Posts Tagged ‘fiction’

Author Chat: January Bain

Posted: 9th September 2012 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Creativity, Novel, Publishing, Writing
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January, thanks so much for being with me today. You’ve had quit an exciting few weeks with the release of your first novel, FOREVER MAN. At the end of the interview readers will get a chance to win a free copy, but more on that later. We all want to know more about the novel, […]

The Big Question

Posted: 3rd September 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, Publishing, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Writing
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A few years ago on my journey to become an author I decided to boldly claim the dream.  In those casual conversations we all have, at a party in the neighborhood, in a grocery store line, in a barber chair with a guy wielding sharp scissors standing over me, as my dog does 360’s around […]

Writing in the Raw

Posted: 20th August 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Writing
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With the publication of TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, a phenomenon has occurred which I suppose I should have expected and yet, I feel surprised.  I have written in one form or another for years.  Those first short stories I read during “show and tell” in Mrs. Meredeth’s third grade class, my bitingly witty (to a 13 year […]

Author Chat: Cathy Coburn and Duaine Neill

Posted: 13th August 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Interview, Novel, Writing
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I want to thank Cathy Coburn and Duaine Neill for joining me today.  These writing partners have an adventurous streak — zip lining, scuba diving and oh yes, doing jumps in four wheelers off sand dunes!  When they aren’t risking life and limb, they’re writing.  Their novel AFTER THE MIST released by Champagne Books is […]

Pacific Northwest Writers Conference 2012

Posted: 23rd July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Conferences, Creativity, Novel, Publishing
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I just got back from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. “Just got back” is a bit of a stretch, since the conference happened in Seattle, just a quick twenty minute commute from my house.  Writers gravitate to these conferences for a number of reasons: to see colleagues and be with other writers, to attend workshops […]

Author Chat: Brian Braden

Posted: 16th July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Author Interview, Novel, Publishing
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I want to welcome Brian Braden to the blog today. Now retired from the military, he served as an officer in intelligence and as a combat helicopter pilot. In addition, he’s been a corporate executive and a freelance columnist featured in defense publications including Military Times and Air Power Journal. Brian and I know each […]

The 777 Challenge

Posted: 9th July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Novel
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Cathy Coburn tagged me for a little thing called the 777 challenge.  I will post seven lines from page seven of a work in progress and then tag seven other writers. Because I’ve never been good at coloring inside the lines, I’m changing this up a bit.  How about the first seven lines of the […]

Author Chat: Angelica Hart and Zi

Posted: 25th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Novel, Uncategorized
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I’m excited to have Angelica Hart and Zi in the blog house for an interview.  To say these two authors combined, have been prolific, is a bit of an understatement.  Between them they have thirty seven titles published and over five hundred shorts in various magazines and newspapers.  And the awards! EPPIE finalist for three […]

Suspense: Mission Impossible?

Posted: 18th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Movie, Thriller, Uncategorized
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When writing a scene I also work to bring the tension up.  Falling off a curb and spraining an ankle?  How about falling off a cliff and breaking your back? You get the idea.  But I’ve also found that I have to use some judgement about how far I take things or they begin to […]

TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

Posted: 31st May 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Novel, Thriller, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Uncategorized
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As I may have mentioned, I’ve got a novel coming out in August published by Champagne Books.  TOXIC RELATIONSHIP is a thriller with a humorous twist set in the Hill Country of Texas.  My protagonist, Nick Sibelius, moves to the small Texas town of Pflugerville, turned Austin suburb, to set up a private investigation business, […]

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