by Gayle Lynds A writer's desk reveals secrets about the writer. This is my office, me, GAYLE LYNDS. I’m not a messy person. Really. Our house is darn neat, but when I work, I go into another world that’s informed by past novels and those I hope to write. I let my creative side roam. On...
By Tosca Lee At one time I meant to stencile “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here” above my office door. They’re the words in Dante’s Inferno carved above the gate to hell. Yes, it might be dark–made complete by the ever-favorite shot of a piano about to crush me Wiley E. Coyote style (a too-apt...
By Tracy Clark It’s the new year! It’s that time of year when most of us leap into the new and shiny and kick off the old and spent. If I were the kind of person who made resolutions, I’d likely have busted them by now, but I’m not, and I didn’t, so I’m good. Or I thought I was. Then Reese...
By Tracy Clark What do writers do when they’re not writing? Beats me. The truth is, we kind of almost always are. If we’re breathing, we’re either writing-writing at a desk in a chair, or mind-writing out in the wild. You can spot us by that faraway look in our eyes as we absent-mindedly step off...
By Gayle Lynds It’s October, and a chill is in the air. Chipmunks and bears are going to ground, and pumpkins, ghosts, and goblins are showing up on porches and in windows. Ohhh, good! Halloween will soon be here! But as you and I are smiling about the fun of the holiday, there’s another...
Chris Goff: Today we have the pleasure of hearing from a former Rogue S. Lee Manning, who’s latest book "Nerve Attack" is scheduled for release on September 22nd. A reformed attorney whose legal career spanned from Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a first tier New York law firm, to the New Jersey...
by Karna Small Bodman “The truth is: Many authors spend 25% of their time writing, but 75% of their time marketing” – that’s a quote from a New York Times bestselling author appearing on a panel at Thrillerfest – the annual meeting of our International Thriller Writers organization. Anyone can...
by Tracy Clark I dunno about you guys, but I don’t just dump a body anywhere. I give it some thought. A lot of thought. You know I’m speaking fictionally, right? Location is important. It sets a mood. If you choose the right spot, it can give a reader thrills and chills. If you really nail...
By Gayle Lynds I love to talk shop. But then, every writer I know does. We can spend hours over a glass of wine (or three) discussing how to describe a pair of shoes, or smoke, or blood. Or in a really juicy conversation, we can get excited about the advantages of first-person versus third-person...
One of the questions I get asked most as an author is, “Who would you want to play X?” Many writers say that seeing a book of theirs make it into film is a dream. In this article—the first in a series—I interview four writers whose work blows my mind, and is blowing up screens. Read to the end for...
