Dear Writers, Looking to improve your craft? Do you think you’re missing some tools that can help you improve your game? Over the years—mostly through trial and error—I have learned that the simplest tools are the best. So while you may be veering towards Scrivener or the Hemingway App (please, do explore), I’ve found nothing […]
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Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction with Patricia Highsmith
I recently read Patricia Highsmith’s book on Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction. It’s a short book of about 120 pages, first published 40 years ago in 1983. Patricia Highsmith is probably best known to modern readers for her Ripley series, specifically The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train (both of which have been […]