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Writing Twists And Marketing As A Traditionally Published Author With Clare Mackintosh

The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

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Do You Need a Twist or a Thriller?

The author explains how he plots his novels out in forensic detail. He says you don't have to have a twist, what's needed is a good reveal. His most recent thriller hostage started with a locked room on an aeroplane. 'I feel like if i was an architect, i wouldn't be able to build a house without knowing what the plans were'

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