The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing

Best-selling crime writers Spring and King offer here personal reflections and advice on their genre. In Part One of the volume, the authors provide personal reflections about crime and the various ways of writing about it (for Spring, it is the "orderly school," while for King, it is "organic"). They also explore how to gather ideas and make decisions, offering glimpses of their own experiences as well as citing examples from other writers. Part Two is a compilation of short tips and advice from a group of best-selling writers in the genre, including Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, and Sara Paretsky, tidbits that will be useful to readers who seek to learn how to develop their crime writing in a specific area. Part Three reverts to the musings of Spring and King, who impart information on such topics as the tools of writing, character development, elements of crime fiction, writer's block, and promoting one's writing. Further-reading suggestions round out the volume.