Writing Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense
$80.00
Description
$80 (Members: $72) | How to write mystery, thriller, and suspense novels | 4 lessons | Self-paced
This class walks you through writing the related genres of mystery, suspense, and thriller. It covers:
- Understanding genre conventions
- Creating a strong central conflict
- Keys to building tension and suspense
- Common problems in crime fiction
- Character development in crime fiction
- Basics of perspective and point-of-view in crime fiction
- Common missteps in writing crime fiction – and how to avoid them
- Writing the crime series
The course includes the full ms of a thriller that you can use to practice your critique skills.
The class is entirely online and asynchronous (you don’t have to be in any particular place at any particular time to participate).