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7 Hitchcockian Secrets To Writing Amazing Suspense - An image reminiscent of the shower scene from Psycho.
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Tony Lee Moral

7 Hitchcockian Secrets To Writing Amazing Suspense

Tony Lee Moral is the author of three books on Alfred Hitchcock: Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie; The Making of Hitchcock’s The Birds and Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Making Masterclass. His new novel, a Hitchcockian suspense mystery, Ghost Maven, is published by Cactus Moon Publications. When plotting my new novel Ghost Maven, I could find no

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7 Ways You’re Treating Your Novel Like A Screenplay (And How To Stop) - An author writes, picturing a film set.
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Hannah Collins

7 Ways You’re Treating Your Novel Like A Screenplay (And How To Stop)

It doesn’t take a genius to see the differences between a novel and a screenplay. They look different on the page, what with the screenplay’s centered text, block-capital names, and bracketed direction. Not only that, but screenplays tend to be far thinner on the page count, too. You can roll one up pretty easily and use

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6 Secrets To Writing A Thrilling Argument – Part 2 - Two characters scream at each other.
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Robert Wood

6 Secrets To Writing A Thrilling Argument – Part 2

In part 1 of this guide to writing a thrilling argument, I touched on character motivation, reader interest, and the central truth that an argument follows almost all the same rules as a fight scene. We paused on the idea that your characters should want to win, and they may rush past lesser arguments to

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6 Secrets To Writing A Thrilling Argument – Part 1 - Two characters scream at each other.
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Robert Wood

6 Secrets To Writing A Thrilling Argument – Part 1

Including an argument in your story can sound like a sure path to an easy win – two or more characters airing their dirty laundry, getting mad, and saying exactly how they feel. It’s drama in action, a moment around which you can build a whole story, and it’s also incredibly easy to get wrong.

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