Jacobson’s twenty years of research and training with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, DEA, US Marshals Service, SWAT, NYPD, Scotland Yard, and the US military bring unparalleled realism to his stories and characters.

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Alan Jacobson

I always ask myself if that part of my story will harm others and if so, is it necessary for the story’s lesson…?

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

I need to block out a lot of noise about trends, the writing industry…

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Jen A. Miller

Measuring ourselves against those we admire and aspire to be is what making good art is all about.
I reach as high as I can.

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Nora Baskin

I have had to school myself in editorial brutality and trusting in the editing wisdom that comes with time.

The 5-Question [Poet] Interview: Patty Seyburn

“The key isn’t necessarily producing fast enough, but being consistent, persistent and self-critical. That, in effect, means I’m striking the balance of producing and creating and then they become one and the same.”   — Shane Weisfeld SHANE WEISFELD is the co-writer of the crime-thriller film “FREEZER”, released worldwide, starring Dylan McDermott, Peter Facinelli and

The 5-Question [Screenwriter] Interview: Shane Weisfeld

Susan Shapiro is an award winning writing professor at The New School. She’s written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Salon and Tin House. She’s the New York Times bestselling author of 10 books including  “Five Men Who Broke My Heart,” “Lighting Up,” the coauthored memoir “The Bosnia

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Susan Shapiro

“I rarely think about rules when I am writing. In my personal life I have been breaking rules since I was young.” —Kate Walter KATE WALTER is the author of Looking for a Kiss: A Chronicle of Downtown Heartbreak and Healing (Heliotrope Books, June, 2015). She is a master teacher and award-winning writer who specializes in essays,

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Kate Walter