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Online class: Nov. 5-30, 2007
"Kills, Chills & Thrills: A Guide to Writing Thriller Novels" by
CJ Lyons.
Registration $30 at www.WriterUniv.com/
Thrillers are hot! Look at any best-seller list and you'll find an overwhelming number of thriller novels. What
makes a thriller different from other genres? How can you use techniques common to thrillers to make your own novels compelling,
no matter the genre? And where the heck do those thriller writers come up with those ideas?
During an in-depth
discussion of the thriller genre, CJ Lyons will dissect several popular thrillers as examples, offering insights from bestselling
thriller novelists such as David
Morrell, Robin Cook, Carla Neggers, Robert Gregory Browne, JoAnn Ross, and Lisa Gardner. By
the conclusion, you'll have all the tools necessary to craft a compelling thrill-ride of your own! Topics include:
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What makes a thriller a thriller?
* Tricks of the trade: research
* The quirks of thriller characters
* World building, plotting and pacing
* Theme: intersection of plot and character
* Hooks & twists, and series vs. stand-alone
* Tips from reviewers who specialize in crime fiction
Award-winning author C J Lyons is a physician trained in
Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She has assisted police and prosecutors with cases involving child abuse, rape, homicide
and Munchausen by Proxy; and has worked in several trauma centers, on the Navajo reservation, as a crisis counselor and victim's
advocate, as well as a flight physician for Life Flight. Her debut medical suspense novel, LIFELINES, will be released
by Berkley in April, 2008.
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