by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Sep 18, 2017 | Authors and Books, On Writing
I’m very happy to introduce my guest today; award winning author Maggie Thom loves the challenge of creating a web of secrets, lies and deceit. She doesn’t want you to figure it out until the end and as someone who loves twists and turns, I can say that she...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Sep 18, 2017 | Checkmate Clans and Castles, Cloak and Mirrors, On Writing
For authors of suspense, the political landscape has posed some interesting challenges. It has always been a popular theme to select an enemy government that our hero must infiltrate and take down, even if it’s done in bits and pieces. Consider Ian Fleming’s James...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Sep 18, 2017 | Checkmate Clans and Castles, On Writing
With politics and dysfunction dominating the news, more readers are turning to subjects that take them as far away from Washington government as possible. It is also inspiring authors – including me – to turn to the past. There is something comforting...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Sep 18, 2017 | On Writing
A full-length novel often contains a variety of scenes and emotions and to make the transition, I often turn to music for inspiration. For example, Clans and Castles contain adventure, suspense, romance, heartbreak and battle scenes. Here are a few of the songs that...
