Image: zoetnet via Flickr/Creative Common In my continuing quest to blow your minds, I again present three very different authors whose answers to the same questions may surprise you. Sydney Landon is a New York Times bestseller-listed author of romances, including the Danvers series; David C. Cassidy’s books, including Velvet Rain and Fosgate’s […]
Creative Commons/Flickr In the sporadic series where I ask bestselling authors about their reading habits and inspiration, I again turn to two very different authors. David Vinjamuri is the author of bestselling military thrillers Binder and Operator, as well as two books of non-fiction. It’s hard to categorize Terry Tyler’s writing other than as “contemporary […]
Creative Commons image courtesy http://bethtrissel.wordpress.com/ This week, I asked two very different writers to tell us what they look for in the books they read. Kathleen Valentine writes a mixture of horror, humour and historical novels, novellas and stories, including The Old Mermaid’s Tale and the award-winning Depraved Heart, which could be described as paranormal romantic […]
Writers are inspired and informed by authors they’ve read. I asked some best-selling authors what they like to read most. This week, I’ve asked two very different authors for their opinions. Best-selling Toby Neal is author of the Lei Crime series, set in her home state of Hawai’i; Russell Blake writes thrillers from his home […]
Creative Commons What makes a book a good read? Three more independent authors give me their perspective: Mohana Rajakumar is author of So You Want to Sell a Million Copies?, Love Comes Later and a number of other books. Her latest is An Unlikely Goddess. Jesi Lea Ryan is author of Arcadia’s Gift, Arcadia’s Curse […]
What makes a good read? Is it characterization, plot, style? A unique idea, or the rules of your favourite genre? I’ve asked some of the best independent authors I know what they like to read — what makes a good read for them. Today, here are the first three to answer: RS Guthrie, author of the […]
This edition of Written Words turns to Rachel Thompson, author of A Walk in the Snark, The Mancode: Exposed and most recently, Broken Pieces. She has graciously agreed to answer my pesky questions about writing style. How would you describe your own writing style? I’ve always been fascinated by writers who can express themselves with […]