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OjO-> Manju Soni

Manju Soni started her career as aneye surgeon, but is now focused on writing mysteries and thrillers. (See what I did there?) Her storieshave been published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and by Akashic Books. She’s currently a Pitch Wars mentee honing her full-lengthmystery-thriller Chekhov’s Hammer. That’s its working title and what a great title it is says the blogger with a BFA in theatre. When Lion’s Roar is a narrative non-fiction about the South African youth movement against...

OjO-> Patricia Sargeant

 

OjO-> Tori Eldridge

I’m thrilled to introduce my readers to this author.Tori Eldridge‘s debut novel is a member of the inaugural class of  the hot new imprint Agora from Polis Books.The Ninja Daughter is getting rave reviews and the series and author are headed for a long career. But one expect nothing less from someone with a kiss-ass bio like hers. “She was born in Hawaii, performed as an actor, singer, dancer on Broadway, television, and in film, and attained a 5th degree bla...

OjO-> Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas writes literary crime fiction and currently lives in Singapore. She is a Pitch Wars mentor. Her volunteering and compassion isn’t exclusive to the writing world. She is passionate about Project WHY , an NGO that provides education to underprivileged children in India and the Chhanv Foundation, a movement to bring awareness to and to end acid attacks on women. Her latest novel You Beneath Your Skin is set in New Dehli.

Plotting and writing a full-length story is not easy. It is time consuming and often...

OjO-> Forest Jones

Forrest Issac Jones is an K-12 educator (Ed.D) Virginia with a published kid lit novel (inspired by a British psychic)  and a full-length mystery in the works. His short story “Whatever You Say, Say Nothing” was shortlisted for the 2019 Fish Short Story Prize (Ireland) and he was a 2018 Pitch Perfect Finalist at Bloody Scotland. If you haven’t put the pieces together yet, Forest is fond of the UK.

Plotting and writing a full-length story is not easy. It is time consuming and often leads to...

OjO->Faye Snowden

Faye Snowden has three novels set in California with her main character, Dr. Kendra Hamilton, getting sleuthing help from Homicide Detective Richard T. Marvel. In her 4th novel, A Killing Flame, the setting is Louisiana and her female protagonist is the Homicide Detective Raven Burns. Faye’s latest thriller will have your heart pumping with every turn of the page.

Plotting and writing a full-length story is not easy. It is time consuming and often leads to late nights or early mornings stari...

Ojo-> Angela Henry

Angela Henry has a day job I envy. She is a  librarian. More specifically a mystery writing library reference specialist. Angela writes a traditional amateur sleuth series, stand alone thrillers, and under pen name Angie Kelly Middle Grade. Somewhere in there she finds time for anime and B horror movies. I’ve enjoyed getting to know her and I’m sure you will, too.

Plotting and writing a full-length story is not easy. It is time consuming and often leads to late nights or early mornings stari...

OjO-> Elizabeth Wilkerson

Elizabeth Wilkerson is a cyber-lawyer turned novelist. She writes Afro-Futurist thrillers. She is not only smart (Harvard & Stanford) , but she has lived and worrked abroad. While in Japan practicing securities law, she  founded an cultural exchange organization that presented African-American culture to Japanese audiences. Her novel Tokyo Firewall has an addictive trailer. Serious, I’ve watched it a bunch. It might be the kodo drumming. Whatever it is I’m excited to read Tokyo Firewall.

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OjO-> Aya de Leon

Aya de Leon’s Side Chick Nation came out June 25th 2020. It is her 4th novel in the Justice Hustlers series from Kensington Books. Side Chick Nation is set in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria (Sept 2017).

Plotting and writing a full-length story is not easy. It is time consuming and often leads to late nights or early mornings staring into the mocking glow of a computer screen alone. Why do you write? Is it affliction or solace?

For me, it’s a mix of both. I write because I have these stor...

Christopher Chambers–Writing in Shorts

 

Christopher Chambers is a professor of media studies at Georgetown University, and the author of four mystery novels, two graphic novels, and numerous short stories.

When and why did you begin writing “in shorts”? Is it harder or easier than full-length novels?

I began writing shorts after Random House published my first two hard boileds, Sympathy for The Devil and A Prayer for Deliverance primarily because I started getting invites to do so. I figured “meh” how hard can it be. The univer...