Warren Adler

Warren Adler

The late Warren Adler (D: April 2019) was the acclaimed author of The War of the Roses, a masterpiece of macabre divorce adapted into the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated hit film starring Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Adler also optioned and sold film rights for a number of his works, including Random Hearts and Private Lies. Adler’s works have been translated into more than 25 languages, including his staged version of The War of the Roses, which opened to spectacular reviews worldwide. Adler, a regular Authorlink contributor, taught creative writing seminars at New York University and lectured on creative writing, film and television adaptation, and electronic publishing. At the time of his death at age 91, he had a number of film/TV adaptations in various stages of development with Grey Eagle Films including The Children of the Roses. His novels are available as audiobooks through Audible. His latest historical fiction release, Mother Nile, was received with spectacular reviews from critics and readers alike. Warren will be missed as our colleague.
The Lasting Power of The War of the Roses

The Lasting Power of The War of the Roses

THE ENDURANCE OF THE WAR OF THE ROSES: A CAUTIONARY TALE OF DIVORCE AND ITS AFTERMATH By Warren Adler, Bestselling Novelist The North American premiere of my play The War of the Roses, based solely on the original novel, has opened at the Delaware Theatre Company in...

Warren Adler Chats With Kirkus About Self Publishing

An excerpt from KIRKUS REVIEWSRead the full Kirkus interview By 1997, when he was 70, Warren Adler had already released 27 novels and had 12 of them optioned for film adaptations, including the blockbuster The War of the Roses (1981) and Private Lies (1991). Despite...

The Many Facets of Love

The Many Facets of Love

From romantic love to deadly love, Warren Adler covers the whole spectrum of relationships in his repertoire of 50+ works of fiction, including his most famous tale of love gone wrong, "The War of the Roses."Aspiring writers can learn from his approaches to...

7 Details to Consider When Writing Historical Fiction

7 Details to Consider When Writing Historical Fiction

I’ve always considered myself a history buff and have written quite a few historical fiction novels requiring exhaustive amounts of research. Creating believable historical fiction means getting facts straight and making sure that your research and imaginative input...

The Top Five Literary Investigators You Should Know

The Top Five Literary Investigators You Should Know

Posted by Warren AdlerAs a prolific writer of more than fifty novels, I’ve been inspired by many mystery writers, from Georges Simenon to Agatha Christie, who’ve created indelible detectives that every mystery lover should know. These writers constructed complex,...

Bestselling Author Warren Adler: Why I Went Indie

Bestselling Author Warren Adler: Why I Went Indie

Today we bring you one of the America’s most enduring authors, who’s written across a range of genres from historical crime to drama and comedy. Best known for The War of the Roses, made into a film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, he’s been an advocate...

Musings on the Future of Books

Musings on the Future of Books

Musings on the Future of Booksby Warren Adler @WarrenAdlerIn my imaginative life as a writer of fiction, I have always strived to come up with some idea that might invest my novels with something so unique, original and insightful that it could plant the seeds of...

The Top Three Writing Mistakes That Make a Bad Novel

The Top Three Writing Mistakes That Make a Bad Novel

I’ve taught creative writing courses for a number of years at several schools like NYU, and I always told my students what writing mistakes they should avoid. Here is a list of 3 writing mistakes that I have come across most often in my career. It doesn’t matter...