Submitted by Karna Small BodmanI'm sure that all of us have been to a movie theater or watched a film on TV and seen a credit line at the opening saying "Based on the Novel by ____" Several well known authors have seen their books turned into blockbusters. For example, Rogue friend,...
TURBULENCE
by K.J. HoweWith Boeing being in the news lately and the terrible tragedies of the two 737s that crashed, it's a tense time for air travellers. And turbulence is a scary proposition for many flyers, a very unsettling feeling of lack of control. Hopefully this blog will help put your mind at...
April is the Cruelest Month
S. Lee Manning: It’s not quite April, a week to go, but spring is on the horizon. Not here in Vermont, but in most places in the United States. In Vermont, we do seasons a little differently. We have summer, leaf season, winter, winter, winter, and winter. Then mud season. Last year, in...
ELISABETH ELO GOES ROGUE and shares secrets
by Chris Goffphoto credit: Sean SlineyElisabeth Elo's latest book, Finding Katarina M., is about Natalie Marsh, a Washington D.C. physician whose mother, a Russian immigrant, is haunted by the fact her parents were sent to the Russian gulag when she was a baby. Then Natalie discovers her...
CAN “GIRLS” WRITE INTERNATIONAL THRILLERS?
Here I am at the first ThrillerFest By Gayle LyndsIgnorance is bliss, or so we’re told. Personally, I find ignorance is also destiny. I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to write international thrillers. No one told me. Who would’ve thought! I loved them. My...
THE PROS AND CONS OF DNA TESTING…are you sure you want to know?
by Chris GoffKata gårdLast year, I started doing genealogical research on my grandmother's side of the family. We were taking a trip to Sweden to see family—cousins I'd met 40 plus years ago. The research was straightforward. Both of my grandma’s parents were from Sweden, both from farming...
The Top Five stupid TV Commercials in 2019
By Robin BurcellYou’re probably wondering what commercials have to do with thriller novels. In our case, it has to do with branding. We, the Rogue Writers, are testing out our emerging brand, hoping you’ll be eager to see what we come out with next. Some of our readers might notice a few tiny...
The Missouri Model of Juvenile Incarceration
by Lisa Black Here in Florida we recently had the first anniversary of the Parkland school shooting, making me think about research I did for my last book, Suffer the Children. What, exactly, should we do with children who have committed, perhaps not mass murder,...
Rogue Women February Roundup!
Our monthly RWW Roundup is designed for those of you who like to binge-read your blogs! Here's what we Rogues talked about, researched, and revealed in February....Author and former Rogue Francine Matthews, writing as Stephanie Barron, kicked off February with a post about her new novel,...
Avid Reader? Want to meet others? Twelve Writers Conferences you may enjoy.
Murder and Mayhem Conference Chicago, March 23rdby Jamie FrevelettiIt's March, and in Chicago that usually means that though Spring is around the corner, it's still cold and blustery. It also means that it's a perfect time to stay indoors and head to a writing conference. I'll be speaking at...