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 […]
Hollie Overton: From Television Writer to Novelist
I’m thrilled to have Hollie Overton as my guest blogger this week. In addition to being a member of the ITW Debut Author class, Hollie Overton is a TV writer and producer. She has written for Shadowhunters, Cold Case, and The Client List, Hollie’s debut thriller, BABY DOLL is an international bestseller and was published in eleven […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]