The Debutona 500: ITW Debut Author Program
International Thriller Writers is thrilled to announce that as of this summer, more than five hundred writers have been through the Debut Author Program. This year’s Debut Author program chair, Elena Hartwell sat down (well, virtually anyway) in conversation with our first Debut Author and our five hundredth Debut Author, to find out a little bit about where we started […]
Collaboration in Writing: JT Rogers and the Debut Novel “In From The Cold”
If two heads are better than one (not to be confused with Two Heads are Deader Than One) then two writers should be better too! This week I’m thrilled to include a crime writing duo, ITW Debut author J.T. Rogers is actually S.T. Pelletier and Amanda Schuckman. Here they are as my guests, talking about their process and […]
Debut Author, David Eric Tomlinson on Kenpo, Children, and Writing His Second Novel
Thrilled to introduce all of you to ITW Debut Author, David Eric Tomlinson. In David’s debut novel, The Midnight Man, Dean Goodnight, the first Choctaw Indian employed by the Oklahoma County public defender’s office, pulls a new case—the brutal murder of a once-promising basketball star. The only witness is Caleb, the five-year-old son of the prime suspect. […]
Jennifer Soosar, Debut Author Finds Suspense in the Classroom
Introducing ITW Debut Author Jennifer Soosar. She’s joining me this week to talk about her experiences writing her first novel. Jennifer Soosar watched too much ‘America’s Most Wanted’ growing up and has been writing about shady characters ever since. She was born and raised in Toronto and has a degree in anthropology from York University. Her […]
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 […]
Steph Broadribb: Crime Writer, Bounty Hunter, Debut Novelist
I’m thrilled to have ITW Debut Author Steph Broadribb as my guest this week. Steph Broadribb is an alumni of the MA Creative Writing at City University London, and trained as a bounty hunter in California. Her working life has been spent between the UK and USA. As her alter ego – Crime ThrillerGirl – […]
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 […]
Sheena Kamal Talks about First Novels, Writing for TV and Film, and Writing Daily
This week we get to visit with ITW Debut Author Sheena Kamal. Sheena was born in the Caribbean and immigrated to Canada as a child. She holds an HBA in political science from the University of Toronto, and was awarded a TD Canada Trust scholarship for community leadership and activism around the issue of homelessness. Kamal […]
Novelist and Short Story Author, Simon Maltman, on what it takes to Get Published!
This week I’m thrilled to have ITW Debut Author Simon Maltman on to talk about the experience of shifting from short story author to novelist. Plus one of the funnest author pics I’ve had on my blog! Simon Maltman is a writer and musician from Northern Ireland. A Chaser on the Rocks is his debut novel after […]