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Writers Network, August 7 – Thriller/SciFi Craft Tricks

Craft Tricks from the Pros  

Writers Network Meeting
August 7, 2020

10 to 11 a.m.

One-hour Zoom meeting (includes Q and A)

with

Amy Rogers

Writer, Scientist

Genre fiction readers expect certain things. To please them, use these tried-and-true techniques from successful thriller writers.

 

  • Understand how reader expectation determines reader satisfaction in genre fiction
  • Identify a book’s “hook” and distinguish it from “theme”
  • Learn Steve Berry’s definition of story: Goals + Motivation + Conflict
  • Learn tricks to incorporate science into a novel
  • Understand the importance of defining your audience before putting technical material in your fiction

 

Amy Rogers, MD, PhD, is a Harvard-educated scientist, novelist, blogger, journalist, and educator who specializes in all things science-y. Her thriller novels use real science and medicine to create plausible, frightening scenarios in the style of Michael Crichton. She is a long-time member of CWC and International Thriller Writers. Learn more at AmyRogers.com.

 
 
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