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Category: Thriller Roundtable

April 23 – 29: “At their very core, how do you view your thrillers?”

The late John Gardner suggested that all stories boil down to either, someone went on a journey, or a stranger

April 22, 2018

April 16 – 22: “What kind of reading material do you select while writing a new draft?”

Dp you read while you write? If so, what kind of reading material do you select while writing a new

April 15, 2018

April 9 – 15: “How do you create the antagonist?”

Hero or anti-hero? Protagonist or antagonist? If the hero is only as good as his or her enemy, how do

April 8, 2018

April 2 – 8: “How do you scour your manuscript?”

Spring has sprung…somewhere… In the spirit of “spring cleaning,” how do you scour your manuscript? This week we’re joined by

April 1, 2018

March 19 – 25: “How have your readers shaped your books?

This week ITW Members Saralyn Richard, Phillip Donlay, Karen Harper, Gordon McAlpine, Kirk Russell and Alethea Kontis describe how readers

March 18, 2018

March 12 – 18: “Has offering free digital copies of back list titles affected sales?”

ITW Members Donna Warner, J. H. Bográn and Chad Bishop are on hand this week to discuss book marketing. A

March 11, 2018

March 5 – 11: “Best screenplay adaptations of crime or thriller novels?”

This week we’re joined by ITW Members Saralyn Richard, Keith Dixon, Toni LoTempio, Dana King, Gordon McAlpine and Chad Bishop

March 4, 2018

February 26 – March 4: “What can thriller writers learn from the film industry?”

What can thriller writers learn from the film industry? That’s the question on tap this week. Join thriller authors and

February 25, 2018

February 19 – 25: “Do you have a writing mentor?”

This week ITW Members Bob Bickford, DiAnn Mills and J. H. Bográn dish on mentors. Do you have a writing

February 18, 2018

February 12 – 18: “How do you start writing your novel?”

This week we’re joined by ITW Members Alex Shaw, Chris Malburg, Brendan Duffy, DiAnn Mills, Thomas Pluck and J. H.

February 11, 2018

February 5 – 11: “Is fact really stranger than fiction?”

We’re kicking off the February Roundtables with ITW Members Alex Shaw, Chris Malburg, DiAnn Mills, Lisa Black, John Lutz and

February 4, 2018

January 29 – February 4: “Are literary techniques going by the wayside?”

Symbolism…metaphors…allusion…personification…are literary techniques going by the wayside with the fast-paced thrillers of today? This week ITW Members Tim Waggoner, Susan

January 28, 2018

January 22 – 28: “What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to the next generation of thriller authors?”

What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to the next generation of thriller authors? Join ITW Members Tim Waggoner,

January 21, 2018

January 15 – 21: “Do names reflect the character of the character?”

Character names – the first names can date an individual. Do names reflect the character of the character and do

January 14, 2018

January 8 – 14: “Plot, plan, or outline?”

We’re kicking off the 2018 with ITW Members Lynette Eason, Karen Ellis, Tim Waggoner, Susan Furlong, Marietta Miles, David Housewright,

January 7, 2018

December 18 – 24: “What´s on your New Year’s resolution list?”

The final Roundtable of 2017 and inquiring minds want to know, as an author, what´s on your New Year’s resolution

December 17, 2017

December 11 – 17: “What’s your favorite book or movie that combines thrillers with the Holidays?”

What’s your favorite book or movie that combines thrillers with the Holidays? Join ITW Members Cheryl Hollon, Colin Campbell, Jennifer

December 10, 2017

December 4 – 10: “Are author blurbs as effective today as they used to be?”

This week we welcome ITW Members Tim Tigner, Colin Campbell, Matt Coyle, Carole Price, Khaled Talib, Lynn Cahoon, Jon Land,

December 3, 2017

November 27 – December 3: “Infectious disease as antagonist?”

What better to discuss post-Thanksgiving than infectious diseases? This week we’re joined by ITW Members Tony Healey, Ludwig Lettau, Terrence

November 27, 2017

November 13 – 19: “Can holidays like Thanksgiving be effectively used as the backdrop in thrillers?”

We’ve got a full house this week with Thanksgiving right around the corner. ITW Members Mark S. Bacon, Jessica Bayliss,

November 12, 2017

November 6 – 11: “Is tone linked more to the author’s or the character’s attitude?”

We’ve got a full house this week here at the Roundtable, and we’re turning our focus to tone. Is tone

November 5, 2017

October 30 – November 5: “Horror in thrillers, do they mix and match?”

This week we’re joined by ITW Members Gordon Brown, Rick R. Reed, Thomas Malafarina, Vincent Zandri and Arthur Kerns as

October 29, 2017

October 23 – 29: “Which comes first, the reader or the story?”

Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? The reader or the story? This week ITW Members Neil S. Plakcy,

October 22, 2017

October 16 – 22: “Is it a good idea to set thrillers in the Fall?”

Thrillers set in the Fall, is it a good idea? That’s the question posed this week to ITW Members Steven

October 15, 2017

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