Brett Battles’ journey to becoming published wasn’t easy. After many years of effort, he landed a small publisher, Ugly Town, for his debut novel, The Cleaner. When the publisher folded, he thought he was finished as an author. Through a series of fortunate circumstances, he secured a handsome three-book deal with Dell, a division of Random House, Inc.
In this recent Authorlink video interview with Andrea Brown, she proclaims a bright future for children’s books, despite the downturn in the general US publishing industry.
Tasha Alexander, author of A FATAL WALTZ (William Morrow), talks to Authorlink about the third book in her historical suspense series, and of what’s to come in her fourth series book.
Jon Land has written 27, but his most exciting one yet is The Seven Sins, The Tyrant Ascending. New York Times bestselling author James Rollins has called Land “the new king of suspense.” The central character Michael Tiranno, is based loosely on the life of a real-life real estate mogul Fabrizio Boccardi. The Seven Sins is the first in a series of books featuring Tiranno. Boccardi, like the fictional character Tiranno, is building a casino in Las Vegas named The Seven Sins.
Lee Child, today’s hottest thriller writer, talks about his newly-released book,
Nothing to Lose, and how he manages to keep his audiences coming back for more.
Christopher Reich considers himself lucky. He sold his first book for $700,000. Before becoming a full-time novelist, Christopher Reich worked for a major Swiss bank in Geneva and later for its department of mergers and acquisitions in Zurich. He is the New York Times bestselling author of five acclaimed novels, including Numbered Account, and The Runner. His latest novel, Rules of Deception, was released in July 2008.
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Kathleen Gilligan, Associate Editor at Thomas Dunne Books, a division of St. Martin’s Press, acquires women’s fiction and nonfiction for the New York publisher. Authorlink talked with her in June 2008 at the Central Valley Writers Symposium in Madera, California.
New York Times bestselling author Rebecca York (aka Ruth Glick) talks with Authorlink at the recent 40th anniversary Oklahoma Writers Conference about her triumph over Dyslexia to become a highly successful novelist.
In this Authorlink VIDEO interview, Elizabeth George reveals how she overcame fear of rejection to become a New York Times bestselling author. Elizabeth George is best known for her famous British Detective Linley mystery series, both in the form of novels and on BBC Television.
