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Nicholas P. Taylor has an alias. The acclaimed author of two historical novels, Nick took up with mysteries under the name T.T. Monday. The second, Double Switch, was recently released, and we tracked him down to talk genre switching, research, the two plots you have to know, the art of the quick and dirty timeline, and the differences between a thriller and a mystery. We touched on the psychology of hyper-masculinity, character development and wish fulfillment, and of course, because we pride ourselves on our craft-focused but far-ranging conversations, sentient animals and communicative fungi. You’ll learn how fiction differs from life and why it should, the process of plotting a detective novel, and its difference from writing literary fiction, some rules for writing series, the necessity of throwing away pages and drafts, following character v following story, the importance of voice, and who was the first published author in California. Plus more, much more. Links Discussed:
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Nicholas P. Taylor
T.T. Monday is the pseudonym of novelist Nick Taylor, author of The Disagreement (2008) and Father Junípero’s Confessor (2013). Double Switch (2016) is the second novel to feature the Johnny Adcock, following The Setup Man (2014). He lives in California.
Story Makers is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with accomplished writers, filmmakers and industry experts about story craft, technique, habit and survival–everything you need to know to stay inspired, connect to your creativity, find others’ wonderful stories and your own success.
The hosts:
Elizabeth Stark is a published, agented novelist and distributed filmmaker who teaches and mentors writers at BookWritingWorld.com.
Angie Powers is a distributed filmmaker and published short story writer with an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA who teaches story structure at BookWritingWorld.com.
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