creative writing – J. J. Hanna, Author

How to Write a Suspense Novel: Raising the Stakes with a Deadline

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 Last week, I began a series about how to write suspense novels. In the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on one of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: This week I’ll be discussing why a strict timeline is vital to the plot of a suspenseContinue reading “How to Write a Suspense Novel: Raising the Stakes with a Deadline”

Villain Types: The Carefree and Cruel

We’ve seen them in film. We’ve seen them in books. This villain is evil for the fun of it. They’re cruel for no other reason than that they can be because nothing stands in their way. They don’t care about the consequences if they do get caught, they don’t care about the public’s opinion ofContinue reading “Villain Types: The Carefree and Cruel”