Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion Contributor(s): Spring, Michelle (Author), King, Laurie R. (Author), Angier, Carole (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472523938 ISBN-13: 9781472523938 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction |
Dewey: 808.387 |
Series: Writers' and Artists' Companions |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.65 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing in these exciting genres. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the genre and helpsyou get started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by bestselling crime writers: Mark Billingham, S.J. Bolton, Alafair Burke, Lee Child, N. J. Cooper, Meg Gardiner, Tess Gerritsen, Sophie Hannah, Jim Kelly, Laura Lippman, Gayle Lynds, Alex McBride, Val McDermid, Dreda Say Mitchell, Sara Paretsky, Jill Paton Walsh, George Pelecanos, Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, S. J. Rozan, Guy Saville, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Dana Stabenow, Andrew Taylor, Charles Todd and Laura Wilson. PART 3 contains practical advice--from shaping plots and exploring your characters to the meaning of writer's block, the power of the rewrite, and how to find an agent when your novel is complete. |
Contributor Bio(s): King, Laurie R.: - Laurie R. King is the Edgar Award-winning author of the Kate Martinelli novels and the acclaimed Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes mysteries, as well as a few stand-alone novels. The Beekeeper's Apprentice, the first in her Mary Russell series, was nominated for an Agatha Award and was named one of the Century's Best 100 Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. A Monstrous Regiment of Women won the Nero Wolfe Award. She has degrees in theology, and besides writing she has also managed a coffee store and raised children, vegetables, and the occasional building. She lives in northern California. |