Nicolas Carreau 09:48, April 20, 2022
The Presses de la Cité and Le Robert editions are joining forces for a new collection called "Secrets d'crire" in which writers from all walks of life give their writing recipes.
Jean-Philippe Toussaint signs a volume, Michel Bussi too.
The latter publishes "La Fabrique du suspense".
In this new collection from the Presses de la Cité and Le Robert editions, called "Secrets of writing", the best-selling writer, Michel Bussi publishes a new book entitled
La Fabrique du suspense
.
Michel Bussi, the author of
Black Water Lilies
or
Un Avion sans elle
, opens the door to his writing kitchen and reveals his sleight of hand.
Spoiler alert!
But they are indicated by small stars for those who do not want to know everything.
A simple and exciting concept
Tips, book recipes... Writers tell their literary stories.
But first, Michel Bussi talks about himself, how he put himself on leave, his job as a geography teacher when his novels started to do well, his discovery of books too, when he was younger, and the suspense in particular, with Agatha Christie,
Death on the Nile
.
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Then only, Michel Bussi presents the 20 commandments of suspense… Do not miss the start, for example.
It is at the end that everything is revealed, of course.
But the end is nothing… without a good beginning.
Since everything tends towards resolution, you have to know the outcome before you start writing.
Another law: sow
cliffhangers
everywhere , i.e. moments suspended at the end of each chapter.
Until the
twist
, the final outcome.
As for the other commandments, you will have to read to find out… Suspense, suspense…