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How to Start a Thriller: A Writer’s Dilemma
In my Special Projects Unit series, I’ve learned one truth the hard way: the beginning of a book can make or break the experience. Readers decide quickly whether they’re in for the ride—or stepping off at the next page. My first book was...
Crafting Thrillers with Historical Intrigue
Unlock the Past to Fuel Your Thriller’s Tension What if the key to crafting a pulse-pounding thriller wasn’t just in the chase, the crime, or the conspiracy—but buried in history itself? Readers of mystery and suspense are increasingly drawn to...
A Historical Character versus a Fictional Character
One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical thrillers is bringing real historical figures into the same world as fictional characters. But there is a big difference between writing the two. In Shadow War Ledger (Old Title: Chaos Above the Sand), Field...