thrillerfest

In the final part of our three-part series of interviews from ThrillerFest 2018, James talks to prolific hybrid romance author Lexi Blake, Rambo’s father David Morrell, USA Today best-selling author Alan Jacobson, and, last but not least, megastar thriller author Lee Child.

This week’s highlights include:

• On the status of traditional publishing with Lexi Blake

• Lexi’s strengths and weaknesses as a hybrid author

• Working with a photographer for custom covers

• On Lexi’s relationship with her readers

• The importance for authors of patience and discipline

• Alan Jacobson on writing what you know, and also educating yourself about what you don’t know

• Why authenticity matters in Alan’s writing

• Choosing between having a feature film or a limited TV series made of your work

• On being a co-producer for the televised version of Alan’s Karen Vail series

• The origins of the Rambo story with the book’s author David Morrell

• Why it took four film studios and 26 scripts to get Rambo on screen

• Writing authentically about the Victorian era

• The importance for an author to continue growing, learning, developing

• Lee Child on reader feedback and how the reader creates the book as much as the writer does

• On continuing to enjoy the writing process after mega success

• Lee Child’s thoughts in the indie author movement and what it means to publishing

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