James Stewart Thayer
Author · 15 books
James Thayer is the son of a wheat farmer, and he was raised in Spokane and the farm country in eastern Washington. He graduated from Washington State University and the University of Chicago Law School, and now teaches novel writing at the University of Washington extension school where in 2015 he received the Excellence in Teaching Award in the Arts, Writing and Humanities. The New York Times Book Review says his "writing is smooth and clear. Deceptively simple, it wastes no words, and it has a rhythm that only confident stylists achieve.” His The Essential Guide to Writing a Novel is a leading manual for fiction writers. Thayer is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the International Thriller Writers. He and his family live in Seattle.
Books
Force 12
2001
S-Day
1990
Livros Condensados
Colheita Macabra; A Dama Misteriosa de Florença; Meia-Noite e Cinco; Alice
1998
The Gold Swan
2002
Terminal Event
1999
Pursuit
1986
White Star
1995
The Stettin secret
A novel
1979
Five Past Midnight
1997
House of Eight Orchids
2016
The Hess Cross
1977
Man of the Century
1997
Show or Tell?
A Powerful Lesson on a Critical Writing Skill
2013
The Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
A Complete and Concise Manual for Fiction Writers
2010
The Earhart Betrayal
1980
