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Index
PART I WHAT’S A THRILLER, ANYWAY?
Chapter 1 THRILLERS VERSUS MYSTERIES
Chapter 2 – Know the Basic Ingredients of a Killer Thriller
PART II DESIGN A KILLER PLOT
Chapter 3 – Build Your Story on a Solid Foundation
Chapter 4 – Avoid These Plot and Structure Gaffes
PART III CREATE COMPELLING CHARACTERS
Chapter 5 – Invent a Charismatic but Conflicted Hero
Chapter 6 – Devise a Worthy Antagonist
PART IV HOOK ’EM AND KEEP ’EM WITH TENSION, CONFLICT, & SUSPENSE
Chapter 7 – Craft a Killer Opening
Chapter 8 – Avoid These Storytelling Gaffes
Chapter 9 – Put Tension on Every Page
Chapter 10 WRITE RIVETING SCENES AND CHAPTERS
Part V BRING YOUR CHARACTERS TO LIFE ON THE PAGE
Chapter 11 – Powerful Point of View
Chapter 12 – Show, Don’t Tell
PART VI SUSTAIN THE SUSPENSE
Chapter 13 – Build in Tension and Intrigue
Chapter 14 USE FORESHADOWING FOR MAXIMUM READER INVOLVEMENT
Chapter 15 – Delay, Tease, and Stretch out the Moment
Chapter 16 – Twists, Surprises, Epiphanies, & Revelations
Chapter 17 – Story Climax, Resolution, and Ending
PART VII REVISE FOR SUCCESS
Chapter 18 – Revising for Power
Chapter 19 –Structural Tips for Amping up Tension & Intrigue
Chapter 20 – Rivet Your Readers with Savvy Sentence Structure and Spacing
Chapter 21 – Tighten Your Writing and Pick up the Pace
PART VIII WRAP-UP & CHECKLISTS
Chapter 22 – Wrap-Up: Essential Elements of a Bestselling Thriller
Chapter 23 – Checklist for Ratcheting up the Tension and Suspense
PART VIII OTHER RELATED INFO
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