Villains, drama, tension and suspense
– all in your very own novel

• You have an idea that you think could turn into a riveting novel
  but you're not sure what to do with it.
  
  
• Maybe you've already written the first chapter(s) or have an
  amazing premise that's just waiting to unfold.

• You want to write a thriller that readers can't put down – and
  that publishers love.

Thrillers dominate best-seller lists around the world. Just think of Michael Connelly, Dan Brown, Stieg Larsson, Harlan Coben or Michael Robotham, or movies like The Bourne Identity, The Matrix or The Shawshank Redemption.

Thrillers are not always end-of-the-world scenarios. They can be about very personal stories, such a woman trying to find her missing husband, only to find her life is in danger.

Learn the art of thriller writing

In this course, you will discover how to take your story idea and craft it into an engaging edge-of your-seat novel with characters that people will care about, and action scenes that don’t just dazzle, they make sense.

You'll learn the important elements that make up a gripping thriller and will attract publishers. You'll write a book readers won’t want to put down.

You'll learn:

• the eight “must haves” of a good thriller
• how to find the story you want to tell
• story structure, and how to incorporate key turning points
• character creation – attributes, motivations
• how to craft the all important opening lines
• the dos and don’ts of action scenes
• building pace and suspense
• what literary agents/publishers look for in a thriller
• how to craft a satisfying climax

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L.A. LARKIN

Thriller author, L.A. Larkin, has been likened to Michael Crichton and John Grisham. Her latest novel, The Genesis Flaw, received glowing reviews and has been nominated for four crime writing awards. Her next thriller, Thirst, set on an isolated Antarctic station, will be released in 2012. She appeared in Australia’s leading current affairs program, Today Tonight, along with her hacker source, with whom she worked to create the mesmerising hacking scenes.  ...more