Monday, June 20, 2011

International Thriller Writer's Roundtable - The Elements of Thriller Stories

I'm participating in the Thriller Roundtable at the International Thriller Writer's Big Thrill website this week. Other participants include Thomas Kaufman, Reece Hirsch and CE Lawrence.

The question posed is interesting, dealing with the purest elements of story.


The late John Gardner suggested that all stories boil down to either, someone went on a journey or a stranger comes to town. Do you agree? At their very core, how do you view your thrillers?


So far, Ms. Lawrence and I have weighed in with opening shots. Drop by and see how it goes if you have a second. 

2 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

hum, I can see that. particularly the "Someone comes to Town"

Sidney said...

If you stretch enough, yeah, you can get there for almost everything. Shane is a stranger, right?

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