Jennifer Chase's Blog, page 18
September 8, 2016
BODY OF THE CRIME: 2016 Mystery Silver Medal Award Winner from Readers’ Favorite
I’m so honored and excited by winning the Silver Medal Award for Fiction/Mystery-Sleuth from the 2016 International Book Awards Readers’ Favorite. Thank you so much Readers’ Favorite!
Body of the Crime is a Chip Palmer Forensic Mystery and is the first book in the series. I had so much fun creating this forensic hero and you will definitely be seeing more of this quirky character. Thank you to all who have supported, purchased, and reviewed this book, and have made it a best seller. I could...
August 9, 2016
Boosting Creativity for Writing Crime Thrillers
I thought I’d lighten things up today with a break from crime scenes, serial killers, fiction thrillers, and forensic breakthroughs. I love to share all of this information. I forget sometimes that I find all of these things fascinating and maybe it might be a little depressing at times.
So hang in there, I’m switching gears today…
Writing is tough work, but at the same time it’s a bug that I can’t seem to shake. It’s get into your bones and you seem to live, eat and b...
July 22, 2016
Women Have Contributed to Law Enforcement for More than a Century
In my crime fiction Emily Stone Thriller Series, the main character is an ex-police officer where she had to go toe to toe with a male dominated profession. Certain situations (don’t want to give away any spoilers) dictated that she had to quit her post, but she more than made up for it being a stealthy, vigilante detective hunting down serial killers and anonymously emailing the information to the local detectives in charge of the cases.
In 1811, Francois Vidocq actua...
July 11, 2016
Why Write about Serial Killers?
One of the most common questions that I receive from readers is, “What made you want to write about serial killers?”
To answer that question, I must first answer the question of what made me study and obtain degrees in police forensics and criminology. I have a fascination with forensic science and how it is applied in order to solve a crime. Over the past ten years, there has been an incredible amount of scientific breakthroughs in DNA profiling and fingerprint identif...
June 24, 2016
Vigilante Detective Emily Stone Answers 5 Questions #NewRelease #Thriller
I receive many questions about the heroine in my Emily Stone Thriller Series. I thought it might be fun to ask her a few questions. She was my inspiration and creation after a personal experience with a real psychopath. But enough about me, let us ask Emily Stone a few questions.
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Jennifer Chase: Thank you Ms. Stone for taking the time to stop by to answer five questions. I know that you have never given an interv...
June 7, 2016
Vigilante Detective Emily Stone in DARK PURSUIT #FREE #Amazon
BOOK SERIES BREAKING NEWS:
International award-winning DARK PURSUIT will be FREE Wednesday (6/8), Thursday (6/9), and Friday (6/10) on Amazon Worldwide.
No need to worry or feel like you need to read book #1 first because ALL of the EMILY STONE THRILLERS are Stand-Alone Books.
2016 CRIMSON QUILL AWARD NOMINEE
AWARD WINNER for ACTION – 2015 International Book Awards Readers’ Favorite
SECOND PLACE AWARD WINNER – 2015 East Texas Writers Guild First Chapter Book Awards
SYNOPSIS:
Vigilante detect...
June 6, 2016
Forensic Scientist: A New Kind of Superhero in BODY OF THE CRIME
The definition of a hero is a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. What immediately comes to mind are those who keep us safe like soldiers, police officers, and emergency personnel, but a hero can be someone closer to home, like a mentor or someone within a community who accomplishes something noteworthy, such as with charity work or fighting for an important cause to help others.
I could go on because there are all types of heroes out there....
May 19, 2016
Emily Stone’s Weaponry: Knife or Gun?
Gun or knife? One is not necessarily better or worse than the other. (Shutterstock photo)
I love asking Benjamin Sobieck questions about weapons–he is an incredible resource for weapons as well as a great writer. As I begin outlining the next two Emily Stone Thrillers, I have some decisions to make as far as her “what if” scenarios. The above photo reminds me of what is inside Emily Stone’s goodie bag. Check out this awesome guest post from Sobieck and see what he has to say.
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Emily Stone...
May 10, 2016
INTUITION: An Underused Weapon to Fight Crime
We all have had those moments in our lives where it seemed like a little inner voice told us to avoid a situation, change our decision, or take a completely different direction. That voice goes by many names (hunch, sixth sense, gut feeling, instinct, insight, sensitivity, etc.) and most of us have had a one-on-one with it at some point in life, but let us just call it what it is—intuition. It comes from the Latin word “intuir,” which means knowledge from within.
Intuition is defined as the...
May 2, 2016
No Bones about Writing Bad Guys
When I outline bad guys for my novels, it often reads like a police rap sheet and a psychological profile. I can’t overstate the effectiveness for research and outlining in fiction writing. There’s always those little pieces of nuggets that you can weave into the story that gives it the added realism and authenticity. These nuggets are like pieces of gold for me and I love hunting for them.
Research into creating new characters works well for me because I love learning...
