Elmore Leonard just kicked on. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/books/elmore-leonard-master-of-crime-fiction-dies-at-87.html?pagewanted=all I came to crime fiction a bit later than the other genres, and it was down to Elmore Leonard. My folks had some of his books in the house when I was a teenager and after I saw and enjoyed Get Shorty I went and dug them out. At first […]
I wrote a guest blog for Narrelle Harris’ excellent new project, Kitty and Cadaver. I talk about my favourite rock”roll books: Norman Spinrad’s LITTLE HEROES, Jen Van Meter’s HOPELESS SAVAGES, and Bill Flanagan’s A&R. Right here, right now: http://kittyandcadaver.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/guest-blog-jason-frankss-rock-n-read-part-1/
A couple of months ago I said that Continuum would be my last convention appearance for 2013, but it appears that I have lied to you all. This September, thanks to a grant from the Australia Council, I will be attending SPX for the first time since 2006. The Australian delegation also includes Matt ‘Guzumo’ […]
I’ve been looking over some of my older work and I have noticed that the stories I write these days are much bigger. More words, more characters. I used to be able to happily sit down and crank out a two-hander with the intention of quickly exploring a single character point or an idea. Nowadays, […]
My mate Justin Woolley just wrote a blog post that has gotten me thinking about the way that I use my blog. Of course the function of the blog is to discuss and promote my work but I do talk about other topics every now and again, particularly the craft of writing. The first couple […]