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Time Bomb: Creating Relentless Momentum

Presented by: Adrian Magson | Daniel Palmer | J.T. Ellison | Laura Benedict | Meg Gardiner | Simon Toyne
Categories: Craft | Genre | Motivation | Thriller | Writing

Adrian Magson, Daniel Palmer, J.T. Ellison, Laura Benedict, Meg Gardiner, and Simon Toyne dive into the pressures and pleasures of writing page-turning thrillers. They discuss building high-stakes plots, sustaining tension, and maintaining momentum under deadline pressure. Writers will gain insight into how urgency fuels a story and how mishandling it can bring everything to a halt.

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