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Category: Thriller Roundtable

October 15 – 21: “How much value do authors place on social media?”

Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? How much value do authors place on social media? This week we’re joined by ITW Members Colin

October 14, 2018

October 8 – 14: “How does a stand-alone novel become a series?”

Stand-alone novels vs. series. How does one become the other? This week we’re joined by ITW Members Colin Campbell, Ellen

October 8, 2018

October 1 – 7: “Besides Google, what’s your most common research tool?”

Sure, Google is the world’s most popular search engine, but besides Google, what’s your most common research tool? We kick

September 30, 2018

September 24 – 30: “How do writers invite readers into the conspiracy?”

George Bernard Shaw said that “all professions are conspiracies against the laity.” This week ITW members Liam Sweeny, Paul D.

September 23, 2018

September 17 – 23: “Is the theater standard of a three-act play valid for thriller novels?”

This week we’re joined by ITW Members Jessica Bayliss, J. T. Ellison, Cheryl Hollon, Paul D. Marks, David McCaleb, Arthur

September 16, 2018

September 3 – 9: “What can thriller writers learn from the comics industry?”

With so many authors moonlighting as comic book writers these days, the Thriller Rountable couldn’t help but ask: “What can

September 2, 2018

August 27 – September 2: “How do you raise the stakes to the next level?”

This week we’re joined by ITW members James Hilton, Kit Frick, Mysti Berry, David Simms, Frank Zafiro, Ronie Kendig, Connie

August 26, 2018

August 20 – 26: “How would you blend a mystery and a thriller?”

If a mystery is a tale about solving a crime while a thriller is about stopping one, how would you

August 19, 2018

August 13 – 19: “How do you write, from the seat of your pants or are you a planner?”

Plotter or pantser? Since early man began scratching stories onto the walls of caves, the age-old question has been asked:

August 12, 2018

August 6 – 12: “Do you enjoy films with authors as protagonists?”

Whether it’s The Motorcycle Diaries and Midnight in Paris, or Misery and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, writers have

August 5, 2018

July 30 – August 5: “What is the best clue you have inserted into a novel as a writer?”

Clues foreshadow how plots unfold and characters react. This week we’re joined by ITW Members Alan Jacobson, Jay Brandon, Robert

July 29, 2018

July 23 – 29: “How do you choose your character’s names?”

With ThrillerFest firmly in our rearview mirror and our writing bucket full of inspiration, we turn to ITW Members Alan

July 22, 2018

July 16 – 22: “How do you set up those grand, loud, all-out climaxes?”

Post ThrillerFest we’re discussing those grand climaxes so often associated with thrillers. We’re joined by ITW Members Martin Roy Hill,

July 15, 2018

July 9 – 15: “What is the most common mistake writers make in approaching an agent?”

With ThrillerFest starting this week and Pitchfest on Thursday we’re honored to be joined this week by literary agents and

July 8, 2018

July 2 – 8: “How much editing/revisions do you do before sending a new project to a publisher?”

With Pitchfest on the horizon we’re honored to be joined this week by literary agents and editors Chantelle Aimée Osman,

July 1, 2018

June 25 – July1: “Can you define the one thing that makes you sign an author?”

With Pitchfest on the horizon we’re honored to be joined this week by literary agents and editors Lynnette Novak, Jessica

June 24, 2018

June 18 – 24: “What’s the advantage of having a blurb from another author?”

This week we’re taking about blurbs with ITW Members Paul Levine, Paul Sinor, David Simms, J.H. Bográn, T.J. O’Connor and

June 17, 2018

June 11 – 17: “How long does it take you to finish the first draft?”

Stephen King has said a novel’s draft should be done in three months. this week ITW Members Paul Levine, Ammar

June 10, 2018

June 4 – 10: “How do you plan your summer writing schedule?”

Summer’s almost here and inquiring minds want to know: How do you plan your summer writing schedule? Does it change

June 3, 2018

May 28 – June 3: “How do you deal with writer’s block?”

It’s something we’ve all had to deal with at one time or another: writer’s block. This week we’re joined by

May 27, 2018

May 21 – 27: “First person or third person or something else?”

First person or third person or something else? This week ITW Members Erica Miner, Chris Malburg, Sanjida Kay, Judy Penz

May 20, 2018

May 14 – 20: “Do you prefer to write during the early morning or the dead of night?”

This week we’re joined by ITW Members Mariah Fredericks, Erica Miner, Sanjida Kay, Judy Penz Sheluk, Mitchell Silver, Paul D.

May 13, 2018

May 7 – 13: “What’s the main difference when writing a short story as opposed to a novel?”

Short stories and anthologies are becoming popular again! This week we’re asking ITW Members Judy Penz Sheluk, Mitch Silver, Barb

May 6, 2018

April 30 – May 6: ” How do you add realism to your dialogue?”

This week ITW members Mariah Fredericks, Chris Malburg, Sanjida Kay, Ann Simas and Judy Penz Sheluk discuss dialogue, answering the

April 29, 2018

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