Researching thrillers: (Gary Braver)

We widen our knowledge we researched various media one of which contained newspaper articles related to Thrillers. From this we found an article on the 2008 Maui Writers Conference in which Gary Braver, a bestselling thriller writer (Skin Deep), explained Thrillers, ‘dread drives thrillers. You know who the good guys and bad guys are. Dull moments will lose an audience, and writers can't afford to lose an audience, even for one page.’ From this we learnt that in order to make our Thriller a successful one we needed to make it interesting and maintain the viewer’s interest as well as make the good and bad characters known.
He also identified 10 key points to include in a thriller, these are listed below…
1. You need to have a good story.
2. Write about the underdog.
3. Multiple points of view give great range in a thriller.
4. Have an action scene in the introduction
5. Reveal what the protagonist fears and aspirations are.
6. Make your characters miserable.
7. Your main characters have to change.
8. Pacing must be high: Strong Narrative Thrust.
9. Show—don't tell.
10. Teach the audience something.