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7 Suspenseful steps for writing Successful Thrillers like The 39 Steps

Step 1. Use a MacGuffin to propel the plot A MacGuffin, which Hitchcock described as the red herring or engine of the story, is the object around which the plot revolves and motivates the actions of the characters. Often a MacGuffin is central to thrillers, spy stories, and adventures. Most of the characters in the story will base their actions on the MacGuffin, although the … Continue reading 7 Suspenseful steps for writing Successful Thrillers like The 39 Steps

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The Cat That Changed America awarded a medal by Poison Free Malibu

This beautiful medal of P22 mountain lion in his home of Hollywood and Griffith Park was awarded to us by Poison Free Malibu who are campaigning against anticoagulant rodenticides and the devastating effects they have on wildlife. As writers, our passion is tell stories, tell emotional truths, engage and entertain. We write because we want to reach out to our fellow humans and share our … Continue reading The Cat That Changed America awarded a medal by Poison Free Malibu

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The Cat That Changed America is reviewed in Topanga’s “The Canyon Chronicle”

The Cat That Changed America https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HKZHX3V/is reviewed in the February edition of Topanga’s The Canyon Chronicle out now.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HKZHX3V/ #lockdown #homeschool #teaching #cats #bigcats #books #wildlife #novels #reading #novelbooks #wildlifeconservation #librarybook #amazon #authors #california #usa #urbanwildlife #novelbooks #bigcats Continue reading The Cat That Changed America is reviewed in Topanga’s “The Canyon Chronicle”

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5 TIPS FOR CREATING MYSTERY

1. What’s the difference between Mystery and Suspense? Many readers become confused by the two terms. Mystery is an intellectual process like a riddle or a whodunit. In a mystery, you don’t need to answer every question, it’s important to leave some questions unresolved, so that the audience will be thinking about them at the end of the book.  Suspense on the other hand, is an … Continue reading 5 TIPS FOR CREATING MYSTERY

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7 TIPS FOR WRITING SUSPENSE BY TONY LEE MORAL

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-maven-tony-lee-moral/1137894123?ean=9781838211530 1: GIVE THE READER INFORMATION Hitchcock gave the audience more information than he gave the character, which is a technique I also use in my fiction writing. He said that you can’t expect an audience to have anxieties if they have nothing to be anxious about. For example, if there’s a bomb under the table that’s going to go off in five minutes, and … Continue reading 7 TIPS FOR WRITING SUSPENSE BY TONY LEE MORAL

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The Cat That Changed America and Ghost Maven: The Haunting of Alice May paperbacks are half price on Amazon in the run up to Christmas!

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The Cat That Changed America for Christmas available from Waterstones, Barnes and Noble and Amazon

Looking for a Christmas Gift? The Cat That Changed America is available as a Stocking Filler by ordering through your local bookstores or Amazon. Reviewed in the Christmas edition of The Topanga New Times. Based on an incredible true story of P22 mountain lion who crossed two freeways to reach Griffith Park. #cats #books #christmas #gifts #celebration #christmaslights #christmasbooks #christmasbooks #lions #bigcats #kidsbooks #reading #publishing … Continue reading The Cat That Changed America for Christmas available from Waterstones, Barnes and Noble and Amazon

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