{"id":168,"date":"2017-12-05T23:59:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T23:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/texashighplainswriters.com\/?p=168"},"modified":"2017-12-06T00:05:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T00:05:40","slug":"so-you-really-want-to-write-a-spy-novel-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texashighplainswriters.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/05\/so-you-really-want-to-write-a-spy-novel-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"January 20, 2018 Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So You Really Want to Write a Spy Novel? Now What?<\/h4>\n

Program By Taylor Moore<\/h4>\n

We\u2019re so excited about our January speaker. It\u2019s not every day that we get to pick the brain of an ex-CIA agent! Taylor Moore has the credentials and will share some of what he knows. If he tells us all, he\u2019ll have to kill us. (That\u2019s a joke.)<\/p>\n

What are the differences between Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense? Taylor will tell you and explore a little deeper into the spy genre which is his field of expertise. He\u2019ll talk about Tom Clancy and some of the other masters of thrillers. He\u2019ll lay out for members a step by step approach to writing a spy novel. Maybe you\u2019ve always wanted to.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll help you see the world as the CIA sees it, challenge your system of beliefs, challenge the boundaries of morality, and make your bad guys good and your good guys bad. He\u2019ll talk about what\u2019s real and what\u2019s fake from a CIA operative\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n

Taylor will help you develop your heroes, villains, and everything in between. Help craft scenes, give your story a satisfying ending but leave a hook for the next one in the series, and so much more, including where to find resources for crafting this type of novel.<\/p>\n

This is only a small portion of what he\u2019ll cover. This program is jam-packed and you\u2019ll learn some of the actual duties of working for a spy agency. As much as Taylor is at liberty to say.<\/p>\n

Bring paper and pencil! Part of the program will be interactive!<\/p>\n

About Taylor:<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a sixth generation Texan and grew up on a farm and ranch in Brazos County. He received a degree in journalism from Texas A&M followed by a master\u2019s in Public Policy at Pepperdine. After traveling extensively in Latin America and completing a graduate level internship at the U.S. Mission to the European Union, he was recruited by the CIA.<\/p>\n

Taylor has always had a passion for telling stories as well as a love of history, foreign policy, and international travel. Despite his departure from the intelligence world, he continues to monitor world affairs with great interest. He now lives in the Texas Panhandle with his wife and two children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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