by Fliss Chester | Feb 9, 2023 | Features
It’s always hard to pinpoint one exact inspiration for a character or book, and when I was coming up with my new cosy crime series based around amateur sleuth the Hon. Cressida Fawcett there was never one ‘eureka’ moment, but perhaps a lifetime of little nudges…...
by Clea Simon | Nov 10, 2021 | Features, Five Things
Five songs that Gal Raver wishes she wrote: My new HOLD ME DOWN doesn’t come with a playlist (not yet). But enough folks have asked me what I was listening to while writing this rock-and-roll suspense that I realized I needed to think about the songs that inspired its...
by John Hart | Feb 19, 2021 | Features, Five Things
What do you miss about touring vs virtual touring? I miss the readers. There is no substitute for interacting with them face to face. That said, virtual touring is a great way to meet other authors. I’ve enjoyed knowing every one that helped me launch THE...
by Frederick Weisel | Jan 20, 2021 | Features, Five Things
The first sentences of novels have rightly received a lot of attention for their ability to hook readers and to establish the novel’s voice. But what about last sentences? Are they important or memorable? Are they even supposed to be? Literary novels sometimes have...
by Thomas H. Carry | Jan 19, 2021 | Features, Five Things
I am a noir and humor enthusiast, so my writing tends to blend the two. But, as the adage says, “Write what you know.” My recent novel, Blood Will Have Blood, is no exception. Both a crime thriller and a satire of 1980’s NYC theater scene, it draws deeply on...