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The Woman in Cabin 10  by Ruth Ware - Book REVIEW

10/27/2021

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The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware - Book REVIEW, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, The Woman in Cabin 10 is a mystery/thriller story of a travel writer’s nightmarish cruise. Lo Blacklock witnesses a murder, someone is thrown overboard in the night. However, all passengers are accounted for, leaving Lo to wonder if she is going mad or if there is a plot against her after what she witnessed.  Here is my spoiler-free review of The Woman in Cabin 10!
The Woman in Cabin 10 is a mystery/thriller story of a travel writer’s nightmarish cruise. Lo Blacklock witnesses a murder, someone is thrown overboard in the night. However, all passengers are accounted for, leaving Lo to wonder if she is going mad or if there is a plot against her after what she witnessed.

Here is my spoiler-free review of The Woman in Cabin 10!

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How to Write Suspense in Your Thriller Story

1/20/2021

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How to Write Suspense in Your Thriller Story, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, Suspense has always played a major role in dark stories. Thriller, horror and even dark fantasy often make use of suspense to emphasise the feeling of dread. Whether it is a high energy scene such as a chase or a low energy scene such as an investigation in a creepy house, suspense plays a part in telling a thrilling tale.  Here are some of my key rules for writing suspense.
Suspense has always played a major role in dark stories. Thriller, horror and even dark fantasy often make use of suspense to emphasise the feeling of dread. Whether it is a high energy scene such as a chase or a low energy scene such as an investigation in a creepy house, suspense plays a part in telling a thrilling tale.

Here are some of my key rules for writing suspense.

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How to Write a Scary Story for Spooktober

10/28/2020

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How to Write a Scary Story for Spooktober, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, It’s the haunting time of the year, where ghosts, werewolves and all manner of darker beings walk amongst the vulnerable and innocent. Evil stalks the streets, fear builds in every heart, until all are wide-eyed and paranoid. It is Spooktober, the ideal time to write any scary stories that have been lingering in the dark recesses of your mind.  Here’s how you can take your idea and turn it into a scary story worth reading!
It’s the haunting time of the year, where ghosts, werewolves and all manner of darker beings walk amongst the vulnerable and innocent. Evil stalks the streets, fear builds in every heart, until all are wide-eyed and paranoid. It is Spooktober, the ideal time to write any scary stories that have been lingering in the dark recesses of your mind.

Here’s how you can take your idea and turn it into a scary story worth reading!

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The Experiment

8/9/2019

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The Experiment, Short Story, Writing Prompt, The Penned Sleuth, Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction
In the moments that followed, the land turned to ash and the sky to fire. I entered a world that was far different from my own, but it was far better. The lands I soon walked were green and plentiful. Everything within sight was radiating life. All that mattered in that moment, to me at least, was destroying it. To escape this false paradise.

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Bounty II

8/8/2019

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Bounty II, Short Story, Writing Prompt, The Penned Sleuth, Western, Adventure, Suspense
We arrived in Washington wearing different clothes, wearing different faces. As per the advice of the bounty hunter, we all shaved. Jeremiah almost seemed to fit in with his meek looks. Darren and I looked tough even with the hair cut and fancy suit. Still, it kept the lawmen from looking at us too long.

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