tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post7991853916531576259..comments2023-07-30T03:47:19.745-06:00Comments on Aaron Patterson's Blog: Guest Post by Andrew Gross: What is it that makes a great thriller?Aaron Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11147714545040369509noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-61996103313725712092011-03-02T16:44:46.515-07:002011-03-02T16:44:46.515-07:00Excellent post!! Andrew has such an amazing talen...Excellent post!! Andrew has such an amazing talent and I loved reading his tips. Does #13 count in real life as well?! LOL! I love short chapters in thrillers. There is just something about them that adds intensity to the story, I think.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-18238187510795567112011-03-01T12:26:07.644-07:002011-03-01T12:26:07.644-07:00Those short crisp scenes will get them every time....Those short crisp scenes will get them every time. <br />Chapter 1<br /><br />"I hopped in the truck, fired up the 8-cyl.<br />He'd been sitting behind me the whole time.<br />I barely got a look at his eyes in the rear view when I felt the pressure of cold steel up against the back of my head."<br /><br />Chapter 2<br /><br />Haha!<br />great post!Vincent Zandrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034793324551937995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-90929836921003420402011-03-01T05:57:14.964-07:002011-03-01T05:57:14.964-07:00Especially loved the part about the detailed outli...Especially loved the part about the detailed outlining... probably because i really need to work on that. =)<br /><br />www.heatherhildenbrand.blogspot.comHeather Hildenbrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147243113156834985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-52718574856465375692011-02-28T20:12:18.291-07:002011-02-28T20:12:18.291-07:00This is all great, because after I read it I was l...This is all great, because after I read it I was like, "duh." But I couldn't have got to "duh" if Andrew hadn't gotten me there. <br /><br />Anybody heard of the Seven Master Plots, by Christopher Books? I'm gonna start reading that pretty soon. I think maybe my art could benefit from a little more science.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910738719510138006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-76249845396788753812011-02-28T16:35:01.158-07:002011-02-28T16:35:01.158-07:00Thanks for this great recipe for writing success, ...Thanks for this great recipe for writing success, Andrew. And thanks, Aaron, for hosting such a great guest post.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242190927997728930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-76307611478560719352011-02-28T11:15:23.207-07:002011-02-28T11:15:23.207-07:00This is some of the best advice I have ever read a...This is some of the best advice I have ever read about writing fiction!<br /><br />Thanks to both!Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07048932880107339712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-63804912527484307822011-02-28T10:47:54.688-07:002011-02-28T10:47:54.688-07:00Great advice. I tend to focus my writing on YA fi...Great advice. I tend to focus my writing on YA fiction, but I think theses rules are great to take into account :) In this day in age with books competing against movies, video games and other media, I agree that it's essential for a book to capture the reader's imagination quickly and move them through the story to where the reader suddenly finds that they're already halfway through the book with no idea how they got there :)Aron Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182721389040575368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693503672686441477.post-38358600169161858882011-02-28T10:46:31.878-07:002011-02-28T10:46:31.878-07:00Welcome Andrew
Great post. Love the format. Spot ...Welcome Andrew<br /><br />Great post. Love the format. Spot on! 11 and 13 are my fave. <br /><br />BriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707709087040036470noreply@blogger.com