If you couldn’t write, what would your creative outlet be? As a writer, I love telling stories with words. Taking that away would be very difficult for me. Assuming I had to do something else, I would tell stories with pictures and sounds. I would be a
READ MORE →What big name author is enough to get you to a conference? By Rebecca Cantrell I thought I was going to be the first curmudgeon of the week, but CJ beat me to it. She’s right though. I don’t go to conferences hoping to meet big name
READ MORE →If you were to write a nonfiction book, what would your topic be? As a technical writer I wrote literally thousands of nonfiction pages. I mean, I thought they were nonfiction while I was writing them, or that they would one day be nonfiction. Because I wrote
READ MORE →What fictional attorney would you hire to represent you if you ever get caught? I’d go straight for Perry Mason. He’s never lost a case, and I like that track record. He’s definitely gotten defendants out of tighter pinches than the one I’d be in. It’ll be
READ MORE →Here’s my blog post on it on the New York Times parenting blog: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/parenting-can-make-you-better-at-work/?scp=1&sq=rebecca%20cantrelll&st=cse Somebody had to say it: parenting is a lot of fun!
READ MORE →Which character would I spin off from my series? by Rebecca Cantrell Finally a question that gives historical writers an unfair advantage! I can jump forward in time, so I can spin off even the children. And that’s just whom I would pick. In A TRACE OF
READ MORE →A series should always be a trilogy. Who has ever heard of a du-ology? And bi-ology is something quite different. What about a quadrology? Pentology? Nope. Clearly if there is no word for it, it just can’t be. And trilogy is a versatile term. “The Hitchhiker’s Guide
READ MORE →Which author, book and/or movie has influenced you the most? by Rebecca Cantrell I know you probably expect me to list some great literary fiction that I love, like Doris Lessing and Elie Wiesel. Or maybe thriller writers I’ve gotten into lately, like James Rollins and Brent
READ MORE →If I could invite three characters to dinner, who would they be and what would be on the menu? I’ve been feeling cut off from my German inspiration here on the island, so I would have a German night. The menu would be provided by Laslzo from
READ MORE →by Rebecca Cantrell On the left, wearing a rumpled trench coat and reeking of Scotch, is Sam Spade. He’s a tough looking customer, with the face to prove it. But he’s out of his element without his trusty gun. Still, it’s not going to be easy to
READ MORE →
