more.]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6955 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9173 Skin Deep) said that dread drives thrillers. You know who the good guys and bad guys are. Dull moments will lose an audience, and writers can't afford to lose an audience, even for one page. To captivate an audience (and agents and publishers), Braver offers these 10 essential ingredients for a successful thriller.]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9173 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6956 With Jessica Page Morrell's Bullies, Bastards & Bitches, you'll be able to tap into your story’s dark side by creating realistic and memorable anti-heroes, villains, antagonists, and difficult protagonists.]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6956 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6957 Anti-heros are the bastards of fiction—those bad guys readers love to hate and hate to love. Find out whats makes a memorable anti-hero tick in this excerpt from Bullies, Bastards & Bitches by Jessica Page Morrell.]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6957 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5419 17 ways to add surprise to each page of your novel and keep your readers hooked.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5419 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8248
by M.J. Rose]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8248 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5583 In this exclusive interview, Ridley Pearson, The New York Times best-selling author of 13 novels explains that well-conducted research into the kinds of characters you are writing is essential for writers.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5583 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=7820 New York Times-bestselling authors, including James Patterson, Sandra Brown, Brad Thor, Kathy Reichs and Eric Van Lustbader.]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=7820 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5768 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5768 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10304 The Last Patriot, but it came at a cost. Read on to find out why Thor’s passion keeps him writing—even in the face of death threats.

by Maria Schneider]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10304 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5150 Craft vicious villains with this psychiatrist's guide to writing bad guys with real problems.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5150 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5222 Award-winning author Orson Scott Card explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developing, and presenting characters and of handling viewpoint in novels and short stories. Here are some general thoughts all writers can benefit from.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5222 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8225 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8225 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5584 Do as the Greeks did: Use this time-honored method to give form to your fiction.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5584 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5142 A short story about a mother''s revenge wins grand prize in the 2003 Writer''s Digest Annual Writing Competition.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5142 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5482 Dean Koontz has kept a lot of people turning a lot of pages. How? Most would respond that his plots, characters and storytelling all contribute, and indeed they do. But a fourth element keeps those pages turning, an element all writers can learn from. Koontz explains to interviewer Brad Crawford about the power of language itself.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5482 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=7900 Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards. To read the grand-prize winning entry and other first-place finishers, click here.]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=7900 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5506 Writing a bestselling, Oprah-endorsed novel doesn't necessarily prepare you for the world of children's literature, as Jacquelyn Mitchard discovered.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5506 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5534 "I really feel that the only way you can sell something is to keep it out there. Every time I sent something out, when it came back rejected, I'd immediately send it again. I think of it like I do war ships—if you keep a war ship in port, you're not improving it. It needs to be out at sea doing its mission. It's the same with a good manuscript." ]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5534 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5299 Exclusive interview with four-time Edgar Award nominee, Jeffery Deaver.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5299 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8091
by Jordan E. Rosenfeld]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=8091 http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5561 Here William Noble shows you how to intensify that pressure throughout your story. You''ll learn exactly what constitutes conflict, action and suspense, how they relate to other important ingredients in your story, and—perhaps most important—how to manipulate them.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.writersdigest.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5561