Write Like a Gold Miner: Novels from Coal
As this year in writing comes to an end, I’m looking forward to having the third book in my Eddie Shoes Mystery Series launch in April. It’s hard to believe that before April 15, 2016, I wasn’t a published author and by April 1, 2018, I’ll have three books out. But April 15, 2016 wasn’t […]
Bruce Robert Coffin on Homicide Investigation, Novel Writing, and Working with the FBI
This week I’m hanging out with novelist Bruce Robert Coffin. Bruce is the bestselling author of the Detective Byron mystery series and former detective sergeant with more than twenty-seven years in law enforcement. At the time of his retirement, from the Portland, Maine police department, he supervised all homicide and violent crime investigations for Maine’s largest city. […]
Bestselling Author, Allen Eskens on Writing, Publishing, and Movie Deals
I’m thrilled to have award-winning novelist Allen Eskens join us on my blog today. Allen Eskens is the USA Today-bestselling author of The Life We Bury, The Guise of Another, and The Heavens May Fall. He is the recipient of the Barry Award, Minnesota Book Award, Rosebud Award, and the Silver Falchion Award and has been […]
David C Dawson: Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker, and Novelist from Across the Pond
I love having authors from around the world join me on my blog. Today, I have ITW author David C. Dawson coming all the way from London! David is an award winning writer, journalist and video producer. The second book in his series The Dominic Delingpole Mysteries is published at the end of 2017. The […]
Author David McCaleb on the Craft of Writing
This week’s guest blog is from ITW Debut Author David McCaleb. David writes the national bestselling RedOps series, which began with Recall and continued with Reload. David McCaleb is a thriller author, humorist, entrepreneur, business owner, veteran, USAFA grad, proud husband, and father. His experiences include a stint in bullet manufacturing, patenting an environmentally safe oil-changing […]
From Television News to Debut Novelist, Christina Kovac launches The Cutaway
On this very smoky Sunday (for those of us in the Pacific Northwest…) I bring you Christina Kovak! Debut author of The Cutaway. Prior to writing fiction, Christina Kovac worked in television news. Her career began with a college internship at Fox 5’s Ten O’Clock News in DC that turned into a field-producing job—making minimum wage while chasing news […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]