Blake Schwendiman's Blog and Blook

I've read four of Dan Brown's books, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortress. Before I had read any of these books, I had never seen a book written with such short chapters. What I like about that concept is twofold: 1) it moves quickly from scene to scene (like a modern movie); 2) as a reader I feel like I can always sneak in just "one more chapter" before bed (or whatever is next).

I originally started writing The Agency Delta as a screenplay because I had always envisioned it as a movie. So my story was divided into very small scenes from the beginning. My brother recommended writing it as a novel, but I had a hard time conceptualizing the conversion of what I had already written as a screenplay into a traditional novel. Then I read Dan Brown. Those short chapters were perfect. That's why The Agency Delta is written the way it is.

I just uploaded Chapter 52. It may be the shortest chapter in the book, but it is an important transitional scene.

P.S.: Dan Brown fans probably already know, but his next book, The Solomon Key is listed on Amazon now (for email notification).