Interviews & Guest Posts
Interviews and guest posts with authors and creative entrepreneurs about their books, services, products, and everything else they are willing to share with us.
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Guest Post:
Who needs a consigliere – Simon Van der VeldeToday, I’m delighted to present you Simon van der Velde, an award-winning author who also provides critiques and mentoring services for both individuals and organisations. Simon has written an article about bad critiques – and how to deal with them. Without further ado, I give you… Simon van der Velde. Who needs a consigliere Bad critiques can kill our stories, undermine our confidence and poison our passions. Where once there was light and truth, there will be fear and doubt. And make no mistake. Fear and doubt are our mortal enemies. There is no room for sentiment. This is a struggle of Darwinian ruthlessness. Truth is at the core…
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Interview | Conrad Jones
Delighted to have Conrad Jones over on Bits about Books for a fascinating Author QA! Conrad Jones requires no further introduction, we all have read (or at least heard of!) his Terrorist Task Force, led by “Reacher on steroids,” now the Detective Alec Ramsay series, as well as his DI Braddick series, and more! His latest thriller is book #4 in the DI Braddick series, ‘Deliver Us From Evil.’ An intriguing title – cannot wait to read it! Here’s a bit about the book… About the Book The hunt is on and it’s never been so deadly… Detective Braddick is summoned to a horrendous crime scene, where it appears a…
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Marple, Morse, and Millhone – Robert Crouch
or: How Robert Crouch found his genre & protagonist, Kent Fisher. Author Robert Crouch on the start of his crime fiction writing career It sounds like a solicitor’s practice, but these three characters inspired me to write crime fiction. The actress, Joan Hickson, brought Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple to life on the screen in a series of peerless BBC dramas. I watched in amazement, marvelling at the plot, the characters, the exquisite production values that set this series above the rest. Inspector Morse, with the wonderful John Thaw, had a rival. I loved Morse, but never wanted to write a police procedural. Not being a police officer and knowing little…
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Character Spotlight | Kim Krisco on Tessa Wiggins
In ‘The Celtic Phoenix’ Kim Krisco introduces us to Tessa Wiggins, a character he’s fallen in love with… I am very much intrigued – let’s find out more in this special Character Spotlight! The Celtic Phoenix An enigmatic jewelry case, holding human remains, arrives at the cottage of Sherlock Holmes, enticing him from his retirement refuge in the Sussex Downs. Holmes sets out on the trail of the murderer taunting him, joining forces with one of his former Baker Street irregulars, Tessa Wiggins. The two find themselves battling forces arising from a time before England was a country—when the Celts were fighting for survival. What Readers Say “If you are…
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Author QA | Kathryn McMaster
To celebrate the publication day of her 3rd book in the true crime series Kids Who Kill, I am delighted to welcome Kathryn McMaster to Bits about Books. She is not only the author of true crime novels, meticulously researched, she also is a superpower for indie authors! The author’s preferred genre to read and write is.. no surprises.. true crime – something her father instilled in her. Find out more about Kathryn McMaster in this Author QA! Kids Who Kill True Crime Series The Kids who Kill series is written by the bestselling author and researcher, Kathryn McMaster. This nonfiction true crime series covers murder cases of young killers.…
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Owen Mullen about… In Harm’s Way
Coming soon.. the fab new dark psychological thriller In Harm’s Way by Owen Mullen. Today I’ve got for you a sneak preview… Listen to what the author has to say! The Book What if someone you loved was in harm’s way? What if you were being stalked and no one believed you? What if you were abducted in broad daylight? What if you were held captive in a cellar? What would you do? Mackenzie Crawford screamed. What if your wife admitted she had a lover? What if she went out without saying where she was going? What if you discovered she’d left? What would you do? Derek Crawford fell apart.…
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Guest Post | Before I Trust You – Daisy White
Author Daisy White talks about writing her Ruby Baker Mysteries – ‘an amazing experience.’ Her third book in the series, Before I Trust You, is out now! The Book Do you love gripping mysteries? Then discover Ruby Baker, a young woman with a talent for uncovering the truth. Rita Stonehill runs in front of the horses on a sunny day at Brighton racecourse. Why did she kill herself and is there more to it than meets the eye? Ruby Baker is shocked to witness this dramatic event. Rita’s brother thinks she was murdered, but there’s no evidence to suggest that. It seems like an open-and-shut case of suicide, but as…
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Guest Post: HellCorp – Jonathan Whitelaw
Find out all you wanted to know about Jonathan Whitelaw’s creation and character of the Prince of Darkness in this fabulous guest post: the spotlight is on… the Devil – the protagonist of ‘HellCorp’. I love it! Introduction Who would not escape from Hell if they got the chance? The Devil does and he decides to take a – well-earned – break from his satanic duties to visit planet Earth. Little does he know that everything has a way of getting complicated… HellCorp’ is Jonathan Whitelaw’s brilliant, humorous, fascinating and quirky novel! Read on to find out all about the Devil himself in this intriguing and awesome Character Spotlight! HellCorp Hellcorp…
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Interview | L. J. Morris
Author L.J. Morris’ debut novel DESPERATE GROUND is a raw, violent thriller that leaves nothing to the imagination but instead, paints vivid pictures of the viciousness of the world, Ali Sinclair finds herself in… Find out more about the book and the man behind the story, author L.J. Morris in this Author Interview! Desperate Ground When the secrecy of a nuclear weapon agreement is thrown into doubt, a disgraced intelligence operative is recruited to find out if the deal is still safe… Ali Sinclair, wrongly convicted and on the run from a Mexican prison, is enlisted to infiltrate her old friend’s inner circle and find the evidence. The only people…
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Interview | David Ahern
To celebrate the release of the third book in the Madam Tulip Mysteries series, MADAM TULIP AND THE BONES OF CHANCE, author David Ahern talks to us about writing and more.. Introduction David Ahern’s Madam Tulip Mysteries series is entertaining and is well-written, I love the way the author describes events or moods with always a touch of humour shining through Simply fantastic! If you are not into paranormal novels, do not worry because you can easily read them as upbeat detective novels with likeable quirky characters and exciting actions where the crimes never become too dark or menacing. Funny enjoyable mysteries are liberally sprinkled with the pure gold of Irish wit…
