INTERVIEW WITH MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI & VASEEM KHAN
Can you tell us a little about the anthology “The Perfect Crime”? MAXIM: 'The Perfect Crime' features brand new stories by authors from diverse backgrounds and from around the world. As a judge for the Crime Writers' Association Daggers and a regular reviewer,...
How Making a Nuclear Bunker as a Kid made me a Writer
I have forty-two cans of beans, ten cans of tuna, twenty-five mars bars, seven rolls of duct tape, five rolls of Bacofoil, twenty batteries for the torch and the wireless radio. In the special box I have three four litre water containers, two first aid kits, a...
The Challenges of Writing a Teenage Hero (ish)
One of the questions I get asked often about my novel How To Survive Everything is: ‘How did you manage to write such a convincing teenage protagonist?’ It’s a lovely compliment. Sometimes it turns into: ‘why did you write a teenage protagonist?’ or the more pointed...
Top Ten List of Things I Didn’t Know Were Going to Be Useful to Your Career
Occasionally, when talking with young (or not-young-but-new) writers, they will ask, “what’s the most important thing you need to know to be successful as a writer?” They never like my answer: You won’t know until you’ve used it. But as a service to anyone who has...
Book Review: The Great Unmaking by Brian Nelson
Available on 03/21/2023 There is a particular skill to writing books in a series. You need to be able to write each book in such a way that a fresh reader could conceivably pick it up and enjoy it without having experienced any of the others. At the same time, each...
Interview with Cleo Coyle
Interview with Cleo Coyle With more than one million books sold under their CLEO COYLE pseudonym, Alice Alfonsi and her husband, Marc Cerasini, have been writing together for more than two decades. Before collaborating, Alice and Marc were already New York Times...
Interview with Susan Ouellette
By Anna Shura May 19, 2021 When Susan Ouellette was growing up, she dreamed of becoming a detective like her childhood literary idol, Nancy Drew, or even taking on a career as a spy. Most people don’t come close to their childhood career dreams, but Susan Ouellette...
Interview with David Putnam
by Anna Shura May 21, 2021 David Putnam is the author behind the Bruno Johnson series and has written over 38 manuscripts. He is also “Deputy Dave”, or as he reveals in our interview, occasionally “Karl.” He is an ex-cop who worked in law enforcement since he was a...
Interview With Danielle Girard
by Anna Shura May 17, 2021 Danielle Girard is a USA Today Bestselling Author of no less than three series and four standalone novels. Girard is the woman behind Dr. Annabelle Schwartzman from her Dr. Schwartzman Series as well as each leading lady in her Rookie Club...
Interview with Erica Obey
Interview with Erica Obey by Anna Shura Erica Obey is the author of six books: The Wunderkammer of Lady Charlotte Guest, Back to the Garden, The Lazarus Vector, The Curse of the Braddock Brides, The Horseman’s Word, and most recently, Dazzle Paint. In our...
Book Review: “Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer” by Michael Stockham
Hi! I'm Odin Halvorson, writer, editor, and professional reviewer. In the weeks ahead, my weekly review column will focus on new mystery and science fiction books from across the spectrum, with special attention paid to releases from indie presses! Today's review is...
Writers: When Your Friends Hate the Title, Change It!
Writers: When Your Friends Hate the Title, Change It! by J. Lawrence Matthews An acquaintance who had written a fictionalized version of his work experience recently asked me for advice about how to market his manuscript. I told him to first make sure it...