November 4 – 10: “Imagine you’re giving a two-minute ‘state of industry’ speech to ITW members. What would you say?”
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Thriller Roundtable
October 28 – November 3: “Do you like horror?”
By ITW
October 21 – 27: “What are your best sources for research?”
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October 14 – 20: “What features of a thriller by an unknown author would make you want to read it?”
By ITW
October 7 – 13: “Is it hard to start a new novel?”
By ITW
September 30 – October 6: “What is one myth about being an author you’d like to debunk?”
By ITW
September 23 – 29: “Are thriller authors particularly pressured to write fast?”
By ITW
September 16 – 22: “Do you prefer to read a print book or on an E-Reader, and why?”
By ITW
September 9 – 15: “What are high stakes and why are they important?”
By ITW
September 2 – 8: “How do you overcome the challenges of being both an agent/editor and a published author?
By ITW
August 26 – September 1: “Besides thrillers, what other genres do you love to read/write?”
By ITW
August 19 – 25: “How do you separate yourself from the characters you write?”
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August 12 – 18: “What is voice, and what advice can you give to aspiring writers to find their own?”
By ITW
August 5 – 11: “How do you seamlessly interweave the plots, sub-plots, and filler scenes?”
By ITW
July 29 – August 4: “Is it difficult to write characters of the opposite sex?”
By ITW
July 22 – 28: “Tell us about your favorite book on the craft of writing.”
By ITW
July 15 – 21: “What was the most difficult thing to research in your last novel?”
By ITW
June 24 – 30: “At what age did you realize writing suited you, and how did it happen?”
By ITW
June 17 – 23: “What are the main differences from the thrillers of the 50s, 60s and 70s?”
By ITW
June 10 – 16: “What are the pitfalls of using real people as characters?
By ITW
June 3 – 9: “What lessons can we glean from the fans’ backlash to the finale of Game of Thrones?”
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May 27 – June 2: “Favorite examples of mysteries that question conventional wisdom or the status quo?”
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May 20 – 26: “How much leeway do authors have when playing with historic facts and characters?
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May 13 – 19: “How does a writer go about avoiding stereotyped characters?”
By ITW