What happens when your parents are spies but your teacher insists they come to career day? The second story in Blood Vengeance is "Career Day," and Natalia Bukharin has a lot of questions for Mai and Alexei about what they really do. The answers, however, are not forthcoming. Blood Vengeance is FREE January 19 and 20 then after that 99¢ for the remainder of January. You can download it at amazon.com/dp/B007WWBX14 ....
Time to give some love to P. A. Duncan's first collection of espionage short stories, Blood Vengeance . Published in 2012, these stories are the earliest ones featuring U.N. spies Mai Fisher and Alexei Bukharin, and they delve, of course, into history. Blood Vengeance is on sale for 99¢ for all this month. Go to amazon.com/dp/B007WWBX14 .
It's Season 4, Episode 1 of the podcast where we talk about writing, spies, and writing about spies. Today, though, we're talking more about writing and the writing life, especially when a spy writer decides to try writing a mystery. While you're waiting for Supreme Madness of the Carnival Season -- the mystery -- to be ready for preorder, check out P. A. Duncan's spy writing. All reasonably priced whether eBook, paperback, or hard cover. Go to amazon.com/author/phyllisduncan and see for yoursel...
It's going to be a busy couple of weeks to the end of the year for P. A. Duncan, what with family holiday "stuff" and a book launch on 12/24/22, so the podcast is on hiatus until 1/5/2023. In the meantime, you can still preorder MEETING THE ENEMY: REVENGE (book 2) and find MEETING THE ENEMY: TERROR (book 1) on sale at amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8 . Happy Holidays and a safe New Year to all!...
When you're a writer focused on historical accuracy and you can't verify something through research, where can you turn when all else fails? A subject matter expert. The link for the Meeting the Enemy: REVENGE preorder, the sale for Meeting the Enemy: TERROR , and the print editions of REVENGE is amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8 . There for your holiday shopping....
How does a writer deal with making a secondary character the main character? What happens if there's not much action? A NaNoWriMo update and a free excerpt from the upcoming novel, REVENGE . To preorder REVENGE and to find book 1, TERROR , on sale, go to amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8 .
Duncan is still building up to the launch on December 24 of Meeting the Enemy Book 2: REVENGE . She explains how an incident in her work life found its way into her fiction (happens all the time) and discusses how National Novel Writing Month has helped create a publishing backlog for her. Finally, you can preorder REVENGE for a special preorder price (eBook only) and find Meeting the Enemy Book 1: TERROR on sale at amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8 . Also note: There will be NO PODCAST ON NOVEMBER 24 --...
Duncan apologizes for doing her civic duty as an election officer and missing the recording of a podcast for last week. This week we learn about the origin of Meeting the Enemy: REVENGE , book 2 in the series, and Duncan reads a free excerpt. For the REVENGE ebook preorder and the ebook sale of book 1, TERROR , go to amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8 . If you're in the central Virginia area, specifically near Richmond, VA, on November 12, you'll find P. A. Duncan at the Hanover Book Festival, VFW Post 78...
The Real Spies, Real Lives Podcast is taking a break this week because P. A. Duncan's time has been taken up with election officer duties. So, don't forget. Go vote! Democracy depends on it. See you next week.
Some current Balkan history, or current events, and a final reading from Self-Inflicted Wounds . All 3 eBooks are FREE today and tomorrow only, so grab 'em while you can from amazon.com/dp/B08L3886FP .
Duncan talks about the fact that justice can sometimes be construed as injustice when it doesn't go the way you want. The third book in the Self-Inflicted Wounds trilogy is about some justice gained and some lost. Along with the eBooks of Welcome to Belgrade (book 1) and Dangerous Truths (book 2), book 3, And Justice for All, is on sale for 99¢. You can find all three books at amazon.com/dp/B08L3886FP ....
Truth is truth, isn't it? P. A. Duncan explains how sometimes truth can be dangerous, so dangerous in fact she titled book 2 of the Self-Inflicted Wounds trilogy Dangerous Truths . Dangerous Truths along with book 1, Welcome to Belgrade , and book 2, And Justice for All , are only 99¢ each for the eBooks in October, to celebrate the trilogy's second birthday. You can find all three at amazon.com/dp/B08L3886FP ....
Duncan explains author backlists, gives us a brief Balkan history lesson, and reads from Welcome to Belgrade , book one of the trilogy, Self-Inflicted Wounds . The three eBooks in Self-Inflicted Wounds are on sale for 99¢ each to celebrate the trilogy's second birthday. You can find them at amazon.com/dp/B08L3886FP .
Duncan reflects on two baseball seasons 61 years apart and tells us writing is just like baseball. Kinda. We wind up our look at the reader magnet, Prologue to Revenge . And Duncan is on the road, keeping an eye out for spies, on a trip to Columbia, Maryland, for a book event. Also, October will bring a celebration of the two-year anniversary of the series Self-Inflicted Wounds with reduced prices for the eBooks and some free days thrown in....
P. A. Duncan has been under the weather this week, so no podcast for 9/22/22. Many apologies. We'll be back next week.
Can the location and time of a story, i.e., the setting, be the same as a character. P. A. Duncan thinks so and explains why. Today and Friday are the last two days of the preorder of PROLOGUE TO REVENGE, which launches on Saturday, September 17. After that, the special preorder price of 99¢ goes away. You can preorder the eBook at amazon.com/dp/B0BCGGVC5L .
Duncan explains how an extensive character worksheet helped discover traits about her characters even she didn't know and provides a brief homage to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died recently. Preorder link for PROLOGUE TO REVENGE: amazon.com/dp/B0BCGGVC5L
A bit of a history lesson about the Soviet-Afghan War of the 1980s and how that ties into book 2 of Meeting the Enemy , REVENGE . Plus a reading from book 2's reader magnet, PROLOGUE TO REVENGE . PROLOGUE TO REVENGE preorder link: amazon.com/dp/B0BCGGVC5L .
August 29, the launch date for Duncan's new novelette, Old Love Does Not Rust , is also the anniversary of her father's death 40 years ago. Old Love Does Not Rust is a gift for him, one she wishes she could have given him when he was alive. Duncan would also like her listeners to be aware of the National Suicide and Crisis hotline , which anyone can reach anytime by dialing 9-8-8. Old Love Does Not Rust is still available for preorder at a special price of 99¢ at amazon.com/dp/B0B6RWHHCH . The r...
P. A. Duncan is at a writer's retreat working on her next book. She'll be back next week.
Duncan wraps up the dive into PROLOGUE TO TERROR , the reader magnet/prequel for Meeting the Enemy Book 1: TERROR , and you learn why writers retreat. Special pricing: 1. PROLOGUE TO TERROR - 99-cent eBook at amazon.com/dp/B0B1F64YLQ 2. OLD LOVE DOES NOT RUST - 99-cent preorder price at amazon.com/dp/B0B6RWHHCH (launches 8/29/22)...
Duncan explains what reader magnets are for, as well as the structure of a genre novel, and provides a brief review of the Amazon Prime movie The 355 . Heavy on the writing stuff this week--but a bit of early, American espionage history surrounding George Washington's Culper Ring. Prologue to Terror , the prequel/reader magnet for TERROR , book one of the series Meeting the Enemy , is only 99 cents at amazon.com/dp/B0B1F64YLQ ....
Duncan concludes the month-long birthday celebration for Spy Flash III: The Moscow Rules , gives a review of the new Netflix "espionage" movie, The Gray Man , and talks about why she likes reading and writing short stories. July 28 and 29 are the last two days to download a free eBook of Spy Flash III: The Moscow Rules . You can download it at amazon.com/dp/B093THXD7M . And a new novelette, Old Love Does Not Rust , is available for an ebook preorder at amazon.com/dp/B0B6RWHHCH ....
The "other half" of Moscow Rule No. 6: Vary your pattern and stay within your cover, offers some advice on personal security--without appearing too paranoid. Links for books on sale or available for preorder: On sale: Prologue to Terror , prequel to TERROR , book one of Meeting the Enemy , is 99 cents at amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8 (eBook only); Spy Flash III: The Moscow Rules is 99 cents at amazon.com/dp/B093THXD7M (eBook only). Available for preorder: "Old Love Does Not Rust," a novelette, at ama...
Why do spies need a cover, and why is it important not to blow your cover? Duncan answers those questions and provides an example from her story, "Stay Within Your Cover," from Spy Flash III: The Moscow Rules . Links for Duncan's eBook sales: Spy Flash III: The Moscow Rules - amazon.com/dp/B093THXD7M Prologue to Terror - amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8...
We're revisiting the Moscow Rules for the first book birthday of Duncan's short short collection, Spy Flash III: The Moscow Rule s. In the reading part of the episode, please be advised of some sexually explicit dialogue. For the 99-cent ebook sales mentioned in the podcast episode, you can find them at: Spy Flash III: The Moscow Rules - amazon.com/dp/B093THXD7M Prologue to Terror - amazon.com/dp/B09ZHZXXF8...
Duncan provides us with a bit of a history lesson around the adage, "We have met the enemy and he is us," which was the inspiration for the series title, Meeting the Enemy . We wind up the promotion of TERROR , book one of Meeting the Enemy with a reading from near the end. And we get a preview of July's promotions. To get your 99-cent eBook of Prologue to Terror (reader magnet/prequel to TERROR ) and either an ebook, paperback, or hard cover of TERROR, go to the series page at amazon.com/dp/B09...
Duncan talks about why and how writer retreats are so conducive to creativity, whether spies get retreats, and provides a reading from TERROR , book one of the new series, MEETING THE ENEMY . TERROR launches on Saturday, June 25, but you can still preorder it at amazon.com/dp/B09WZ7HRWS . TERROR 's reader magnet/prequel, PROLOGUE TO TERROR , is now FREE through 6/25. Get your freebie at amazon.com/dp/B0B1F64YLQ ....
No episode this week because spy novelist P. A. Duncan is at a writer's workshop.
This week Duncan talks about a message that acknowledged she is, indeed, a spy novelist and how that got her out of a slump because she missed her sales goal in May. We'll hear about her favorite writer's workshop and have a reading from TERROR , book one of MEETING THE ENEMY . PROLOGUE TO TERROR , the reader magnet for TERROR , is on sale for 99 cents (eBook only), and you can find it at amazon.com/dp/B0B1F64YLQ . And after you're done reading PROLOGUE TO TERROR, you can preorder TERROR at amaz...
