SPF-130: ThrillerFest 2018 New York Stories Part 1 – with Karin Slaughter, Peter James & J.D. Barker
In the first of a 3-part series devoted to this year’s Thrillerfest in NYC, we catch up with some stellar names who attended the event including bestselling thriller authors Karin Slaughter & Peter James as well as horror writer J.D. Barker.
This Week’s Highlights Include:
- On collaboration with James Patterson, including taking a call from him in the middle of the podcast
- How JD’s experience working as a book doctor helped his writing
- On sending clean manuscripts to trad publishers
- Working from Bram Stoker’s original notes to write a new Dracula novel
- Guerrilla marketing with JD’s first book
- On new authors weighing the pros and cons of trad vs. indie publishing
- Making sure your book is as good as it can be before releasing it
- The benefits of a conference appearance for authors like Peter James and Karin Slaughter
- Peter’s VERY early entry into ebooks in 1994 and his thoughts on the book market now
- Tips on writing a gripping mystery
- Karin Slaughter’s tips for authors signing contracts with trad publishing houses
- Writing a better book each time, even after 30 years
Resources mentioned in this episode:
PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Podcast’s Patreon page