interview

Assassin John Milton And Kickass Beatrix Rose Thrillers With Mark Dawson

It’s always great to find books that feature strong female characters, and recently I discovered Beatrix Rose, assassin and seriously kick ass heroine created by author Mark Dawson.…

Writing Dark Fiction, Research, Travel And Books I Love. Interview With J.F.Penn On Scenes And Sequels

This interview transcript is from the Scenes and Sequels Podcast with Dave Kearney, recorded in May 2014. We talk about my research process, obsession with travel and what…

A Life Of Research: An Interview About My Books

I love to talk about the inspiration for my books, so here’s a couple of excerpts from an interview on Russell Phillips blog. You can read the full…

Legal Thrillers And Finding Jack Reacher. Interview With Diane Capri

Diane Capri is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of the ‘Hunting Jack Reacher’ series, as well as legal thrillers, featuring victims’ rights advocate Jess Kimball and…

On Carl Jung, Dreams And Moments Of Visual Inspiration. J.F. Penn In The Dream Network Journal.

When I write, I primarily want to provide entertainment and a few hours of escape from the world. But I also bring my obsessions of religion and psychology…

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 was published as Prophecy], YA author Natalie Wright…

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 the 8 questions. Click here to read the…

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 is now called Crypt of Bone], how some…