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Category: Thriller Roundtable

November 4 – 10: “Imagine you’re giving a two-minute ‘state of industry’ speech to ITW members. What would you say?”

Stage fright aside, let’s imagine for a moment that you are invited to give a two-minute “state of industry” speech

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November 3, 2019

October 28 – November 3: “Do you like horror?”

As thriller writers, do you like horror? Have you written anything in that genre? This week we’re talking to ITW

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October 27, 2019

October 21 – 27: “What are your best sources for research?”

Please remember to always cite your sources! This week we’re asking ITW members Ellen Butler, James R. Hannibal, Raymond Benson,

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October 20, 2019

October 14 – 20: “What features of a thriller by an unknown author would make you want to read it?”

This week ITW Members Marietta Miles, James R. Hannibal, Alex Lettau and Mark Atley are talking about unknowns, such as

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October 13, 2019

October 7 – 13: “Is it hard to start a new novel?”

ITW members Elizabeth Goddard, James R. Hannibal, D. P. Lyle, Mark Atley, Marietta Miles, J. H. Bográn and Dana King

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October 6, 2019

September 30 – October 6: “What is one myth about being an author you’d like to debunk?”

This week ITW members Christopher Brown, Catharine Riggs, DiAnn Mills, Steve Anderson, Kat Martin, Joanna Davidson Politano and A. J.

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September 29, 2019

September 23 – 29: “Are thriller authors particularly pressured to write fast?”

A.J. Liebling once quipped, “I can write faster than anyone who can write better, and I can write better than

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September 22, 2019

September 16 – 22: “Do you prefer to read a print book or on an E-Reader, and why?”

This week we’re rekindling the age-old debate: paper book vs. e-book. Join ITW Members Joanna Davidson Politano, DiAnn Mills, Don

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September 15, 2019

September 9 – 15: “What are high stakes and why are they important?”

We hear the phrase “high stakes” quite often when it comes to writing and storytelling, but what does it really

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September 8, 2019

September 2 – 8: “How do you overcome the challenges of being both an agent/editor and a published author?

Wearing two hats can present some unusual challenges. This week we’re joined by authors who are also agents and/or editors,

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September 1, 2019

August 26 – September 1: “Besides thrillers, what other genres do you love to read/write?”

Everyone here at ITW loves thrillers, but this week we’re wondering what other genres you love to read and even

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August 25, 2019

August 19 – 25: “How do you separate yourself from the characters you write?”

The questions keep coming this summer! This week ITW members Andy Wolfendon, Lynn Chandler Willis, Ann Simas, Ronie Kendig and

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August 18, 2019

August 12 – 18: “What is voice, and what advice can you give to aspiring writers to find their own?”

Some questions are more difficult to answer than others. To that end, this week’s line-up of ITW Members, Andy Wolfendon,

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August 11, 2019

August 5 – 11: “How do you seamlessly interweave the plots, sub-plots, and filler scenes?”

This week we’re talking with ITW Members Heather Redmond, Lynn Chandler Willis, J. A. Walsh and Aoife Clifford. The question

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August 4, 2019

July 29 – August 4: “Is it difficult to write characters of the opposite sex?”

This week we’re joined by ITW members Bob Mayer, Kimberly Belle, Hilary Davidson, Meghan Holloway and Arthur Kerns as they

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July 28, 2019

July 22 – 28: “Tell us about your favorite book on the craft of writing.”

On Writing…Plot and Structure…Writing the Breakout Novel…this week we’re joined by ITW Members Sheila Lowe, J. H. Bográn, R. J.

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July 21, 2019

July 15 – 21: “What was the most difficult thing to research in your last novel?”

ITW Members Jodé Millman, Sheila Lowe, Mike Houtz and Hilary Davidson join us this week to discuss researching their novels.

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July 14, 2019

June 24 – 30: “At what age did you realize writing suited you, and how did it happen?”

It’s the first full week of summer and ThrillerFest is just around the corner! This week we’re joined by ITW

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June 23, 2019

June 17 – 23: “What are the main differences from the thrillers of the 50s, 60s and 70s?”

Technology is the easy answer, but beyond that, what are the main differences from the thrillers of the 50s, 60s

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June 16, 2019

June 10 – 16: “What are the pitfalls of using real people as characters?

This week ITW Members DiAnn Mills, Frank Zafiro, R.J. Pineiro, Gerald Dean Rice, Michaelbrent Collings and Lee Murray are discussing

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June 9, 2019

June 3 – 9: “What lessons can we glean from the fans’ backlash to the finale of Game of Thrones?”

Fans’ reactions to the Game of Thrones finale weren’t great. This week we ask ITW Members Frank Zafiro, R. J.

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June 2, 2019

May 27 – June 2: “Favorite examples of mysteries that question conventional wisdom or the status quo?”

This week authors and ITW Members R. G. Belsky, Heather Gudenkauf and J. H. Bográn are discussing mysteries: What are

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May 26, 2019

May 20 – 26: “How much leeway do authors have when playing with historic facts and characters?

ITW Members Meghan Holloway, Ronan Frost, R. G. Belsky, Heather Gudenkauf, Jon Land, Carole Lawrence and Anne Louise Bannon are

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May 19, 2019

May 13 – 19: “How does a writer go about avoiding stereotyped characters?”

This week we’re joined by ITW Members Wendy Walker, R. G. Belsky, Heather Gudenkauf, Christopher Golden and Ann Simas as

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May 13, 2019
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