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I’m excited to welcome editor Jodie Renner today. She’s got some great advice for writing tense action scenes, and we all know what those mean: an awesome page turner! WRITING TENSE ACTION SCENES by Jodie Renner, freelance fiction editor, @JodieRennerEd Stacy recently asked me how editing thrillers is different from editing other genres. That’s a … Read the rest 
Serial September is coming to an end, and I’ve saved the creepiest post for last: serial killer groupies. Yes, they exist, and I bet there are a lot more of them than you imagined. Ted Bundy and Carol Anne Boone Ted Bundy’s name is enough to make most of us quiver. I remember his execution … Read the rest 
Serial September is rolling full steam ahead (cliché alert), and this week, we’re talking about team killers. Two men are responsible for making true crime into a genre of its own: Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. Truman Capote told their story when he wrote In Cold Blood. If you’ve read it (and if you haven’t, … Read the rest 
Welcome back to old-school Thriller Thursdays! Even though Thriller Extravaganza was a huge success, I’ve missed writing about true crime. And since it’s September and I love themes, I’ve got a great one for this month: Serial September. That’s right, this month we’re going to be looking at serial killers–but not the usual suspects. We’re … Read the rest 
First off, thank you to all the amazing authors who participated in Thriller Extravaganza: R.J. Ellory, Margie Lawsen, Kathy Bennett, Allison Brennan, and Vicki Hinze. Everyone gave thoughtful posts with great information on writing killer thrillers. And thank you to all my friends who supported by sharing the links across social media. You guys made … Read the rest 
I can’t believe we’ve already reached the end of Thriller Extravaganza! Thank you so much to all my WANA supporters as well as my other social media friends for doing such an awesome job of getting the word out. The BIG CONTEST ends at the end of the month,s o make sure you enter! I’m … Read the rest 
