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How much further would you be in your writing career if your weeks looked like this...
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The moment we've all been waiting for...
Best in Volume for Volume 2 goes to....
@kgrose.bsky.social Karen Grose for:
Best Not Repeat What I'm Telling You
www.patreon.com/posts/best-i...
Big thanks to David Gwyn @davidgwyn.bsky.social for tackling this incredible task.
Best in Volume for Volume 2 goes to....
@kgrose.bsky.social Karen Grose for:
Best Not Repeat What I'm Telling You
www.patreon.com/posts/best-i...
Big thanks to David Gwyn @davidgwyn.bsky.social for tackling this incredible task.
August 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The moment we've all been waiting for...
Best in Volume for Volume 2 goes to....
@kgrose.bsky.social Karen Grose for:
Best Not Repeat What I'm Telling You
www.patreon.com/posts/best-i...
Big thanks to David Gwyn @davidgwyn.bsky.social for tackling this incredible task.
Best in Volume for Volume 2 goes to....
@kgrose.bsky.social Karen Grose for:
Best Not Repeat What I'm Telling You
www.patreon.com/posts/best-i...
Big thanks to David Gwyn @davidgwyn.bsky.social for tackling this incredible task.
Most thriller writers kill their own stories with generic questions like "Who did it?"
Writer and book coach Julie Tyler Ruiz shared a genius fix...
Check out her framework
👇👇👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Writer and book coach Julie Tyler Ruiz shared a genius fix...
Check out her framework
👇👇👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Turn Your Manuscript into a Page-Turner Using The Central Question Framework with Julie Tyler Ruiz - Thriller 101
Every thriller, mystery, suspense, and crime writer faces the same dilemma…How do you craft a story that keeps readers turning pages? In this episode, Julie Tyler Ruiz reveals a simple framework ...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Most thriller writers kill their own stories with generic questions like "Who did it?"
Writer and book coach Julie Tyler Ruiz shared a genius fix...
Check out her framework
👇👇👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Writer and book coach Julie Tyler Ruiz shared a genius fix...
Check out her framework
👇👇👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Tomorrow's Thriller 101 Newsletter has...
💡 Insights on your opening pages
🚨 An update on the Storyteller's Society
❓ A question about what we should build next (have your voice heard!)
🔦 An agent spotlight
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🚨 An update on the Storyteller's Society
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🔦 An agent spotlight
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June 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Tomorrow's Thriller 101 Newsletter has...
💡 Insights on your opening pages
🚨 An update on the Storyteller's Society
❓ A question about what we should build next (have your voice heard!)
🔦 An agent spotlight
Sign up now so you don't miss it!
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💡 Insights on your opening pages
🚨 An update on the Storyteller's Society
❓ A question about what we should build next (have your voice heard!)
🔦 An agent spotlight
Sign up now so you don't miss it!
thriller101.kit.com/05bd16627e
"You should never write your first page first... the first page you write on your first draft will not be the first page that ends up in your book."
Latest episode breaks down writing coach April Davila's formula for first pages that hook agents & readers 👇
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Latest episode breaks down writing coach April Davila's formula for first pages that hook agents & readers 👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
First Page Formula: Author and Writing Coach April Davila on What Agents & Readers Want to See in Your Thriller Manuscript Opening - Thriller 101
Writing coach April Davila reveals the non-negotiable elements that make first pages irresistible to readers and agents. Learn why most manuscripts fail in the opening paragraph, discover the str...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"You should never write your first page first... the first page you write on your first draft will not be the first page that ends up in your book."
Latest episode breaks down writing coach April Davila's formula for first pages that hook agents & readers 👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Latest episode breaks down writing coach April Davila's formula for first pages that hook agents & readers 👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
You know how your brain asks you to check your email for query responses as soon as you sit down to write?
It can be distracting and slow your creative process!
Check out this Silos method in the Thriller 101 episode today
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It can be distracting and slow your creative process!
Check out this Silos method in the Thriller 101 episode today
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Creative Silos: A Unique Strategy for Your Writer Brain with Cindy Cisneros - Thriller 101
Storyteller's Society Sneak Peek: This Creative Silos method can make you way more efficient in your writing practice.Creativity coach Cindy Cisneros reveals why traditional productivity advice fails ...
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June 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
You know how your brain asks you to check your email for query responses as soon as you sit down to write?
It can be distracting and slow your creative process!
Check out this Silos method in the Thriller 101 episode today
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
It can be distracting and slow your creative process!
Check out this Silos method in the Thriller 101 episode today
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
One of the top reasons agents stop reading your opening pages?
Your opening might not be a true "scene"
@amynielsen.bsky.social shares insights on developing an opening agents will love
#thriller #amquerying #WritingCommunity
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Your opening might not be a true "scene"
@amynielsen.bsky.social shares insights on developing an opening agents will love
#thriller #amquerying #WritingCommunity
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Literary Agent Amy Nielsen on How to Fix Your Opening Pages (Part 2) - Thriller 101
Your opening page has 30 seconds to hook an agent or it's as good as a rejection.Literary agent Amy Nielsen reveals the cliché openings that kill manuscripts, the scene structure 90% of authors get wr...
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June 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
One of the top reasons agents stop reading your opening pages?
Your opening might not be a true "scene"
@amynielsen.bsky.social shares insights on developing an opening agents will love
#thriller #amquerying #WritingCommunity
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Your opening might not be a true "scene"
@amynielsen.bsky.social shares insights on developing an opening agents will love
#thriller #amquerying #WritingCommunity
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
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My query inbox is open for all my desired genres, plus I'd love to see a literary mystery in the vein of Tana French, Megan Miranda, or something gritty like David Joy and Michael Farris Smith!
Fridays are a great time to send me your queries! Check out my #MSWL www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/to...
Or if you're ready, send your query to: querytracker.net/query/TDRL
I'd love to see more suspense and mysteries written in first person POV! I'd love to find a story with a great voice!
Or if you're ready, send your query to: querytracker.net/query/TDRL
I'd love to see more suspense and mysteries written in first person POV! I'd love to find a story with a great voice!
Tommy Dean – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My query inbox is open for all my desired genres, plus I'd love to see a literary mystery in the vein of Tana French, Megan Miranda, or something gritty like David Joy and Michael Farris Smith!
From what I can tell, the average writer sends close to 100 queries before finding an agent (if they find one at all)
Don't waste your time pitching to agents who don't represent your genre.
It's an absolute waste of time
Find agents that are actually looking for YOUR BOOK
Don't waste your time pitching to agents who don't represent your genre.
It's an absolute waste of time
Find agents that are actually looking for YOUR BOOK
May 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
From what I can tell, the average writer sends close to 100 queries before finding an agent (if they find one at all)
Don't waste your time pitching to agents who don't represent your genre.
It's an absolute waste of time
Find agents that are actually looking for YOUR BOOK
Don't waste your time pitching to agents who don't represent your genre.
It's an absolute waste of time
Find agents that are actually looking for YOUR BOOK
I’m looking for an author & their agent to be interviewed on Thriller 101! Ideally published or soon to be published…
Would love to ask:
- what the agent liked about the submission
- how “the call” went
- why the author signed w/ the agent
- what the process has been like since signing
DM me!
Would love to ask:
- what the agent liked about the submission
- how “the call” went
- why the author signed w/ the agent
- what the process has been like since signing
DM me!
April 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I’m looking for an author & their agent to be interviewed on Thriller 101! Ideally published or soon to be published…
Would love to ask:
- what the agent liked about the submission
- how “the call” went
- why the author signed w/ the agent
- what the process has been like since signing
DM me!
Would love to ask:
- what the agent liked about the submission
- how “the call” went
- why the author signed w/ the agent
- what the process has been like since signing
DM me!
Congratulations Meg!
April 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congratulations Meg!
Storyteller's Society Book Club Meeting #1 is in the books!
Author: @lizalterman.bsky.social
@katieisenhuth.bsky.social @wininoid.bsky.social @leslieconner13.bsky.social @megauchenbach.bsky.social
We talked about...
- opening chapters
- reading vs. audiobook
- character development
And more!
Author: @lizalterman.bsky.social
@katieisenhuth.bsky.social @wininoid.bsky.social @leslieconner13.bsky.social @megauchenbach.bsky.social
We talked about...
- opening chapters
- reading vs. audiobook
- character development
And more!
April 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Storyteller's Society Book Club Meeting #1 is in the books!
Author: @lizalterman.bsky.social
@katieisenhuth.bsky.social @wininoid.bsky.social @leslieconner13.bsky.social @megauchenbach.bsky.social
We talked about...
- opening chapters
- reading vs. audiobook
- character development
And more!
Author: @lizalterman.bsky.social
@katieisenhuth.bsky.social @wininoid.bsky.social @leslieconner13.bsky.social @megauchenbach.bsky.social
We talked about...
- opening chapters
- reading vs. audiobook
- character development
And more!
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You've waited long enough. How about we announce #BunkerSquirrel Magazine's Volume 1 #BestInVolume?
Drumroll please.....
Congratulations @writernatswift.bsky.social Nat Swift !🥳🥂
Read Yield Ahead: www.bunkersquirrel.com/yield-ahead....
Thank you @clgslr.bsky.social for judging!
Drumroll please.....
Congratulations @writernatswift.bsky.social Nat Swift !🥳🥂
Read Yield Ahead: www.bunkersquirrel.com/yield-ahead....
Thank you @clgslr.bsky.social for judging!
March 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
You've waited long enough. How about we announce #BunkerSquirrel Magazine's Volume 1 #BestInVolume?
Drumroll please.....
Congratulations @writernatswift.bsky.social Nat Swift !🥳🥂
Read Yield Ahead: www.bunkersquirrel.com/yield-ahead....
Thank you @clgslr.bsky.social for judging!
Drumroll please.....
Congratulations @writernatswift.bsky.social Nat Swift !🥳🥂
Read Yield Ahead: www.bunkersquirrel.com/yield-ahead....
Thank you @clgslr.bsky.social for judging!
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I'm finally on Query Tracker! If you've been waiting for this, send me your pitches! #MSWL Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Upmarket novels.
querytracker.net/query/TDRL
querytracker.net/query/TDRL
Query Tommy Dean at Rosecliff Literary
querytracker.net
March 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm finally on Query Tracker! If you've been waiting for this, send me your pitches! #MSWL Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Upmarket novels.
querytracker.net/query/TDRL
querytracker.net/query/TDRL
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Come see @blacktopkid.bsky.social, @itsmarkyall.bsky.social, and me next Saturday at Magic City Books! It’s going to be a fantastic time you don’t want to miss!
March 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Come see @blacktopkid.bsky.social, @itsmarkyall.bsky.social, and me next Saturday at Magic City Books! It’s going to be a fantastic time you don’t want to miss!
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Keith Roysdon @keithroysdon.bsky.social shines in this layered piece, taking us on a fantastic journey in only 300 words.
Now That's a Deep Subject
www.bunkersquirrel.com/deep-subject...
We're open for vol 2:
#Prompt You think you're ready for the truth?
www.bunkersquirrel.com/submissions....
Now That's a Deep Subject
www.bunkersquirrel.com/deep-subject...
We're open for vol 2:
#Prompt You think you're ready for the truth?
www.bunkersquirrel.com/submissions....
March 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Keith Roysdon @keithroysdon.bsky.social shines in this layered piece, taking us on a fantastic journey in only 300 words.
Now That's a Deep Subject
www.bunkersquirrel.com/deep-subject...
We're open for vol 2:
#Prompt You think you're ready for the truth?
www.bunkersquirrel.com/submissions....
Now That's a Deep Subject
www.bunkersquirrel.com/deep-subject...
We're open for vol 2:
#Prompt You think you're ready for the truth?
www.bunkersquirrel.com/submissions....
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Going to Left Coast Crime? I’ll be on the “Writing About Difficult Subjects” panel Thursday at 3:45 with @pegbrantley.bsky.social, @amyriversauthor.bsky.social, George Cramer, moderated by Sandra Murphy. Come say hi and find out why they put me on the ‘let’s get depressing’ panel two years in a row!
March 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Going to Left Coast Crime? I’ll be on the “Writing About Difficult Subjects” panel Thursday at 3:45 with @pegbrantley.bsky.social, @amyriversauthor.bsky.social, George Cramer, moderated by Sandra Murphy. Come say hi and find out why they put me on the ‘let’s get depressing’ panel two years in a row!
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Hey everyone! This week is the monthly #ThrillsandChills chat w/ me & @kellymalacko.bsky.social on Thursday at 8pm CST!
#writingcommunity #horror #mystery #suspense #thriller #amwriting #amediting
#writingcommunity #horror #mystery #suspense #thriller #amwriting #amediting
March 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hey everyone! This week is the monthly #ThrillsandChills chat w/ me & @kellymalacko.bsky.social on Thursday at 8pm CST!
#writingcommunity #horror #mystery #suspense #thriller #amwriting #amediting
#writingcommunity #horror #mystery #suspense #thriller #amwriting #amediting
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An all-new episode drops this Wednesday! All about vetting agents... and we chat about some of the shady stuff that you sometimes see. 👀
March 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
An all-new episode drops this Wednesday! All about vetting agents... and we chat about some of the shady stuff that you sometimes see. 👀
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I always love chatting with
@davidgwyn.bsky.social about anything publishing! If you are are Thriller writer this is a must-listen podcast! #writingcommunity #amquerying
@davidgwyn.bsky.social about anything publishing! If you are are Thriller writer this is a must-listen podcast! #writingcommunity #amquerying
"The query is basically the resume for your book, not the jacket copy."
Literary agent @amynielsen.bsky.social breaks down EXACTLY what writers need in their queries to stand out
Learn the structure agents actually want to see!
#AmQuerying #literaryagent #MSWL
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Literary agent @amynielsen.bsky.social breaks down EXACTLY what writers need in their queries to stand out
Learn the structure agents actually want to see!
#AmQuerying #literaryagent #MSWL
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
February 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I always love chatting with
@davidgwyn.bsky.social about anything publishing! If you are are Thriller writer this is a must-listen podcast! #writingcommunity #amquerying
@davidgwyn.bsky.social about anything publishing! If you are are Thriller writer this is a must-listen podcast! #writingcommunity #amquerying
"The query is basically the resume for your book, not the jacket copy."
Literary agent @amynielsen.bsky.social breaks down EXACTLY what writers need in their queries to stand out
Learn the structure agents actually want to see!
#AmQuerying #literaryagent #MSWL
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Literary agent @amynielsen.bsky.social breaks down EXACTLY what writers need in their queries to stand out
Learn the structure agents actually want to see!
#AmQuerying #literaryagent #MSWL
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
February 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"The query is basically the resume for your book, not the jacket copy."
Literary agent @amynielsen.bsky.social breaks down EXACTLY what writers need in their queries to stand out
Learn the structure agents actually want to see!
#AmQuerying #literaryagent #MSWL
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
Literary agent @amynielsen.bsky.social breaks down EXACTLY what writers need in their queries to stand out
Learn the structure agents actually want to see!
#AmQuerying #literaryagent #MSWL
www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...
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THE INSTITUTE X SUCH SHARP TEETH X STRANGER THINGS
To Shasha the war with the Tenocks was ancient history until she finds a boy hiding in the desert. They say he can read minds, move objects with his mind, and burn skin to ash with just a touch. All he wants is a friend...
#WSPitQ #F #A #SFF
To Shasha the war with the Tenocks was ancient history until she finds a boy hiding in the desert. They say he can read minds, move objects with his mind, and burn skin to ash with just a touch. All he wants is a friend...
#WSPitQ #F #A #SFF
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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#WSPit #WSPitW #A #F #M #Hu #R #blackbooksky
THE WOLF AMONG US ❦ ONCE UPON A TIME
📖set in the late 90s-early 00s
📖red riding hood x big bad wolf
📖black mc who is struggling to write her next book
📖morally grey sheriff "protecting" the city
📖realm hopping to solve mysteries and save fairy tales
THE WOLF AMONG US ❦ ONCE UPON A TIME
📖set in the late 90s-early 00s
📖red riding hood x big bad wolf
📖black mc who is struggling to write her next book
📖morally grey sheriff "protecting" the city
📖realm hopping to solve mysteries and save fairy tales
February 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Welp, I’m (unexpectedly) back in the query trenches! Agents—if you’re looking for a picture book writer with strong sales, a passion for music + STEAM-themed humor and heartfelt stories inspired by my Puerto Rican heritage, let’s connect! #AmQuerying #PictureBooks
February 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Welp, I’m (unexpectedly) back in the query trenches! Agents—if you’re looking for a picture book writer with strong sales, a passion for music + STEAM-themed humor and heartfelt stories inspired by my Puerto Rican heritage, let’s connect! #AmQuerying #PictureBooks