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Everything You Need To Know To Write A Thriller • Career Authors What’s the key to a good thriller? There's no "formula," but USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan says there are basic conventions that successful thriller writers understand.

The fab @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social on writing the thriller, courtesy of @careerauthors.com #writingtips #writing #booksky
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You're Invited to the 2025 Career Authors Retreat • Career Authors Limited seats remain for our writing retreat May 2-4, 2025, but the feedback, instruction, and inspiration are truly unlimited. Learn more.

If you don't have plans next weekend, #writingcommunity, spend it with us! @paulamunier.bsky.social is kicking things off with a workshop on thinking like an agent, & that's just the beginning! Details: careerauthors.com/youre-invite...

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OH! This is so wonderful of you..thank you! xxx

Wow wow wow! This book was so suspenseful, at one point I thought I’d have to put it down! But I couldn’t, b/c it was so compelling I had to see what happened next. Join me w/fab Carter Wilson Tues 4 PM ET on FB @amightyblaze.bsky.social CRIME TIME!
Don’t miss it – – you could win this book!

#Tuesday @amightyblaze.bsky.social @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social Carter Wilson @poisonedpen.bsky.social #booklove Kimberly Belle @hannahmarymckinnon.bsky.social @abbottkahler.bsky.social Lisa Gardner #thriller

Got plans for Sunday night? Join @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social, Karen Dionne, @alafairburke.bsky.social, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, Lisa Williamson Rosenberg and me for a conversation about our new books — it's free! the-back-room.org/january-5-20...

For Auld Lang Syne: Books Set on New Year’s Eve | BookTrib. High noon. Midnight. When a novel or movie is set at one of those precipitous times, the conflict is built right into the story. The reader instantly knows something is ending, and something is beginn...

Happy New Year's Eve! And it got me thinking about the books and movies set at this pivotal moment--and why that's so structurally successful. Can you think of more than the ones I listed in my @booktrib.bsky.social article?

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Thank you so much! xxxx Yes, I googled like mad, it's just hard to tell what you'd see from a terminal window.....

Copy editing! LOVE this, but argh...just found what would have been a career-ending error. :-) What's the view out the window in the terminal at the San Diego airport?
Water? Is it the bay, or the Pacific? Trees? Palm trees?
It can be anything, just whatever is real. xxx

Wow! The Back Room is BACK! Sunday Jan 5 at 7pm--FREE on Zoom! the-back-room.org reg to chat w/ @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social , @rachelhowzell.bsky.social @alafairburke.bsky.social and Lisa Williamson Rosenberg! ! w/hosts @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social and Karen Dionne
Space limited.

#Tuesday @amightyblaze.bsky.social @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social x 2 w Daniel Kenitz @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @hollywstars.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social @christinamcdonald.bsky.social Alex Finlay Library Journal and Publishers Weekly

I will never forget his kindness and generosity to newbie-reporter me. Look how he is actually interested in whatever I'm saying. What a lovely lovely man.

RIP. And thank you. #PresidentCarter

Will 2025 be the year your book sells? Or sells better?
Take a look into International Thriller Writers Organization BIZFest!
It's like getting your writing MBA.
(You can't succeed if you don't know how the system works, right?)
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My very favorite family holiday story is in my newsletter today. Takes two minutes, add I hope it fills you with a special holiday spirit.
And maybe you can read it to your favorite person.
(If you want your actual name on it, comment and I will get you on the list!)

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5 Holly Jolly Hacks for Meeting Your Writing Goals Over the Holidays • Career Authors Whether the holidays catch you mid-manuscript or brainstorming a new story, here's how to keep your writing muse warm during a busy season.

Our @jessicastrawser.bsky.social dons her Santa hat & gets real about how to stay tapped into your WIP even while away from your laptop over the holidays. Smart creative #writingtips we can ALL use! #amwriting @paulamunier.bsky.social @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
11/20

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

#Books

Have you read this? AHHHHH--leave the lights on! (Note the "shadow" of the house...) @gabino.bsky.social is such a rock star. xxx

An incredible evening at Belmont Books ! So funny, and so fascinating… What a treat to "moderate" these brilliant authors!
Dawn Tripp @msheatherwebb.bsky.social Jenny Brown @crystalking.com @randysusanmeyers.bsky.social & me, @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social ! Loved this--amazing. Thank you!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
10/20

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

#Books

TONIGHT! At @belmontbooks.bsky.social !
It's TRUTH OR TALE! (I'm supposed to "moderate." HA!)
Authors tell “facts” abt their novels– but not all are true!
They write fiction, after all...
Will you be there? Giveaways!
@crystalking.com @randysusanmeyers.bsky.social @msheatherwebb.bsky.social

the link is a little laggy, but it works!

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WOW! 😍You can win all these books---40! (Including ONE WRONG WORD!) (Which of these are you eager to read?)

LOOK: @bookreporter.bsky.social is doing a giveaway on their “Bets On” selections for 2024! Contest open til Jan 10.

Enter here:
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I don’t know… Today I got most of my steps on my Fitbit by going up and down stairs looking for stuff I forgot.

A promotional graphic with a bold-multicolored background made up of green, teal, cream, and orange wavy lines. In the top left-hand corner is a burgundy banner that says “Last Chance!” in white text. At the center of the graphic is a white internet browser window with black text that says, “Win a specially curated gift box from Hank Phillippi Ryan!” Beneath the text are two small thumbnails. One photo is a headshot of author Hank Phillippi Ryan and the other is the book cover for her book “One Wrong Word”. At the bottom of the graphic is an orange bubble containing the URL “afvoc2024.givesmart.com”.

In a one-of-a-kind specially curated gift box from author @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social! Box will include goodies and books. The winner will also receive their choice of a 10-page critique, a character naming, *OR* a half-hour phone consultation with Hank!

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Cannot wait to chat with the incredible and incomparable Jeneva Rose Tuesday at 3PM ET for @barnesandnoble.bsky.social Midday Mystery! Hurray! But hurry--register now--and you can get your hands on a special gorgeous limited edition of THE PERFECT MARRIAGE!

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This is my favorite one. Tater tot, Almond Joy has your six.

Almond Joy.