Writing a Psychological Thriller
How to Write
A course by Emily Barr , Novelist
About the video: How to Write
Overview
“It’s easy to overlook the question of how you actually write. A psychological thriller needs to have a personal, dynamic narrative. This isn’t the place for a thousand-word description of the light on the sea. Instead, it’s about clarity, tension and pace. ”
In this video lesson Emily Barr addresses the topic: How to Write , which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing a Psychological Thriller. Learn creative writing techniques to bring mysterious stories to life that grab the reader’s attention from the first page.
Partial transcription of the video
“ How to Write In this lesson, I'm going to talk about how to write. What to do, what not to do, how to structure your sentences, and basic writing advice for a psychological thriller. One of the main things you need to bear in mind as you write a psychological thriller is you need a clear narrative so the reader can be totally invested in what's going on and not confused, and you need high tension. What you want is for somebody to say, "I couldn't put the book down. I couldn't stop reading." I was reading till 4:00 a.m. as I couldn't put it down." For that, you need to have high tension. A...”
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Course summary for: Writing a Psychological Thriller
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Emily Barr
A course by Emily Barr
Emily Barr is an award-winning novelist based in Cornwall, England, with over 20 years of writing experience. She grew up surrounded by books and was an avid reader and writer, even as a child. While studying art history at the University of London, she worked for her university newspaper, during which time she won a student journalism award for her work experience at The Guardian. She went on to work full-time for the newspaper and, during her time traveling for her column, dedicated herself to writing what she was truly passionate about–fiction. Emily later found an agent and secured her first publishing deal for her thriller novel, Backpack, which saw her win WHSmith’s New Talent Award.
Since then, Emily’s work has been published by Headline and Penguin, as well as many others worldwide. She also writes horror and sci-fi in the US under the name Evie Green, and is currently working on her 6th young adult book with Penguin.
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