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The Best Thriller Writers — Ever (Part I)
In a previous post, “My Moral Teachers Were Fictional Lawbreakers,” I discussed the seminal role that the fictional “vigilantes” of my youth played in my moral development. But their creators—the...
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An Interview with Lee Child (Part 1)
Photos by Brian Killigrew Portrait of Lee Child by Brian Killigrew Lee Child is the bestselling author of what Publisher’s Weekly calls “arguably today’s finest thriller series.” Its huge, and hugely...
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An Interview with Lee Child (Part 2)
Photos by Brian Killigrew In Part 1 of this interview, #1 New York Times best-selling author Lee Child introduced us to the lone-wolf, sometime-vigilante hero of his ongoing thriller series, Jack...
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An Interview with Lee Child (Part 3 — Conclusion)
Photos by Brian Killigrew In Part 1 of this interview, #1 New York Times best-selling author Lee Child described Jack Reacher, the “vigilante” (Child’s word) hero of his world-famous thriller series....
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Why Do Liberals Reject Vigilante Fiction?
I had missed this essay by Anthony Paletta when it first appeared in February 2012, but it raises a question that the author answers with some good insights — especially near the end: Why do people...
View ArticleFictional Heroes and Personal Transformation
Here is a new essay by me, published online for the first time at The Atlasphere. It presents the reasons — now backed by empirical psychological studies — why fictional heroes provide us not...
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Methods and Aids I Use to Write Fiction
Ever since my debut thriller HUNTER took off, fellow writers have asked me if, when writing, I am an “Outliner” or a “Seat Of The Pants” writer. These labels describe two extremes on a spectrum of...
View ArticleNew Interview of Me by Maggie James
I’m absolutely delighted with this new interview of me, conducted and published by British psychological suspense author Maggie James on her website. A thousand thanks to Maggie for fresh questions...
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So, What Is a Thriller?
Fiction genres tend to have porous boundaries, mixing and blending into each other. Many books are hybrids that cross genres. For instance, you can’t define a “thriller” solely by its settings, since...
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Interview with Tim Stevens — Master of Action Thrillers
British novelist Tim Stevens is described in reviews as “one of the best writers of thrillers working today” and “the new master of the genre.” Even though he began publishing only about four years...
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Interview with Mark Dawson — Hot-Selling UK Thriller Master
Prolific UK writer Mark Dawson is the bestselling author of the John Milton, Beatrix Rose, Isabella Rose, and Soho Noir thriller series. He’s currently ranked among the top 50 hottest-selling...
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