Spoiler Episode | The Mentor with Angela Douglas

This is the spoiler discussion for The Mentor with Angela Douglas. If you haven't read the book or heard the full conversation yet, stop here, this episode gives away the ending. Angela goes past the pitch: the other endings she wrote before landing on the one in the book, including a documentary-style version she cut for being too explanatory, and the red herrings she planted for Natalie and a handful of other suspects along the way. She also talks about a reader theory she never planted on purpose, listening back to the entire manuscript with text-to-speech to make sure the clues actually landed, cutting the book from around 93,000 words down to 80,000 in the edit, and why Karla, the character she made intentionally unlikable, ended up being the most fun one to write. In This Episode: - The other endings she wrote before landing on the one in the book, and why the documentary version got cut for being too explanatory - The red herrings and misdirects she planted for Natalie and a handful of other suspects - A reader theory she never planted on purpose, involving Larry's wife - Why she listened back to the full manuscript with text-to-speech to make sure her clues actually landed - Cutting the manuscript from around 93,000 words down to 80,000 in the edit - Why Carla, the character she made intentionally unlikable, ended up being the most fun one to write Angela Douglas | The Mentor: https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Angela-Douglas/dp/1067810714 Follow Angela Douglas online: https://www.angeladouglasbooks.com/ Want to be part of the conversation? Join the Patreon and ask your questions for the guest. You’ll also get early access to episodes and a free novella *Cognitive Breach*. Your support helps keep The Thriller Writer Lab going and brings more great thriller authors into the Lab. https://patreon.com/markpjnadon Mark's Thrillers Psychological tech thrillers from your host, including The Treatment Room: https://mybook.to/marksthrillers Follow on Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markpjnadon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethrillerwriterlab/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thethrillerwriterlab