Thriller novel – “Crash” (Tor/Forge Books, 2020) – Lawrence Light interview

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Lawrence Light is both a financial journalist and a mystery writer and has been both for many years. He, with co-author David Hagberg, combined these two subjects and wrote Crash a financial thriller that focuses on manipulation of computer networks and the financial world. We spoke about the book and Larry’s approach to writing.

0:36 – Larry talks about why we co-wrote Crash.

2:57 – Larry talks about the complexity of the financial system.

4:59 – Larry talks about investment houses being the targets of hackers.

7:28 – Larry talks about the research he did to write this book.

11:57 – Larry talks about what inspired the book..

14:39 – Larry talks about the works that inspire him.

17:35 – Larry talks about the first mysteries he read.

20:17 – Larry talks about his writing process and developing worlds in a thriller.

23:25 – Larry talks about how his writing progressed over time.

24:56 – Larry talks about what he hopes to give the reader with this novel.

27:30 – Larry talks about admiring the Travis McGee character.

30:55 – Larry talks about the publishing process.

33:33 – Larry talks about future writing projects.

34:42 – Larry can be found at LawrenceLight.com.

Links of interest

https://us.macmillan.com/author/lawrencelight/

https://lawrencelight.com/

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Guests: Lawrence Light

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: writer, novel, novelist, fiction, financial crash, fiancial disaster, Wall Street, economy, computer worms, hackers, shorting, Billions, hedge funds, shorting, Goldman Sachs, mystery writers of america, Paul Erdman, NAVY Seal, Travis McGee, John MacDonald, Florida

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Caroline Stevermer interview about her fantasy novel “The Glass Magician” (Tor Books, 2020)

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Caroline Stevermer interview about her fantasy novel “The Glass Magician”

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Caroline Stevermer writes historical fantasy and is best know for her Scholarly Magic series and River Rats. She recently published The Glass Magician a fantasy novel about magic and shapeshifting in gilded age New York. We discussed this work and her approach to writing.

0:35 – Caroline talks about why she wrote The Glass Magician.

2:35 – Caroline talks about the details of The Glass Magician.

4:24 – Caroline how the shapeshifting people deal with their powers.

5:57 – Caroline talks about the historical research she did for the novel.

9:23 – Caroline talks about researching mythology on shapeshifters.

10:17 – Caroline talks about works that inspired her work and the novel.

14:42 – Caroline talks a bit more about vaudeville books.

16:07 – Caroline talks about other works that have inspired her such as LoTR.

18:01 – Caroline talks about the musical feeling of the book.

20:30 – Caroline talks about the transformations in her novel and how she dealt with clothing on her characters.

22:42 – Caroline talks about how she approaches writing.

25:16 – Caroline talks about her approach to writing. One book she highlights is “Becoming a Writer” by Dorothea Brand.

31:00 – Caroline talks about having been an art history major and how it affected her writing.

32:05 – Caroline talks about being an underwriter.

34:21 – Caroline talks about having wanted to live in a city.

35:37 – Caroline talks about difficulties in getting books published quickly.

39:39 – Caroline is working on the sequel to the novel.

40:47 – Caroline can be found at carolinestevermer.com and on twitter @cstevermer3

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2LER41f

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781466820838

http://carolinestevermer.com/

https://twitter.com/cstevermer3

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Guests: Caroline Stevermer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: fantasy, writer, novel, novelist, fiction, swan lake, swan maidens, mythology, foxes, Chinese Zodiac, vaudeville, stage magicians, New York City, Carter Beats the Devil, magic, The Prestige, the Illusionist, world’s fair, Danube, Frank cullen, American Vaudeville museum, LOTR, Ursula le Guin, Tor

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Fantasy novel – “The Poet King” (Tor Books, 2020) – Ilana C. Myer interview

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Ilana C. Myer is a former Jerusalem based journalist turned novelist. She has wrapped up her Harp and Ring Sequence with the third book The Poet King. We discussed the book and her writing process.

0:49 – Ilana talks about why she wrote the series.

3:35 – Ilana talks about poetry versus prose writing.

4:42 – Ilana talks about the details of the book.

8:52 – Ilana talks about the research she did for the novel.

10:45 – Ilana talks about Middle Eastern magic.

12:41 – Ilana compares Eastern and Western magic systems.

13:26 – Ilana talks about the works that have inspired her.

14:53 – Ilana talks about the musical aesthetic of the book.

16:12 – Ilana talks about her writing process.

25:42 – Ilana can be found at ilanacmyer.com.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2LpArXn

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765378347

https://ilanacmyer.com/

Guests: Ilana C. Myer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: fantasy, writer, novelist, novel, fiction, poet, Celtic, myth, literature, magic, french troubador, prose, art, medieval, Homer, Arabian nights, djinn, journalism, Middle Earth

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