by Jennifer Jordan | Sep 5, 2020 | Behind the Book, Features
The eminent crime writer Lawrence Block also has written several worthwhile books about writing fiction. One of them is titled TELLING LIES FOR FUN AND PROFIT. I can vouch for the notion that writing a novel is fun, even if at times it’s frustrating. Profit—well,...
by Nina Laurin | Jul 8, 2020 | Behind the Book, Features, Five Things
7 ½ WAYS TO WRITE A GENRE-BENDING THRILLER: Suspense, Sci-Fi, and Beyond When I set out to write my latest thriller A WOMAN ALONE, I found myself facing a unique challenge. I was absolutely stoked about the premise: a futuristic SmartHome that may or may not have...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 15, 2014 | Features
Behind the Book: Why I Write Writing a thriller that gets positive reviews from magazines, journals, and best of all, readers, is the ultimate thrill for me. It’s a fantastic adrenaline rush, not that my life has been lacking in rushes. I’ve been a professional jazz...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 8, 2014 | Features
It was a drive through the San Luis Valley in Colorado that started me writing Cry Father. I had a buddy, Paul, who lived in Ohio and he’d spent time down there. He was always tell me that his retirement plan was to put a single-wide on a patch of five-thousand...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 2, 2014 | Books
ALL THE DEVILS By Harry Shannon Like many authors of my generation, I grew up loving Gold Medal paperbacks, Lancer Books, Ace double-sided books, and men’s adventure magazines. John D. MacDonald was my first Writing God, and I still have every Travis McGee paperback...
