Category: authors
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Pop quiz: You’re in an elevator with a literary agent. What do you do? What do you do?
by G. Robert Frazier Picture this: You’re a writer attending the Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference in the luxurious Omni Hotel in Downtown Nashville, taking part in hour after hour of educational seminars on the craft and opportunities to network with fellow writers. Suddenly, as you make your way to…
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Mock crime scene a highlight of Killer Nashville writers’ conference
by G. Robert Frazier One of the coolest things about the Killer Nashville writers’ conference happening this weekend is the mock crime scene that participants will have an opportunity to solve. Not that crime is cool, of course, but playing amateur sleuth definitely is. And since mystery writers love to…
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Killer Nashville packed with informative panels, best-selling authors
by G. Robert Frazier This weekend’s Killer Nashville writer’s conference, which actually gets underway Thursday, promises four days of education, networking, and fun for mystery and thriller writers. Now that I’ve decided to attend (and catch the Austin Film Fest next year), I’m faced with another set of choices. Like…
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Review: Medical thriller Fatal Complications best left in the waiting room
By G. Robert Frazier Believable characters – and what motivates them to do what they do – are the key to any great story. If the reader can’t buy into the character’s actions, then the story is going to fail no matter if everything else is done well. Unfortunately, Fatal…
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Around the Web: Supergirl, NaNoWriMo and words to live by from … Wil Wheaton?
by G. Robert Frazier Every day I scroll through my news feeds, Facebook pages, and favorite websites in search of interesting articles about books, writing, and anything else that might inspire me. Because I’m such a swell guy, from time to time I feel compelled to share these articles with…
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Decision made: Killer Nashville this year, Austin next year
A few weeks ago I had something of a dilemma: Attend the Austin Film Festival or the Killer Nashville writer’s conference. Both are coming up this weekend. The big difference between the two is that Austin’s writer’s panels focus on screenwriting while Nashville’s is a novel writer’s conference. I’m more…
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Review: When Clowns Attack a silly, but serious survival read
by G. Robert Frazier Just in time for Halloween comes an indispensable survival guide, When Clowns Attack (Ten Speed Press, $14.99). The slim hardcover book by Writer’s Digest advice expert Chuck Sambuchino may sound silly, but it treats its topic as deadly serious. (Hey, clowns might look like they are having…
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Review: Devil’s Pocket offers YA action, intrigue
In today’s society where everyone gets a trophy no matter how you finish, it’s no wonder that kids get so excited about do-or-die worlds like The Hunger Games, the Divergent series, or The Maze Runner. The imaginary free-for-alls that make those books and movies so popular seem to provide kids…
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Review: The Dead Student is exciting, psychological thriller
New York Times best-selling author John Katzenbach knows how to get into people’s heads, whether it’s in the psyche of his characters, or the minds of his readers. His newest novel, The Dead Student (The Mysterious Press, Oct. 6), is a perfect example. Katzenbach wastes no time shaking things up…
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Review: The New World excites, then settles into a lull
by G. Robert Frazier Welcome to the New World, Jim Hawkins; it’s savage, untamed, and wholly unpredictable. Hawkins, the son of Robert Louis Stevenson’s more renowned Jim Hawkins of Treasure Island fame, and his companion Natty get a rude introduction to life in North America courtesy of author Andrew Motion’s…
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