Thriller author Russell Brooks

When I first met Russell Brooks in 2010, he was writing his first thriller, Pandora’s Succession. The book has suspense, drama, and the mind-bending twists and turns that make up a great thriller. In 2011, he released the short story trilogy Unsavory Delicacies and the novel Chill Run. He is now working on his fourth novel, the sequel to Pandora’s Succession: The Demeter Code.

Russell has a lot of tremendous advice for new writers, and he’s a great source of information on the thriller genre. When he wrote Pandora’s Succession, he did a lot of research, because he was writing outside his area of expertise. Research, he says, is crucial for any writer. He instructs anyone writing in a genre outside of their daily sphere to research, research, research!

When I asked Russell the number one thing he’d recommend to new writers embarking on their first book, he stated with a smile: “Write about something that you love!”  Write about something that you can relate to.

Russell’s advises new authors not get your expectations too high on your first novel. He supplements his book income by managing a thriving insurance business.

He also recommends:

• Fact-checking.
  
• Hire a content editor.
• Hire a copy editor for professional proofreading.
• Enlist a professional book jacket designer, so your book is not discernible as a self-published book from a book published by a major publishing house.

Keep on writing and write a bang up story! This is the best advice I’ve heard. Writing what you love in Russell’s case produces novels that are: well researched, passionately written, authentic pieces of literature that draw you in and thrill you with suspense!

To find out more about Russell Brooks, visit his website:  www.russellparkway.com

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Libby Baker Sweiger
@libbytalks
LBS Consult