by Jenny Milchman | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog Article
Ten Thrilling Mothers by Jenny Milchman Some of our oldest stories have mothers behind them—think Jocasta from Oedipus Rex or even Eve, mother of two very troubled brothers. This may be attributable to the fact that as disparate as the human experience is, we...
by Jenny Milchman | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog Article
A Stranger Comes to Town & Other Newly Iconic Plots Depending on the source, there are as few as three or as many as thirty-six plots. (Foster-Harris’s trio includes “happy ending,” “unhappy ending,” and “super unhappy ending” AKA “tragedy,” while George Polti’s...
by Jenny Milchman | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog Article
Don’t Go Into the Woods Today: 10 Wilderness Thrillers & Why They Scare Us The great outdoors is both the subject matter and the backdrop of a lot of great fiction. What is it about nature that makes it such a powerful setting? Is it how small humankind...
by Jenny Milchman | Jul 21, 2015 | Authors, Blog Article
(Editor’s Note: Author Jenny Milchman, shares her top ten thrillers which revolve around families, from Harlan Coben to Greg Iles. Note only is Milchman an accomplished author, but her blog pieces about everything from thrillers to the craft of writing have...