Filmmaking, Novel Writing, and Surviving the Yukon in Winter: Author Elle Wild
This week, continuing my series on the authors in this year’s Debut Author Program through the International Thriller Writers, I’m heading north of the border. The Canadian border that is. Elle Wild, author of the debut novel Strange Things Done, grew up in Canada and now lives on a tiny island in the Salish Sea. Well-traveled […]
NYC to Chincoteague: ThrillerFest and Ponies on the Water
Whenever I travel for work, I try to take time to experience the places I go. It’s easy to attend a conference and spend the entire weekend inside, soaking up amazing information and hearing from favorite authors, but disconnecting from the location where the event takes place. Left Coast Crime in Honolulu got me back […]
Debut Author Paul H. B. Shin Discusses Journalism, Fiction, and Martial Arts
This week I’m thrilled to interview ITW Debut Author Paul H. B. Shin. Paul H.B. Shin’s debut novel follows a career as an award-winning journalist for more than 20 years, most recently for ABC News. He was previously a reporter and editor for the New York Daily News. He was born in South Korea and lived […]
Author Walt Gragg on the Cold War, Military Life, and Launching his First Novel.
I’m very happy to have ITW Debut Author Walt Gragg join me for this week’s author interview. Walt has a remarkable background, priming him to write a complex military and political thriller, right out of the box. Walt Gragg lives in the Austin, Texas area with his wife, children, and grandchildren. He has been one of […]
Jacquelyn Benson chats about Playwriting, First Novels & Wine
Jacquelyn Benson has always known who she wanted to be when she grew up: Indiana Jones. But since real archaeology involves far more cataloguing pot shards and digging through muck than diving out of airplanes and battling Nazis, she decided to devote herself to shamelessly making things up instead. Jacquelyn studied anthropology in Belfast, Northern […]
Kaite Welsh discusses Feminism, Victorian Edinburgh, and The Wages of Sin
This week I’m thrilled to host ITW Debut Author Kaite Welsh. Kaite Welsh is an author, critic and journalist living in Scotland. Her novel The Wages of Sin, a feminist historical crime novel set in Victorian Edinburgh launched March 7. It is the first novel featuring medical student, fallen woman and amateur sleuth Sarah Gilchrist, with two further […]
Edgar Award Nominated Debut Author Lili Wright talks about writing, teaching, and travel
This weekend I’m excited to spend time with ITW Debut Author, Lili Wright. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, Down East, The Cincinnati Review, The Normal School, Cream City Review, and many other publications. She has lived a year in Paris, a year in Italy, and two years in Mexico—and now mixes […]
LS Hawker talks about Writing, Publishing, and the beauty of Kansas
To shake things up a bit this week, I’m including an added bonus interview. LS Hawker debuted her first novel, The Drowning Game on September 22, 2015. Her second, Body and Bone came out May 6, 2016, and her new novel, End of The Road launched January 31, 2017, all with HarperCollins Witness. Not only is LS a fantastic writer, but she’s also […]
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 […]