SPF-132: ThrillerFest 2018 New York Stories Part 3 – with Lee Child, David Morrell, Alan Jacobson &#

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:

1. On the status of traditional publishing with Lexi Blake

2. Lexi’s strengths and weaknesses as a hybrid author

3. Working with a photographer for custom covers

4. On Lexi’s relationship with her readers

5. The importance for authors of patience and discipline

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

7. Why authenticity matters in Alan’s writing

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

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

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

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

12. Writing authentically about the Victorian era

13. The importance for an author to continue growing, learning, developing

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

15. On continuing to enjoy the writing process after mega success

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

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