okay, here's my simple algorithm for writing a thriller
while (Page_count < 350) {
write 3-4 page chapter
if (rand() > .75) {
add plot twist to end of chapter
} else {
put hero in danger
}
}
--Dave
--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King <abrasax93@...> wrote:
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> There is a famous Ian Fleming article called: How To Write a Thriller which the master published in 1962. It's here:
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> Subject: RARA-AVIS: how to write noir
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