Write Like Lee Child: A study guide focusing on the novel Killing Floor (Popular Fiction Masterclass) - Softcover

McGuinness, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1984033964 ISBN 13: 9781984033963

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Want to write a thriller?
Not sure how to create the thrills?

The best way to learn is to study the work of a master. And where better to start than Lee Child’s Killing Floor - the first novel in his bestselling Jack Reacher series?

In Write Like Lee Child, you will discover what it is that makes Lee Child’s novel a highly effective crime thriller.

Thematic chapters will tackle thorny questions such as:

• What makes for an appealing main character?
• Is thriller fiction all about ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’?
• How do you create a cast of characters with potential?
• What are the structures that underlie a good story?
• How do you create a mystery that grips readers?
• Why do you need to connect with readers’ beliefs?
• What are the essential skills in a storyteller’s toolkit?

Armed with a host of insights into the workings of a great crime thriller, you will feel much more confident as you approach the task of planning your own novel.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Matthew McGuinness is a graduate of the prestigious Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. His blog accompanying the Popular Fiction Masterclass series of books discusses writerly craft in a range of popular genres.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1984033964
• ISBN 13: 9781984033963
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 168
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg