Meet the Thriller Author

MTTA 79: Mike Gomes

May 21, 2019 By Alan Leave a Comment

Mike Gomes is an Amazon #1 best selling author who loves writing fast paced, action packed thrillers.

The desire to create fun, page turning books that lets readers slip away into another world is what drives him to write. Mike lives with his wife and four children in Massachusetts.

During the interview we discuss his writing process and influences. Mike uses dictation software to write his book during his commute, so we chat about that. As well as the publishing industry, especially for indies, and a whole lot more.

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Mike Gomes Books

Show Notes

Other authors mentioned: Mark Dawson, Lee Child, Robert Ludlum

Mike uses the Dragon Dictation software to write his books during his commute.

MTTA 78: D.P. Lyle

May 14, 2019 By Alan Leave a Comment

DP Lyle, MD is the Amazon #1 and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction including the Samantha Cody, Dub Walker, and Jake Longly thriller series and the Royal Pains hit TV show media tie-in novels.

He is the creator and host of the podcast series CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: The Art and Science of Crime Fiction.

He has worked with many novelists and with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, and Pretty Little Liars.

His non-fiction books for writers including his Forensic and Fictions books and Forensic for Dummies should be a must for writers of mystery, thrillers, and suspense.

For the past 40 years, he has practiced Cardiology in Orange County, California.

During the podcast we talk about the many hats he wears as a doctor, popular blogger, writing fiction and non-fiction, his writing process, dealing with Hollywood, his influences, Scrivener, and a lot more.

Connect with D.P. Lyle: Website | Facebook | Twitter

D.P. Lyle Books

The Royal Pains Television Show Media Tie-In Novels

Non-Fiction

Show Notes

D.P. Lyle’s podcast: Criminal Mischief: The Art & Science of Crime Fiction

Archive link to his past radio shows and programs.

Author influences: James Lee Burke and Elmore Leonard.

Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules for Writing

Other authors mentioned during podcast: Lee Goldberg, Carl Hiaasen, Tim Maleeny

MTTA 77: Robert Dugoni

April 9, 2019 By Alan Leave a Comment

Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author of The Tracy Crosswhite series, which has sold over 2,000,000 books and My Sister’s Grave has been optioned for television series development.

He is also the author of the best-selling David Sloane series, The Jury Master, Wrongful Death, Bodily Harm Murder One and The Conviction, and the stand-alone novels The 7th Canon, a 2017 finalist for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for best novel, The Cyanide Canary, A Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and several short stories.

He is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction, and the Friends of Mystery, Spotted Owl Award for the best novel in the Pacific Northwest. He is a two time finalist for the International Thriller Writers award and the Mystery Writers of America Award for best novel. His David Sloane novels have twice been nominated for the Harper Lee Award for legal fiction. His books are sold world-wide in over 25 countries and have been translated into over two dozen languages including French, German, Italian and Spanish. (From RobertDugoniBooks.com).

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Latest Book

Desperate for money, Jenkins agrees to the mission and heads to the Russian capital. But when he finds the mastermind agent behind the assassinations—the so-called eighth sister—she is not who or what he was led to believe. Then again, neither is anyone else in this deadly game of cat and mouse.

Pursued by a dogged Russian intelligence officer, Jenkins executes a daring escape across the Black Sea, only to find himself abandoned by the agency he serves. With his family and freedom at risk, Jenkins is in the fight of his life—against his own country.

Other Books

Show Notes

Some books mentioned during the podcast: Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey, Bill Browder’s Red Notice, Jason Matthew’s Red Sparrow Trilogy, John Irving’s The World According to Garp.

MTTA 76: Lauren Carr

March 26, 2019 By Alan 1 Comment

Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Thorny Rose, Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries—over twenty titles across four fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!

Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.

The owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, editor, cover and layout designer, and marketing agent for independent authors.

She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.

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