Book Research

Exploring Ancient Relics and Writing Thrillers. J.F. Penn On The Ancient Heroes Podcast

In May 2024, I was interviewed for the Ancient Heroes Podcast. You can listen below or on Spotify, Apple, or your favourite podcast app. In this episode of…

“Where Do You Get Your Ideas?” How Travel Inspires My Thriller Novels With J.F.Penn

In this video, I explain how I get my story ideas from travel — from how I decide to go to a place, and where I go when…

The Hereford Mappa Mundi: A World Off The Edge Of The Map

My fascination with maps and cartography led me to research and write Map of Shadows, which features the Mapwalkers, who can travel through maps into the Borderlands, a…

ARKANE Book Research In Israel With Thriller Author J.F.Penn

Last month, I spent a couple of weeks traveling around Israel doing book research for End of Days, ARKANE #9. You can watch a video specifically of Jerusalem’s…

A Walk Through The Old City Of Jerusalem With Thriller Author, J.F.Penn

In November 2016, I did a book research tour of Israel for ARKANE #9, End of Days. As part of that trip, I visited the Old City of…

Behind The Scenes Of My Book Research For Gates of Hell In Granada, Spain

On a recent trip to Granada, Spain, we visited the Alhambra which I use as a setting in Gates of Hell. In this short video, you can get…

My Creative Writing Process

I am often asked where my ideas come from and how my creative process works. I recorded this for a podcast, so you can listen to the audio…

Tattoos And London. Behind The Scenes Of Deviance, A Crime Thriller.

If you love crime fiction, then you’ll love CrimeFiction.fm, which is a great show where Stephen Campbell interviews authors about their books. I was on the show talking…