I don't often go on tilt, as my boys say, but once in awhile, I get frustrated with the book industry. Case in point: A conference I once loved posted their line up of "star authors." There wasn't a single woman in the bunch! When I asked why, they told me, "Oops. We couldn't come up with any women's names who would be big draws, especially since we usually feature thriller writers." They must be drinking their own Kool-Aid, something spiked … [Read more...] about Why You Should be Reading More Thrillers by Women–and a CONTEST
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It's My Story, Damn It! — An Interview with F. Paul Wilson
F. Paul Wilson will be appearing at the Love Is Murder Conference, Feb. 4-6, in Chicago. 1. Paul, you've said you don't believe in gore on the page. You prefer to make the gross/horrific stuff happen in the reader's head. Would you tell us more about that and why it works so well?I tend to go by the maxim that less, if done properly, is more. I've been through med school and a rotating internship that included surgery. I've dissected a human … [Read more...] about It's My Story, Damn It! — An Interview with F. Paul Wilson
