September 1 – 7: “Do you fling a book aside when you spot an error or stop reading after spotting some inaccuracy in technology or place?”
By ITW
Thriller Roundtable
August 25 – 31: “Are there specific requirements for dialogue in thrillers?”
By ITW
August 18 – 24: “Do day jobs get in the way of writing thrillers – and when do they help?”
By ITW
August 11 – 17: “Do you have a favorite, lesser known source for international news?”
By ITW
August 4 – 10: “Are author blurbs over the top?”
By ITW
July 28 – August 2: “How has climate change affected the way we write about weather?”
By ITW
July 21 – 27: “Do you read or write in other genres?”
By ITW
July 14 – 20: “How do you organize plot as a writer?”
By ITW
June 23 – 29: “How do your reading and writing habits change in the summer?”
By ITW
June 16 – 22: “How has an editor’s advice helped with your story?”
By ITW
June 9 – 15: “Are thriller writers biased? Or do some of us go too far in trying to beat down stereotypes?”
By ITW
June 2 – 8: “Are thriller writers particularly pressured to write too fast?”
By ITW
May 26 – June 01: “Can a plot get too intricate?”
By ITW
May 19 – 25: “What happens when Hollywood calls?”
By ITW
May 12 – 18: “What are the secrets to creating a popular anti-hero?”
By ITW
May 5 – 11: “How do you separate the author from your characters?”
By ITW
April 28 – May 4: “Share an anecdote from when you used an incident from your own life in a novel.”
By ITW
April 21 – 27: “Do you enjoy reading books out of season?”
By ITW
April 14 – 20: “Is fact really stranger than fiction?”
By ITW
April 7 – 13: “What are the dangers of modeling characters after people you know?”
By ITW
March 31 – April 6: “Do characters speak to you?”
By ITW
March 17 – 23: “Moral protagonists: rebels, or visionaries?”
By ITW
March 10 – 16: “What can thriller writers learn from the movies?”
By ITW
March 3 – 9: “With the huge numbers of books published, is it possible to identify the “best”?
By ITW