Gayle Lynds
The Villain Drives the Plot
Gayle Lynds, Instructor
Ever wonder why some thrillers succeed better than others? Often the answer is one of the most overlooked but highly important ingredients---the villain. Learn the secrets to making yours work not only as a character but in creating the kind of plot that will excite publishers and readers until the last satisfying page.
New York Times bestseller Gayle Lynds is the award-winning author of eight international espionage novels, including The Last Spymaster and The Coil. Her books have won such awards as "Novel of the Year" (The Last Spymaster) given by the Military Writers Society of America, and have been People magazine's "Page-Turner of the Week" and "Beach Read of the Week." Publishers Weekly lists her work among the top ten spy novels of all time.
A member of the Association for Intelligence Officers, Gayle is an ITW co-founder and co-president and is listed in Who's Who in the World.ThrillerFest
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