Ancient City: Carcassonne. Religious Music, Religion And Violence
I recently spent a few days in the Languedoc region of France, mostly relaxing but also exploring the rich cultural…
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On Writing Thrillers: That Magic Moment When A Story Emerges
There’s a magic moment for me, and probably other writers, when the story suddenly emerges from the writing. …
The Devil’s Bible: The Legend of the Codex Gigas
The Devil's Bible, properly known as the Codex Gigas or 'Giant Book', is the largest surviving medieval manuscript in the…
Psychology Of Religion: Freud Museum, Hampstead, London
While researching my thriller, Ark of Blood, I read Sigmund Freud's final book, Moses and Monotheism, written in London in…
Interview With Joanna Penn About Thriller Novel Prophecy By Natalie Wright
As part of the launch for my latest thriller Crypt of Bone [at the time of this interview, the book…
Writing Religion, Scene Setting In Amazing Locations And More
For the launch of Prophecy, I did an interview on GhostWriterDad, a great blog for writers. Here are 2 of…
Thriller Novel Prophecy: Author Joanna Penn Interviewed
In this short interview, I talk to Trevor Lund from RevTrev.com about my ideas for Prophecy [Ed. note: this book…
Ancient Cities, Sacred Sites: Ossuaries And Catacombs
Setting is incredibly important in my writing. I often start with setting and then write a scene to fit the…