Writer Unboxed

Short one this week, folks.  But then, you just heard from me last week.  I’d hate to end up being too much of a good thing. 
So.  Cloverfield.  Finally saw it.
I’ve only been talking about since last summer, right?  Since the first time I saw the trailer, featuring that beautiful, long shaky-cam shot of the Statue […]

Before I get to highlighting a few of the juicy tidbits of news in our Google Notebook that Therese works so hard on, I wanted to share some reflections on Patry Francis Day, and how wonderful it was to see so many bloggers come together to help Patry.  I bought Patry’s book this morning on Amazon, and […]

How cool is this? Check out the Movers and Shakers section at Amazon.com HERE. Patry’s sales rank has climbed from 26,701 to 380, up 6,926%. She’s currently the 2nd biggest gainer in sales in the last 24 hours.
That’s pretty cool.
Want to know what all the fuss is about? Read our other blog entries about Patry, […]

As you already know, it’s Patry Francis Day here at WU–and all around the blogosphere. In fact, over 300 bloggers have stepped up in support of Patry Francis and her debut novel, The Liar’s Diary. Want to know more about the blog-wide effort to promote Patry’s book? Check out this great article HERE at Red […]

Many readers of the writers’ blogosphere are aware that today is Patry Francis Day. Patry, a longtime blogger (her blog Simplywait is a must-read for writers) and author of the chilling psychological thriller THE LIAR’S DIARY, was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, which leaves her little energy to promote the paperback […]

I read an interesting blurb on booktrade.info’s website last week about Richard Wright, an author famous for his powerful, controversial and often racially charged novels. Wright died in 1960 before finishing a work in progress called A Father’s Law. Now, 48 years after his death, his daughter is having the story published–even though it ends […]

Tess Gerritsen left a successful medical practice to write thrillers, and the leap of faith rewarded her. Her first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. Since then she’s written 10 thrillers, a slew of romantic suspense novels, and […]

I was going to write my unabashedly, unashamedly adoring fanboy review of Cloverfield this time around.  Sadly, I’ve been so busy with work, I haven’t seen it yet.  I would grouse and complain, shake my fist at the man, rail against the system – except that it’s my system, I’m the boss, and I frickin’ […]

Ever heard of the New Weird literary movement in genre fiction?  I’m embarrassed to admit I hadn’t either until Therese pointed out that Hal Duncan, one of our first interviews, is considered one of the titans of New Weird (apparently, according to the linked Wikipedia entry, the movement’s already over [eyeroll] ).  I wanted to […]

Barbara Samuel is one of my favorite authors–and not just for her RITA-award winning novels. From what I’ve come to know about her via her blog, she strikes me as an Oprahctualized person–but with more hiking and cooking and general positivity. So you know that any class or seminar she’s involved in is going to […]

Pardon us while we take a moment to squee. But we’ve reached a milestone at Writer Unboxed. Today WU turns two!
I clearly remember the birth of Writer Unboxed. Therese and I are writers by trade, but aspiring novelists by vocation. We’d been kicking around the idea of unboxed fiction for a […]

Continuing with this month’s focus on authors of high-octane thrillers, we bring you the first of a two-part interview with internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. Now known for her page-ripping medical mysteries, Gerritsen broke into print writing romantic suspense. She transitioned from a successful career in medicine to pursue the craft of writing, […]