Thrillerfest Coverage Will Return Soon – But First, an Interview with Author Nancy Herriman
It’s a very busy time here at arcofawriter.com. Last week was Thrillerfest – a weekend so chock full of literary excellence I’m not yet finished with my coverage. This weekend I’m in Las Vegas for the Public Safety Writers Association Conference. Updates about that experience to come as well. But first, I want to turn […]
Three Questions for Thriller Writer Robert Rapoza: Question One
You have a longtime interest in history and archeology, did you do specific research for The Vilcabamba Prophecy? Have you visited the region you set the book in? I conducted a great deal of research into the ruins of Peru and their background stories. One of the reasons I chose this country was due to […]
Fellow ITW Author and Thriller Writer Robert Rapoza
Robert Rapoza is the author of THE VILCABAMBA PROPHECY, a 2015 Adventure Writers Competition Semi-Finalist, was released on April 10, 2016, by Ravenswood Publishing. The Vilcabamba Prophecy, an action packed thriller set in the Peruvian jungles, is the first adventure of archaeologist Nick Randall and his daughter Samantha Randall. Click here for a sample of […]
First Bookstore Event… the bar was set high!
The very first bookstore event I attended as a published author was on May 7th, for the Mysterious Galaxy’s Birthday Bash. Located in my hometown of San Diego, Mysterious Galaxy celebrated their 23rd year as the premiere bookstore dedicated to a passion for books of “Martians, Murder, Magic and Mayhem.” Arriving early (theater people know arriving […]
Author, Playwright … Geologist!
You wrote a series of short books for Adults learning English. How did you get started with the series? What was the process of working with Arleen Williams? I wrote The Old House on South Sixteenth Street because my friend, Arleen,couldn’t find the texts she wanted for her ESL classes. The Old House … features adult […]
Debut Authors 2016
Authors are all part of the 2015/2016 Debut Author’s Program in International Thriller Writers The Question: What are you most looking forward to as a debut author in 2016?______________________________________________ I’ve already achieved my first goal, which is to see my book next to my son’s book (Neighborhood Heroes: Life Lessons Learned from Maine’s Greatest Generation) and […]
Filmaker to Cowboy, Author to Award Winner
You’ve had an incredibly eclectic career. How has that impacted your writing? I think I lived my life so that I could write The Legacy Letters. It really is an autobiography disguised as fiction. But the beauty of writing fiction is that you can bend time and space to make everything more dramatic. Your first […]
Spotlight on Carla Kelly
Award-winning author Carla Kelly is a veteran of the New York and international publishing world. Carla is best known for her Regency Romances, those novels of manner and wit, made popular more than two centuries ago by Jane Austen. Carla has made certain types of Regencies her own, particularly novels and stories about people who are not […]
The Interview — Part I
You write exceptionally accurate historical novels, due in part to your interest and background in scholarly research into the past. Do you usually start from having an idea for a story, then locate the era? Or do you want to write in a specific time period, then find the story? (Or do they arrive together?) […]
Spotlight on William Kenower
William Kenower is the author of Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and is the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine, an online magazine for writers and dedicated readers. He writes a popular daily blog for the magazine about the intersection of writing and our daily lives, and has interviewed hundreds of writers of every genre. He also hosts the online radio program Author2Author where […]