Named by The Times as the all-time number one crime writer, Patricia Highsmith was an author who broke new ground and defied genre clich???s with novels such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train. In the classic creative writing guide Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction, Highsmith reveals her secrets for producing world-class crime and thrillers, from imaginative tips for generating ideas to useful ways of turning them into stunning stories.
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Named by The Times as the all-time number one crime writer, Patricia Highsmith was an author who broke new ground and defied genre clich???s with novels such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train. In the classic creative writing guide Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction, Highsmith reveals her secrets for producing world-class crime and thrillers, from imaginative tips for generating ideas to useful ways of turning them into stunning stories.
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Add this copy of Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction: to cart. $28.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Writer.
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Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a 1966 printing. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction: to cart. $43.08, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Writer.
This is a valuable book for fans of Patricia Highsmith's novels in that it provides many interesting insights into her creative process. The title is somewhat misleading in that we learn as we read that Highsmith did not consider herself a genre suspense writer, an insight born out by the continuing appeal of her books. She includes many suggestions that apply to any type of fiction writing. The sections about publishing and marketing are, of course, out of date for the aspiring 21st century writer, so much has publishing changed. There are more "complete" how to guides for writing fiction, whether suspense or otherwise. But Patricia Highsmith is such an interesting writer on any subject that this book belongs on a short list of how to books by genuinely creative writers in the last half of the 20th century.