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Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterLearn more about Jennifer ChevaisDr. Leslie Dobson EpisodeRead Roxie Key's ArticleConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:If you ever find yourself wondering what agents think about while reading your submission, then you’re in the right place. If you ever find yourself wondering what agents think about while reading your submission

Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterLearn more about Dr. Leslie Dobson Alex Kenna EpisodeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:Dr. Leslie Dobson is not my typical guest on Thriller 101. But when I say she delivered for the writing community, I mean it. By the end of this episode you’ll have a better sense of how to build character motivation—and why it might be ju

Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterPitch Your Article to Thriller 101Learn more about Alex Kenna Roxie Key EpisodeViviana Vasiu's article: 3 Agent Offers in 48 DaysConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:I firmly believe that quality thrillers, mystery, suspense, and crime fiction use this technique where there’s tension in the main plot (or what I call the professio

Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterPitch Your Article to Thriller 101Learn more about Roxie KeyDaniel Hurst EpisodeEloise Corvo's article: Turning a Standalone Mystery into the First in a SeriesConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:How should you start your novel? Should you have a prologue? Should you jump right into the action? Or spend time with the characters? To

Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterThriller 101 Agent Pitch ContestLearn more about Daniel Hurst Michelle Jackson EpisodeJody Wenner's "On Brand "articleConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:By the end of today’s episode you’ll understand Why Daniel decided to go from self-publishing to working with an independent pressHis writing processYou’ll have a better un

Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterThriller 101 Agent Pitch ContestLearn more about Michelle Z. Jackson as an agentLearn more about Michelle Z. Jackson as an author Heather Levy EpisodeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:If you’re hoping to land an agent this year, you’re going to love this conversation with Michelle. We talk about:Connecting your pitch to your

Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterWant to Hear More about a Thriller Community? Learn more about Heather LevyCatherine Mack EpisodeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:Should you be writing characters first? Or maybe you should develop your plot? How do you write books with multiple timelines? Do you write them chronologically? Or linearly in relation to the thread

Send me a Text Message!Thriller 101 NewsletterSubmit an Article to Thriller 101Learn more about Catherine MackMatt Shao EpisodeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:We’ve all had those moments where we wonder if it’s time to take on something new with our writing. Something bolder or more daring. Maybe it’s a new genre, new point of view, different structure or something

Send me a Text Message!Click here to submit to the Thriller 101 Pitch ContestThriller 101 NewsletterLearn more about M.E. ShaoEllie Monago EpisodeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:On the Thriller 101 podcast, we hear a lot from authors who are published. I also get the opportunity to share writers who are submitting to agents through the Thriller 101 pitch contest.However,

Send me a Text Message!Click here to submit to the Thriller 101 Pitch ContestThriller 101 NewsletterLearn more about Ellie MonagoMichelle Glogovac EpisodeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:There are more avenues to publication now than there have ever been. Whether it’s publishing by partnering with a literary agent, or small or independent publishers, or even self-publish