The Real Life Billy Dent?
I didn’t base Billy Dent on any particular real-life serial killer. I wanted him to be something new, something different. New and different enough, at least, that readers wouldn’t know what to expect. That...
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Episode VI: Return of the Writers!
Posted by Barry Lyga | Mar 3, 2015 | Life, The Publishing Biz, Writing
Nah, that’s not actually the title of the sixth episode of my podcast. Mostly because Morgan doesn’t like Star Wars. (I know! How could I possibly marry her???) However, a new episode of Writing in Real...
Read MoreA Brief Blood of My Blood Review
Posted by Barry Lyga | Feb 27, 2015 | Writing
Indefatigable reviewer Liz Burns has chimed in on Blood of My Blood in a short, sweet review. She says, in part: What I liked best about Blood of My Blood is that it showed the trilogy to not be three connected stories…but...
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Posted by Barry Lyga | Feb 25, 2015 | Life, Writing
The latest episode of Writing in Real Life is now available for your listening pleasure! In this episode — “The One with Teeth” — you’ll thrill to: An update on Morgan’s revision. We talk about...
Read MoreCover Twins
Posted by Barry Lyga | Feb 24, 2015 | Writing
Nothing to say here. I just really like the way the UK cover to Blood of My Blood looks next to the cover to After the Red Rain.
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