The diagram shows the major points in plotting a thriller




This diagram is a framework for writing a thriller. It's based on my experience writing crime fiction and on studying how other writers do it. I'll go into more detail about each of the stages in future posts and I'll add some points to the diagram as we go along. But if you follow this, you'll have a thriller that'll keep you and your readers in a state of tension until the last page. It's a companion piece to my podcast How to Structure and Plot a Book. While you're waiting for my coming posts, come up with a premise for a thriller and see if you can plot out how you'd develop it right through this diagram. Let me know what you come up with.
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