Thriller 101 How to Build Tension in Your Thriller Novel with Author Erin Flanagan
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EPISODE INFO:
The art methodically rising tension is a tricky one...because there really isn’t a hard and fast rule.
However, while talking to our guest today, I learned so much about how to incrementally increase tension over the course of a novel.
Plus, we cover some major misconceptions about the publishing business.
We’re busting myths out here so come along for the ride.
BIO:
Erin Flanagan is the author of two short-story collections and three novels including Deer Season, winner of the 2022 Edgar for Best First Novel, and the most recent Come with Me. She is an English professor at Wright State University and a regular book reviewer for Publishers Weekly. For more information about her and her writing, please visit www.erinflanagan.net or say hello on Twitter and Instagram at @erinlflanagan.
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