May 6 – 12: “Are authors expected to write plenty during the spring season?”
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Thriller Roundtable
April 29 – May 5: “Methods of murder: what are some of the most memorable?”
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April 22 – 28: “Does ‘character-driven’ mean the plot should be simpler or more complex?”
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April 8 – 14: “What are the advantages or drawbacks of setting a novel around a holiday?
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April 1 – 7: “Do you type your first draft, or write it long hand?”
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March 25 – 31: “Why do you think we’re always returning to the Holocaust during World War Two in books and movies?
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March 18 – 24: “What was the big lesson that awaited you after you completed your last novel?”
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March 11 – 17: “What books are next to you when you write?”
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March 4 – 10: “How do you prepare to start a new book?”
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February 25 – March 3: “What are the dangers of modeling characters after people you know?”
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February 18 – 24: “Do you remember when you fell in love with the thriller genre?”
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February 4 – 10: “Research, do you love it or hate it?”
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January 28 to February 3: “What is your favorite sub-genre of thrillers?”
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January 21 – 27: “Which books would you recommend to new writers?”
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January 14 – 20: “What is the primary job of a thriller?”
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January 7 – 13: “What is your New Year’s resolution for 2019?”
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December 17 – 23: “Christmas themed thrillers, yes or no? And why?”
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December 10 – 16: “What are the happy, accidental finds you’ve come across during the research of a novel?”
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December 3 – 9: “Who is your favorite fictional mentor?”
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November 26 – December 2: “Which comes first, the reader or the story?”
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November 12 – 18: “Are book signings profitable to a writer’s career?”
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November 5 – 11: “Readers seem to expect plot twists and surprises told inside a familiar story structure. How do you reconcile this?”
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October 29 – November 4: “Do authors sometimes regret killing off a character?”
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October 22 – 28: “What can thriller writers learn from the horror genre?”
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