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And that's what life is all about

Story Grid Writing Podcast

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How to Set Up a Hero at the Mercy of the Villain Scene

Every thriller has to have a hero at the mercy of the villain scene. Stephen King's Tommy Knocker novels are not about horror they're deep internal genres that are just expressed in external ways. Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs is a deep analysis of the silence of the lambs and you know I think he's not been really at that level since Red Dragon comes along.

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