Diane Dickson is author of several women’s thriller fiction books, including the best-seller LEAVING GEORGE. We asked her about her approach to fiction writing and what goes into writing a great thriller.   TBF: What started your passion for writing fiction? DD: I have been a lover of stories and storytelling ever since I can […]

An interview with fantasy fiction author Lavinia Collins Lavinia Collins is the best-selling author of several Arthurian fantasy fiction books, including The Guinevere Trilogy and The Morgan Trilogy. We asked her about her approach to fiction writing, her mentors and inspirations. TBF: What started your passion for writing fiction? LC: That’s a difficult question — […]

You hear it all the time: “Ebooks just don’t compare to the real thing.” What does the attraction of a print book over an ebook come down to? Perhaps it’s just more satisfying to the physical senses. What reader doesn’t like the look of books on a shelf, the feel and sound of turning pages, […]

Detectives in a sleepy Irish town are baffled by a string of murders and a missing girl Who was Nancy McBride and where did she disappear to? The cold-blooded murder of an American tourist in his hotel room has Detectives Hanagan and Molloy looking for a killer and a motive. But when the clues begin […]

WHY DO WE WRITE? Bud Craig, author of the crime thriller TACKLING DEATH talks about writing with TBF TBF: Bud you’ve written much in the past, what drives you to write? Writing has its frustrations, but when it all starts coming together (usually after I’ve written and rejected lots of stuff) it’s very satisfying. I […]