Chillers and Thrillers

is a blog on the theory and practice of writing horror fiction.

Showing posts with label Lincoln Child. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lincoln Child. Show all posts
Sunday, September 29, 2019

Styling the Thriller

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman   Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night In his “Introduction” to the 2006 Thriller...
Saturday, June 29, 2019

Showing Off the Neighborhood

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman Stephen King is known for the small-town settings of his horror novels, but o ther novelists also fi...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Creating Hostile or Threatening Settings

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman Writers of horror fiction have several ways by which to suggest threatening or hostile environments....
Friday, September 23, 2011

"Terminal Freeze," Blow By Blow

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman I just finished reading Lincoln Child's novel, Terminal Freeze .  It's 320 pages long.  I ...
Friday, September 16, 2011

Learning from the Masters: Lincoln Child Shows Us How to Write an Effective Opening Chapter

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman Typically, an opening chapter, beginning in media res , sets up a mysterious, sometimes bizarre, sit...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

The First Three Closing Paragraphs in “Gideon’s Sword”: A Study in Motivation

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman An earlier series of posts examined Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s use of opening chapter...
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