http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/ Ten Authors. Five Genres. One Blog. Because the only thing scarier than a loaded gun pointed at your head....is writing about it. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239463 kmg Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:33:22 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239463 Fantastic! Fantastic!

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239437 Laura Griffin Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:04:39 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239437 Yes, Sandy Stern is back in the sequel! He has a big role. Enjoy the book! Yes, Sandy Stern is back in the sequel! He has a big role. Enjoy the book!

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239435 kmg Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:32:23 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239435 Congratulations on interviewing Mr. Turow. How exciting! I also loved his Sandy Stern character. I hope he's in the sequel. Congratulations on interviewing Mr. Turow. How exciting! I also loved his Sandy Stern character. I hope he’s in the sequel.

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239422 Laura Griffin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:37:21 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239422 Hi Sophie, I can relate to this! He writes a page turner. I stayed up into the wee hours with Innocent this week. But there's something so fun about being glued to a book, even if you lose some sleep. Hi Sophie,
I can relate to this! He writes a page turner. I stayed up into the wee hours with Innocent this week. But there’s something so fun about being glued to a book, even if you lose some sleep.

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239421 Laura Griffin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:34:58 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239421 Hi Jill, I'm so glad you're liking Untraceable! Alex was a fun character to write. Hope you enjoy the end! Yes, I think character growth is important in a series or it gets stale. In romance books, many authors get around this by moving on to a new couple in the next book in a series, so they are shifting the spotlight and doing new character arcs. I admire it when an author can keep the same characters fresh book after book. Kathy Reichs does this, IMHO, in her Bones series. Hi Jill,
I’m so glad you’re liking Untraceable! Alex was a fun character to write. Hope you enjoy the end! Yes, I think character growth is important in a series or it gets stale. In romance books, many authors get around this by moving on to a new couple in the next book in a series, so they are shifting the spotlight and doing new character arcs. I admire it when an author can keep the same characters fresh book after book. Kathy Reichs does this, IMHO, in her Bones series.

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239420 Laura Griffin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:31:18 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239420 Hi! I wasn't nervous actually once I got going. I used to interview people all the time as a reporter, and you kind of get in a groove and forget who you're talking to and just focus on the conversation. It's fun. Hi! I wasn’t nervous actually once I got going. I used to interview people all the time as a reporter, and you kind of get in a groove and forget who you’re talking to and just focus on the conversation. It’s fun.

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239419 Laura Griffin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:29:43 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239419 Hi Allison, Didn't know you were a fellow Star Wars fan. I loved Joseph Campbell's discussion of Luke as a mythical hero. Made me appreciate George Lucus a lot. And I agree, Luke definitely improved from the whiny teen. (But I still love Han!) Hi Allison,
Didn’t know you were a fellow Star Wars fan. I loved Joseph Campbell’s discussion of Luke as a mythical hero. Made me appreciate George Lucus a lot. And I agree, Luke definitely improved from the whiny teen. (But I still love Han!)

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239418 Laura Griffin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:27:06 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239418 Hi Sue, I love series books, too. Scott Turow has an interesting way of doing it. Many of his stories are set in the fictional Kindle County. The characters overlap in many books, but it's not like a series where you have to read them all in order. If you are a library person, the chronological series can be frustrating because you go to check out the next book and of course it's not there. Love Robb's In Death series, by the way. :-) Hi Sue,
I love series books, too. Scott Turow has an interesting way of doing it. Many of his stories are set in the fictional Kindle County. The characters overlap in many books, but it’s not like a series where you have to read them all in order. If you are a library person, the chronological series can be frustrating because you go to check out the next book and of course it’s not there. Love Robb’s In Death series, by the way.

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239417 Laura Griffin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:23:07 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239417 Hi Jane, If you want to try his books, you might start with Presumed Innocent. The book is so much richer than the movie (isn't that often the case?). Anyway, the other thing is that the ending of the story was somewhat different on the big screen than the book. I like the book ending better. More of a suspenseful twist. Hi Jane,
If you want to try his books, you might start with Presumed Innocent. The book is so much richer than the movie (isn’t that often the case?). Anyway, the other thing is that the ending of the story was somewhat different on the big screen than the book. I like the book ending better. More of a suspenseful twist.

]]> http://www.murdershewrites.com/2010/01/22/worth-the-wait/#comment-239416 Laura Griffin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=5121#comment-239416 Thanks, Silver! It's fun to interview someone you look up to professionally. I was psyched. Thanks, Silver! It’s fun to interview someone you look up to professionally. I was psyched.

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