Writing Dark Thrillers: Debut Author S. A. Stovall
This week I get to hang out with ITW Debut Author S.A. Stovall. Her first novel, Vice City is available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobel and DSP Publications. S.A. Stovall grew up in California’s central valley with a single mother and little brother. Despite no one in her family having a degree higher than a […]
Barbara Bourland: Launching a Novel, Multiple Book Deals, and Terry Gross
So happy to interview Barbara Bourland, ITW Debut Author for this week’s blog. Barbara is the author of I’ll Eat When I’m Dead, a murder mystery set at a fashion magazine. She is at work on Maniacs, its sequel, and her third novel, Pine City, is also forthcoming from Grand Central Publishing and riverrun. Find her […]
Debut Author Shaun Harris Describes His Journey to Publication: Query Angry
I’m very pleased to host ITW Debut Author, Shaun Harris as a guest blogger this week. Shaun Harris grew up the son of a homicide detective in Southern New England. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in both American Studies and Film and Television. As such he has a crippling obsession with Fighting […]
Debut Author Susan Alice Bickford Talks About the Inspiration for Her Novel
I’m so excited to host ITW Debut Author, Susan Alice Bickford this week as a guest blogger. Susan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Central New York. After she discovered computer graphics and animation her passion for technology pulled her to Silicon Valley, where she became an executive at a leading technology company. She […]
Isabella Maldonado: Crime Fighter-Crime Writer, an author talks Police work & Police Procedurals.
This week, I’m pleased to host ITW Debut Author Isabella Maldonado. Her first novel, Blood’s Echo, launched March 8, from Midnight Ink. Isabella Maldonado retired from law enforcement as a Commander of Special Investigations and Forensics. During her long career, she was recognized with a Meritorious Service Award and a Lifesaving Award, and she was selected […]
KJ Howe talks about ThrillerFest, Lee Child, Steve Berry, and David Morrell … plus she hangs out with Elephants!
Welcome back to my blog series introducing authors from the International Thriller Writers‘ Debut Authors Program. This week I’m thrilled to introduce an author who also plays an important role with ITW. KJ is not just a fabulous author, she’s also the Executive Director of ThrillerFest – one of the most important writers cons in the […]
What Does a Venezuelan Jail, Gang Members, and a Brand New Novel Have in Common? Christina Hoag!
Today is the last day of my amazing blog tour. What a fantastic experience, thank you Escape With Dollycas! You can read all about my final stop- Cassidy’s Bookshelves – by clicking on the link here. But now it’s time to look forward to new things. I’m very excited to be launching a new blog series. I […]
Eddie Shoes travels around the US on her very own Blog Tour!
Come with me on my virtual book tour! Between now and February 5th, Eddie Shoes and I will be speeding across the Internet for a series of reviews, guest blogs, spotlights, and interviews. I hope you will join us as we travel the cyber highway. Thank you Escape with Dollycas for planningthe perfect tour. January 23 – A […]
A Writer’s Room on a Sunny Day: Catastrophic Thinking and Death
One of the things I love best about my writing room is I look out on trees. The back of my house faces the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, and if I sit up straight, I look down on rushing water. Across the river is a high bank covered in evergreens. The tops of […]
A Writer Leaves 2016 Behind
I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. I am a fan of “goals.” A resolution is a desire or commitment to do or not do something. A commitment to losing weight. A desire to get a new job. A hope of not making the same mistakes one made last year. Big, vague concepts, […]