What makes it a psychological thriller?

The psychological thriller genre found author Sebastian Fitzek, rather than the other way around.

But in the time since he realized that was what he was writing (thanks to a rejection letter, actually), he’s spent some time putting his finger on what makes it a psychological thriller — and a good one, to boot.

If you’d like to follow in his (bestselling) footsteps, he’s shared his checklist of five key features for psychological thrillers in Writer’s Digest.

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