by Gayle LyndsFile boxes on Gayle's shelves contain research & a few secretsMost people can’t bear to keep a secret long enough to die with it untold. On the other hand, professionals in our intelligence agencies are not “most people.” They’re committed and do keep the...
By Gayle LyndsOkay, folks, ‘fess up. You’ve got a pumpkin with an expiration date that’s today – Halloween! In case you haven’t noticed, tomorrow is post Halloween. Your front porch or windowsill likely will still boast the evidence, but you’re going to have to do something soon...
Jack Nicholson in The ShiningBy Gayle Lynds.It’s true that I write international thrillers with lots of suspense, politics, and action. Crime! Spies! Violence! Death! I love reading great thrillers, and I love watching great thriller movies. But — and it’s a big...
by Chris GoffThere's a gamut of books that fit the Thriller genre. Generally defined by pacing and mood, thrillers are jammed with action, pulse-pounding excitement and BIG concepts. Subgenres aboundKathrine Roid's blog on Scribbling on the Computer has one of the most complete lists I've found....
Where are the palm trees?by Gayle Lynds Where do you find your life lessons? I just got a big one from our cat, Domino, who is the least likely of creatures great or small to impart insight. Still, he gave me a whopper — about life, writing, and aging.Domino? Even though...
by Gayle Lynds: Would you mind spending a few months living in a mud hut — or perhaps the nightly ritual of putting on formal clothes to attend an embassy party with great booze and music in a foreign capitol?How's your physical conditioning, your eyesight, your temperament? Maybe...
By Karna Small BodmanWhen I attended ThrillerFest at the Grand Hyatt in New York last week -- the annual conference of our International Thriller Writers organization -- I had the pleasure of seeing and chatting with many of my favorite authors. When I thought about their careers I realized...
Taking a windblown break from writingBy John C. Sheldon, AKA: Gayle Lynds’s domestic accomplice and occasional co-authorWhat's it like to live with a thriller writer? I’ll tell you, but first, let’s clarify: does the question ask what it’s like to live with a thriller writer, or does...
Unless kids, cats, dogs, pizza, or a new hip arrivesGayle Lynds: There’s an old saying in an author’s life — writing is 10 percent inspiration, 90 percent perspiration. So what do you do when you run out of perspiration!?! I recently had complete hip replacement surgery. So...
Maine in spring with grandson, remembering book tours. by Gayle Lynds. Springtime has traditionally been when my new novels are published, so I’ve never looked upon March as the Month of Madness. But I must admit I’ve had some "interesting" experiences while on book tour.There was...
