EP406: Scott Turow — “Plot is a Species of Character.”

Scott Turow is a master of suspense fiction. He returns with his new thriller, Suspect, and tells us about the challenges of taking a minor character from a previous novel and putting them front and centre of their own story. He also describes how he uses plot to test and reveal his characters. Scott also takes us through his extraordinary career, from writing Presumed Innocent on his commute, to fighting for the rights of authors as President of the Authors Guild.

And in the extended version for Patreons and Academates, the two Marks discuss plot as a species of character, political writing, social media, being different to our parents, working with editors, and why authors need to value themselves more than they do, and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

  • How Scott is inspired by research.
  • Why he thought readers would hate Presumed Innocent
  • And he answers listener questions on courtroom scenes, dialogue, fear and more…

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