plotting – Stacy Green

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Confessions of a Thriller Author: Writing the Kill Scene

December 29, 2014

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I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I received two great gifts. First, ALL GOOD DEEDS (Lucy Kendall #1) is the January Book of the Month for a major thrillers group on Goodreads. Very excited about that! My second gift isn’t just for myself – it’s for all of us! SEE THEM RUN (Lucy Kendall … Read the rest

Thriller Thursday: The excitement of plotting

June 6, 2013

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Yes, you read that right. First, instead of talking about true crime today, I’m going to talk about something that is thrilling to me. And today, that’s the power of plotting. Pansters, don’t leave! I promise there is something for you in this post. When I started writing INTO THE DARK, I was a true … Read the rest

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Row80 Check In 9000 and Counting

May 16, 2012

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I know I’ve been fail checking in the last few weeks. Truthfully, I hate just posting about the word count, but I haven’t wanted to take the time to add something useful to my posts. But I had to post today, because I’ve kicked it into high gear on the WIP. As of yesterday, I … Read the rest

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Row80 Check-In: Adrenaline Rush

April 15, 2012

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But it was a good feeling! After a late start, I ended up with just over 10,000 words. It’s been a tremendous help to have the scene by scene outline, and of course, the Row80 Sprints are great motivation. I also had an epiphany about a series I’m planning to work on after the current … Read the rest

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Final Row80 Check In: End of the Road

March 21, 2012

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It’s hard to believe it’s the end of another round and the second official day of spring. This round didn’t quite go as I expected, but I can’t complain. 2012 Round 1 Goals: Write 2000/week on The Prophet Continue to query Into The Dark Implement Dark’s theme of stalking into Thriller Thursdays ** Exercise minimum … Read the rest

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Row80 Check-In: From celebration to determination

March 11, 2012

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I’m visiting my parents this weekend while Grace is on spring break, so I haven’t gotten a lot done since Thursday. But I did make some progress this week. Still basking in the glow of signing my first book contract for INTO THE DARK, but I’ve been plotting away on the new suspense project, THE … Read the rest

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Row80 Check-In: Start and Stop

February 29, 2012

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Today’s check in will be short and sweet: Thriller Thursday is ready to go for tomorrow’s post. I’ve managed to write just under 2500 words on The Prophet. And then I discovered an issue with scene continuity that I need to work on before going any further. I plotted this book out in much more … Read the rest

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Row80 Check-In Admitting Defeat and Resetting

February 26, 2012

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So the writing is going okay. No defeat to admit there. Things are moving along with INTO THE DARK (hopefully I will have some news for you in the next week), and after ironing out the plot issues I discovered with THE PROPHET, I wrote about 1500 words of Act 2 this week. Not a … Read the rest

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