Writing a Psychological Thriller

Writing a Psychological Thriller

“And now we come to an end, and it's time to embark on your final project. First of all, I'd like to thank you for taking the course with me, and I hope you've got some ideas for your psychological thriller and are ready to start. Before saying goodbye, I'd like to give you some last tips for your literary journey. Find your writing space, and get rid of all distractions. Create a space for yourself and your writing. Write down the 25-word synopsis of your book and keep it in your mind as you go. Now, look at the plot synopsis you have constructed during the course. What do you like about it? What would you change? Make any edits you think you need, and then… Start your novel! Write the opening paragraph of your psychological thriller, keeping in mind everything we've talked about on the course. What is your opening point? Where are we, who is there and what is happening? How can you grab your reader's attention from the start?

Write up to 1,000 words, though stop when you feel it's a natural breakpoint, and that might be sooner. Go back and read what you've written. Remember our editing lesson, and look at what you could do better. Edit it. Be ruthless; make it as sharp and intriguing as possible. Congratulations! You have started to write your psychological thriller, and you've planned out the entire book. Finally, I want to encourage you to engage on the forum and read and comment on other people's work there. That's the joy of being a community. I can't wait to read what you've written. ”

Partial transcription of the video

“ Final Project Now we come to our last lesson and it's time for you to embark on your final project. You're going to be writing a 25-word synopsis, an outline for your psychological thriller, and the opening page. I hope you've got many ideas for your psychological thriller and are ready to get started. First of all, construct your writing space and find some time where there will be nothing but you and your writing. Get rid of all your distractions. If you want to listen to music while writing, get that set up now. The next thing to do is to look at your 25-word synopsis. We wrote that du...”

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Course summary for: Writing a Psychological Thriller

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 17m)
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• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing