Mind over monster: The many roles of memory in a thriller novel

What does an acclaimed thriller writer think has the greatest fear potential in a novel?

The answer will vary, of course, but if the writer you’re asking is Carter Wilson, his answer will be memory.

Think of how powerful bad or false memories can be — not to mention incomplete or missing memories.

Wilson explains the way he uses memory to power his psychological thrillers in a post at Writer’s Digest.

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