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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Shawn Kobb City of Ghosts opens with Jake seeing a young woman with bandaged wrists sitting at a nearby table in a cafe.

I had a similar situation here in Vienna…moreCity of Ghosts opens with Jake seeing a young woman with bandaged wrists sitting at a nearby table in a cafe.

I had a similar situation here in Vienna. I was waiting to cross the street and couldn't help but notice a young woman next to me with both wrists carefully bandaged. Now, the bandages could have come from anything, but I automatically assumed it was from a suicide attempt. Something so terrible felt completely out of place with the beautiful city around me and my mind started working on a story. What was her story? Had she really tried to kill herself? Why would someone so young and beautiful feel compelled to do such a thing?

The final version of City of Ghosts has little to do with suicide, but it was this young woman and her unknown story that lit the spark.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Shawn Kobb I don't tend to suffer from writer's block as much as from writer's laziness and procrastination. If I make myself sit down and write, I can usually c…moreI don't tend to suffer from writer's block as much as from writer's laziness and procrastination. If I make myself sit down and write, I can usually come up with plenty to say. The first step is making myself do it.

Generally, I'll jot down a few notes first to help get things going. I often write down a few key points the scene should hit and identify the goal of the scene. This stops me from writing a bunch of exposition only to cut it later. Of course, once I start writing things can often veer off in a new direction.(less)

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Average rating: 3.92 · 302 ratings · 45 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	City of Ghosts (A Mystery in Vienna #1) 3.62 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrifying Tales: 13 Scary Stories for Children by David Kobb, Shawn Kobb (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collection really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tower of Fools (A Mystery in Vienna #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Terrifying Tales: Scary Stories for Children by David Kobb, Shawn Kobb (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crimeucopia - It's Always Raining In Noir City by Various, Laurence Brothers, Shannon Hollinger (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Even More Terrifying Tales: Scary Stories for Children by David Kobb, Shawn Kobb (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrifying Tales: 13 Scary Stories for Children by Shawn Kobb (Goodreads Author), David Kobb (With) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Blue Squeaky: A Dash Hammett K9 Mystery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collection: A Rocket Malone Sci-Fi Noir by Shawn Kobb (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Writing Goals for 2017

It’s that time of year again. A time to set goals for the new year and to look back and see how disastrously the previous year’s goals went.

First, let’s look back on what I hoped to accomplish in 2016. It…did not go well.

I hoped to write two novellas, one in the Vienna series and one in the Rocket Malone series. I didn’t do this. I still may in the future, but I later decided it wasn’t really wo

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Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1)

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