Suzanne Fox

With a Preface by Holly Robinson and essays by 36 authors from the across the U.S., U.K. and beyond, STORIES OF INSPIRATION: MYSTERY FICTION EDITION explores the process by which accomplished writers transform the first glimmer of a book idea into a compelling work of fiction with murder or mystery at its heart. Essays in the collection feature new and established voices and works from across the mystery spectrum. Lighthearted cozies, dark thrillers, historical mysteries set in a variety of periods and literary novels with a crime or mystery element are all represented. Each author's perspective is vividly distinct, yet all of them touch on the same fascinating questions. Where do ideas for fiction come from? How are those seeds, sources and inspirations transformed into well-crafted, compelling stories? How do elements such as setting, period and milieu help drive and define mystery novels? Why is murder such an enduring starting point for fiction? How is a promising idea refined by the insights won and, sometimes, obstacles encountered during the drafting or research process? Contributors to STORIES OF INSPIRATION: MYSTERY FICTION EDITION include Diana Bretherick, Frances Brody, Elizabeth Brundage, Elizabeth Buhmann, Nancy J. Cohen, Suzanne Fox, Christine Goff, Stephen Gore, Erin Hart, Linda Gordon Hengerer, James Tate Hill, Andrew Hughes, D.E. Ireland, J. Sydney Jones, M.R.C. Kasasian, Jennifer Kincheloe, Mary Lawrence, Grant McKenzie, John Mackie, Edith Maxwell, Camille Minichino, Toby Neal, Chris Nickson, Ann Parker, Eliot Pattison, Michael Ransom, Barbara Ross, Lynn Sholes & Joe Moore, Joanna Campbell Slan, Maggie Toussaint, Wendy Tyson, Bob van Laerhoven, Tina Whittle, Michael Wiley, Max Wirestone, and Michael Zolezzi. Offering a glimpse into the process and personalities of exceptional authors, celebrating one of fiction's most versatile genres, and illuminating the nature of the creative process itself, STORIES OF INSPIRATION: MYSTERY FICTION EDITION will appeal to lovers of literature and fiction, writers seeking insight and inspiration for their own work, and readers eager to learn more about favorite authors as well as to discover powerful new voices.

Mystery Fiction Authors Trace Their Journeys from Starting Point to Finished Work: Mystery Fiction Edition

Stories of Inspiration

Writers of historical fiction face a daunting creative challenge: that of shaping fresh and original stories from a verifiable and sometimes familiar past. Again and again, today's gifted historical fiction authors meet that challenge brilliantly. But readers rarely get to see how they tackle such an intricate task, or what happens to transform the first glimmer of an idea and a set of historical facts into a complete and compelling work of fiction. Featuring both new and established voices and evoking a dazzling variety of times and places, STORIES OF INSPIRATION: HISTORICAL FICTION EDITION invites 39 accomplished authors from the U.S., U.K. and beyond to take us behind the scenes of their often-surprising journeys from starting point to finished book. Opening with a Preface by Eliot Pattison, the volume includes essays by Frances Brody, Elizabeth Brundage, Megan Chance, Gary Corby, Glen Craney, Rosemary Dronchi, Ellen Feldman, Suzanne Fox, Natalie S. Harnett, Bruce Holsinger, Andrew Hughes, J. Sydney Jones, M.R.C. Kasasian, Philip Kazan, Jennifer Kincheloe, Deryn Lake, Gene Lee, Joan Lennon, Michelle Lovric, Sarah McCoy, James McGee, Cindy Rinaman Marsch, Miranda Miller, Judith Claire Mitchell, Chris Nickson, J.L. Oakley, Charles Palliser, Alyssa Palombo, Ann Parker, Sue Purkiss, Celia Rees, Elizabeth Rosner, Steven Saylor, Sophie Schiller, Cam Terwilliger, Janet Todd, Bob van Laerhoven, and Josa Young. The eras their works depict range from the Stone Age to the late 20th century, while the places encompass many of the globe's most fascinating locations. Equally diverse are the questions the collection explores. Where do works of historical fiction find their starting points? How are those seeds refined into story? Why does one milieu or era resonate for an author when others do not? What are the gifts and challenges of using the past as source? How do blocks and other obstacles refine or even transform an initial concept? Where does historical accuracy end and fictional power begin? How do authors today make a given moment in history compelling to contemporary readers and use the past to illuminate the present? In a series of brief and richly informative essays, the authors of STORIES OF INSPIRATION: HISTORICAL FICTION EDITION muse on all of these issues and more. Illuminating the work, process and personalities of exceptional authors from around the world; investigating the intricate ties between past and present, fact and fiction; and celebrating the nature of the creative process itself, STORIES OF INSPIRATION: HISTORICAL FICTION EDITION will appeal to readers of literature and fiction, lovers of history and travel, and writers seeking inspiration for their own work.

Volume 1: Historical Fiction Edition

Richard Chizmar

Guy Smith

Toneye Eyenot

Skip Novak

Crystal Jeans

Adam Millard

Rose Garnett

Fox Emm

Ty Schwamberger

Antonio Simon

The Man may mean different things to different people: society, the government, a parent, a boss, a significant other, a shady organization that only controls a subset of a group or society, men in general, women in general. The Man makes the rules, and those rules exist to keep us in line. To make society run smooth and stop us from regressing back to the wild animals that lurk within us. But what happens when we break the rules? What happens when we buck against The Man and his machine that we're slaves to?F*ck the Rules features rule-bending stories from writing masters such as Guy N. Smith, Richard Chizmar, Adam Millard, Antonio Simon, Jr., Suzanne Fox, and more. Find out what happens when you throw your middle fingers up and defy those who hold you down.

Fuck the Rules

Suzanne Fox

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