Master Pacing: How Secrets, Twists, and Foreshadowing Amp Things Up
Master Pacing: How Secrets, Twists, and Foreshadowing Amp Things Up
This OnDemand webinar will discuss what works in mystery, suspense, and thriller to keep the reader engaged and turning pages. Sometimes, your reader has to solve a puzzle and sometimes, you're trying to trick them. This will discuss which novels have done it well and give insights on where and how often to place clues.
Instructor:
Jaime Lynn Hendricks's debut novel, Finding Tessa, was called "an anxiety fueled ride rife with unexpected left turns" by Publishers Weekly, and won a "Best of 2021" in the debut category from Suspense Magazine. It is also available in UK & Commonwealth under the title His Missing Wife.
It Could Be Anyone was described as "Riveting from its opening scene" by bestselling author Robyn Harding. NYT Bestselling author Mary Kubica said it "starts with a bang and never lets up." Publisher's Weekly says, "Hendricks maximizes the suspense of her Clue-style premise, smoothly manipulating and misdirecting readers." It is also available in UK & Commonwealth under the title Her Husband's Murder.
Her third, I Didn't Do It, is due out 5/23/23. "Wow! What a twist!" says Liv Constantine. Described by Samantha M. Bailey as "A meta mystery, a suspense, and a divine comedy all rolled into one brilliantly constructed novel." Samantha Downing says it's "A crackling, irresistible thriller, and it's so much fun!" Ashley Winstead adds, "It doesn't get any better than this...it's official: all hail the queen of the page turner."
Jaime spent over 20 years in the printing industry before becoming an author, and recently moved from NJ to FL with her husband and dog.
