Life-long journalist and author Ron Franscell talks about the importance of research in the writing process: For me, the most fascinating element of storytelling, whether fiction or nonfiction, is research. A long time ago, we made photographs from film negatives. If you had a crappy negative, you’d probably have a crappy picture. The quality of your image depended entirely on the quality of that negative. That’s how I feel about research. The … [Read more...]
This Week at WildBlue Press: THE OBITUARY Release and Greater Depths with Ron Franscell
Your Guide to New Developments, Exclusive Content and Giveaways at WildBlue Press May 10th, 2015 THIS WEEK'S CONTENT THE OBITUARY Release WildBlue Press signs Debbi Mack Featured Blog Posts by Burl Barer, Steve Jackson and Ron Franscell Ron Franscell in the spotlight Bradley Nickell, John Ferak and Steve Jackson featured on radio programs Our contest winners take a bow Bizarre but true: Belle … [Read more...]
WildBlue eZine Vol. 1 No. 3 NO STONE UNTURNED RELEASE
Your Guide To What's Happening This Week at WildBlue Press April 26, 2015 THIS WEEK'S CONTENT WildBlue Press signs new author John Robinson NO STONE UNTURNED release this week Featured Blog Posts by Caitlin Rother and Steve Jackson Ron Franscell speaks to a writing project that hit close to home Author Spotlight: Steve Jackson about NO STONE UNTURNED release Bradley Nickell on Darkness Radio KENTUCKY BLOODBATH … [Read more...]
WildBlue eZine Vol.1 No.2
April 19, 2015 THIS WEEK'S CONTENT NO STONE UNTURNEDrelease April 28th Featured Blog Postsby Kevin Sullivan, Bradley Nickell and Steve Jackson Burl Barer announces a new project Kevin Sullivan on being a "second responder" John Ferak does a three part series on the Berit Beck murder Contests and Giveaways Volume 1 No. 2 On the Horizon at WildBlue Welcome to the WildBlue weekly eZine, the latest development in … [Read more...]
WildBlue eZine This Week: REPEAT OFFENDER Release April 14
April 12, 2015 THIS WEEK'S CONTENT Ask A Detective: What about street justice? Featured Blog Posts by Steve Jackson, Bradley Nickell and Kevin Sullivan John Ferak discusses hot new release DIXIE’S LAST STAND An opportunity to improve YOUR writing in San Diego Contests and giveaways! Volume 1 No. 1 On the Horizon at WildBlue We are thrilled to be launching our weekly eZine, the latest … [Read more...]
Catch The WildBlue Press Author Series On Shattered Lives Radio With Donna Gore
Listen to the archived radio interviews from the WildBlue Press Author Series. Authors included Steve Jackson, John Ferak, Kevin Sullivan, Burl Barer, Caitlin Rother, Ron Franscell, Bradley Nickell and Carolina Sarassa discussing their books and writing with host Donna Gore on Shattered Lives Radio. Then find the books you'll be wanting to read at dev.wildbluepress.com. … [Read more...]
Corpse Bride: Tourists would love Dead Manson!
Even mass murderer Charles Manson couldn’t wrap his fevered brain around this macabre plot: His erstwhile fiancée had a bizarre scheme to put his corpse in a glass casket and get rich by charging admission. Manson’s beloved, 27-year-old Afton Elaine Burton, wanted to marry the homicidal cult leader just so she’d own his remains when he died. A lot of people, she reckoned, would pay good money to see Manson’s preserved body in a modern-day, … [Read more...]
Buy A WildBlue Press eBook or Print Book, Win A True Crime Audiobook!
The WildBlue Press Authors Radio Week 99-Cent Sale is over but not the deals! All WildBlue Press True Crime and Crime Fiction eBooks are still on sale at reduced prices. And now for a limited time, buy one of our eBooks or print books, then forward the Amazon receipt to us at info@wildbluepress with the subject line "I Want An Audiobook," and you'll be entered to win one of twenty WildBlue Press true crime audio books--a $17.95 value! … [Read more...]
Get A Free Copy of Vampire! Listen to Shattered Lives With Donna Gore As She Hosts Author Kevin Sullivan Today
Kevin Sullivan And VAMPIRE: The Richard Chase Murders Next On Shattered Lives We're really pleased to announce the #WildBluePress Authors Series at Shattered Lives Radio with host Donna Gore. And today you can have a FREE eBook copy of VAMPIRE: The Richard Chase Murders by Kevin Sullivan just by listening for the special instructions. Donna's show focuses on the aftermath of violent crime and its impact on surviving victims. "SHATTERED … [Read more...]
Ron Franscell: Should crime writers profit from somebody else’s tragedy?
Every crime writer has heard this little heckling voice, usually from the cheap seats, but sometimes from inside his own head. It isn’t always loud, but it’s often piercing. My 2008 true crime, The Darkest Night, recently enjoyed a revival on bestseller lists when its long-awaited digital edition was released a couple weeks ago. It's an intimate story of a monstrous crime against two of my childhood friends in the small town where we grew up … [Read more...]