Blood on the Page

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With his first foray into the mystery genre, Al Roker presents us with a terrific plot, whip-smart dialogue, and enough action to keep the pages turning. His snappy prose and well-developed characters will leave readers wanting to see more of Roker’s likable protagonist, Chef Billy Blessing. ...

On the rare occasion that I get writer’s block, one of the things I use to get the words rolling again is “Once upon a time.” “Once upon a time,” I’ll think. I’ll look around the room and spot, perhaps, my DVD player. “Once upon a time a guy sat down to watch a DVD.” What DVD? “Okay, it was ...

One of the things I’m asked about most is my writing process. So, while it feels a little bit like I’m gazing at my navel - here we go. When I’m writing the first draft, I operate from the ‘let it all hang out’ position. I use e...

I’m so happy to have the chance to interview Tom Piccirilli about writing, life, and his new book, Shadow Season, which hits stores today! —Seth Harwood SH: You’ve written a whole lot of books now. How many? When did you publish your first novel and what was it? TP:...

One of the problems I’ve run into in writing twisted books about serial killers is that people seem to assume all writers heed the advice to - generally spoken in a Morgan-Freeman-being-God kind of voice - WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW. ...

Cody McFadyen, acclaimed author of The Darker Side, The Face of Death, and Shadow Man, delivers this shocking new thriller that brings to light a psychopath unlike any we’ve ever seen. McFadyen is known for his terrifying, yet stunningly brilliant work, and Abandoned certainly delivers. ...

I recently made a life-changing move. I’d lived in California for almost 25 years of my life, but my family all lived in Colorado. ...

I’ve recently had the great honour of being invited to join a group of my five favourite authors known collectively as The Medieval Murderers - Philip Gooden, Susanna Gregory, Michael Jecks, Bernard Knight and Ian Morson. ...

On Saturday I had the privilege of giving author talks at Wordplay, a Library “Readers Day with a difference”. Th...

A couple of weeks ago I had a rather unnerving experience. I’d arrived in a town I’d never visited before to give a talk. It was a long walk from the railway station and I needed to use the bathroom. Al...

When I’m giving talks to new writers, I always tell them never end your story with it was all a dream. But in fact it was a dream that gave me the idea for my medieval thriller THE OWL KILLERS which has just been published in the USA. ...

The acclaimed author of Company of Liars, which was hailed as “a jewel of medieval mystery” by The New York Times, returns with a magnificent new novel. A ...

My agent said it happens to every writer eventually. I wrote a novel last year that didn’t work. To use a favorite phrase of my wife’s, it was “a dog’s breakfast.” I should have known. I wrote the first seventy pages three times. Shifted back and forth between first and third person. Couldn’t...