NZ Adventures – Hair Raising Tours Crime Walk
What to do in Dunedin? Well, one thing you do NOT want to miss is the Crime Walk (Hair Raising Tours) with Andrew Smith. This
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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary Author Jeff Buick
Originally posted on https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-jeff-buick/Written by Demian Vernieri on May 31, 2023 Meet Jeff Buick, the author behind a bunch of thrilling, action-packed crime fiction novels
I don’t like killing people
The opening scene from the movie Saving Private Ryan is horrific. Spielberg meant it to be. It shows the awful truth of war. The viewer
Interview with Clancy Tucker
It was an absolute thrill to be interviewed by Clancy Tucker. Find out the 43 questions he asked me about, everything from what pisses me
Why Murder?
I write three series and all of them involve murder and cops. It happened naturally enough, like osmosis, and wasn’t something I intentionally set out
What Thrills a Thriller Writer?
People want to know what entertains a thriller writer. One question I get asked all the time is What do you watch on TV? What
What I read when I was a kid
Kidnapping, murder, tense moments, cliff hangers – it’s kind of second nature to me. I grew up with kid-size thrillers. I feasted on The Hardy
Research, research, research
Hey, it’s fiction, what does it matter if you get the details straight? Oh, trust me, it matters. I’ve been roasted by readers over seemingly
A Cat on the Curtain
For quite a few years, I was a single dad raising kids. I was the cat on the curtain. My life was beyond hectic. I
Setting the Tone
Characters, narrative, dialogue, plot and setting – the key elements in a thriller. Let’s look at one of them. The edge of the clearing was