Diary of Being a Writer; Week 202

Crime and Thriller Writing is fun.

I love doing writing courses.
It really is the best fun.
Not only do you get to learn, but you get to meet other writers.
It is invaluable.
Finding others who think like you do or, even better, think nothing like you do but share your passion for creating stories and characters out of thin air is fun.
And it ignites your own creativity.
Talking to other writers sparks ideas and conversations. Plot points suddenly appear while discussing characters. Characters appear while discussing POV(points of view).
And all the while, you are honing your craft and keeping it exciting and fresh for yourself.
I am currently doing a Crime and Thriller Writing course, and last night we covered POV. I had just done a class dedicated to this a few weeks ago. Did that mean I was bored or too advanced for today’s lesson? Not in the slightest. Different perspectives were put forward by a different tutor. Aspects of POV in relation to Crime and Thriller novels in particular, which are different to other genres were covered.
The only courses I will no longer be doing are the ‘How to Query An Agent’ courses. And I wouldn’t necessarily recommend those as there are so many fantastic free written resources on this subject. My advice would be to read some of the advice online, write an excellent query and then get someone to look over it, improve it…