Writing a Psychological Thriller
Introducing Secondary Characters and Subplots
A course by Emily Barr , Novelist
About the video: Introducing Secondary Characters and Subplots
Overview
“I’ve talked about the building blocks of your novel and how to write an exciting opening: as you carry on writing, you’re going to need to bring in secondary characters and subplots. This lesson is a brief overview of how to handle them. ”
In this video lesson Emily Barr addresses the topic: Introducing Secondary Characters and Subplots, 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
“ Introducing Secondary Characters and Subplots In this lesson, we'll talk about introducing secondary characters and subplots. This will happen as you carry on writing beyond the opening of your book. You'll find you need more characters than your main character and the people around them. You'll also find you need more things to happen than the overarching narrative of your book. How do you go about that? Starting with secondary characters, they are an amazing opportunity for a writer. I love writing secondary characters, even if it's somebody who's only on the page for a paragraph, you c...”
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Course summary for: Writing a Psychological Thriller
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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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