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Last night on #SJsTwitterBookClub
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#SJsTwitterBookClub
This week’s #SJsTwitterBookClub featured author Louise Candlish (@louise_candlish), who popped in to talk about her amazing thriller “The Heights”.
I asked Louise if she’d give us a spoiler-free, tweet-length introduction to the book. She said, “OK, so it's a revenge thriller involving an over-protective suburban mum who suffers from a form of vertigo called high place phenomenon (now there's an unusual elevator pitch!) Her name is Ellen Saint (a little nod to Eva Marie Saint) and she sets out to take revenge on a boy who she believes caused a family tragedy...”
Irresistable, no? And the book doesn’t disappoint. During a fascinating discussion, @judith_potts asked, “Where did the idea come from, is there someone you'd like revenge on (not in a murderous way)?”
And we also talked about Louise’s methods when she writes her books.
(Click on one of the above tweets to be taken to the discussion thread)
Another fascinating discussion about a fantastic book. If you haven’t read it yet, do so now!1
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In this week’s issue we looked at CHARACTERS:
Who are they and what do they want
Character flaws
Kidnapping a character
Some exercises to try
The importance of choice
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