Raneet
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Megan Abbott:
Hello, Megan.You Will Know Me was a gripping one and had a really good plot twist.Speaking of which, do you expect the readers won't see a plot twist coming everytime you write a novel?
Megan Abbott
What a great question! I try not to think of it as "how do I find a twist" because then I think you start to write to a "formula" and the twists aren't really true to your characters. Instead, I try to think about my characters and the things they keep from themselves. How there's so much we don't know about ourselves and those we love. It's got to come from character for me, and be organic. And it can never be so much of a twist that it feels like a cheat!
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Alison Quigley
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Megan Abbott:
Dear Megan, I’m writing a novel, my debut, which is a murder mystery set in the gymnastics world. I am using your book as a comparison title when pitching it in New York, come September. Are there any other book titles that jump out at you as being a further comparison? Mine isn’t really a thriller so much as a novel of self discovery. Thank you. You did a great job building that super-intense elite gymnastics world.
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