Sleeping Dogs

by Tony Vanderwarker

  As the limo tops a rise in the distance and disappears over the hill, Jason Foote decides, It could be juicy, real juicy, might even be a book in it.

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  Writing with the Master

  How One of the World’s Bestselling Authors Fixed My Book and Changed My Life

  by Tony Vanderwarker

  With seven unpublished novels wasting away on his hard drive, Tony Vanderwarker is astonished when John Grisham offers to take him under his wing and teach him the secrets of thriller writing. “The beginning and the end are easy,” Grisham explains. “It’s the three hundred pages in the middle that’s the hard part.”

  Tony learns the techniques that have helped the bestselling author create more than twenty blockbuster books. “You’ve got to hook your reader in the first forty pages or you’ll lose them,” Grisham explains, then puts Tony through his grueling outline process. Finally, after a year of constructing outlines, Grisham gives Tony the go-ahead to begin the novel.

  Writing with the Master immerses the reader in the creative process as Tony goes through a first draft, then a second in a real roller-coaster ride, always full of ups and downs. Grisham’s critiques and margin notes reveal his nimble imagination and twenty-plus years of experience. For Grisham fans, Tony’s memoir reveals his amazing plot development process, and for aspiring writers, it’s a master class in thriller writing.

  $24.95 Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-62636-552-0