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How Bestselling Thriller Writer Nick Petrie Writes
#PodcastersForJustice Bestselling novelist, Nick Petrie, spoke with me about keeping your sanity as a writer, the importance of boredom for creativity, and how to write a thriller series.
Nick's the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Peter Ash series. His debut novel, The Drifter, won the ITW Thriller and Barry Awards, and was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Hammett Awards.
He won a 2016 Literary Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and was named one of Apple’s 10 Writers to Read in 2017. Light It Up was named the Best Thriller of 2018 by Apple Books and has been nominated for a Barry Award.
His latest is The Breaker, the sixth in his award-winning series featuring Peter Ash, the war veteran struggling with PTSD who travels the US, "... stumbling into mysteries that only a man with his unique skill set can solve."
#1 New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box said of the book, "Nonstop action at a machine-gun pace. If you aren't reading Nick Petrie, now is the time to start."
Stay calm and write on ...
If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please "Follow" us to automatically see new interviews. In this file Nick Petrie and I discussed: His 25-year overnight success
The challenges of running a business and writing a book a year
How to "keep the faith"
The rituals and routines that keep him going
William Gibson's genius
And more!
Show Notes: NickPetrie.com
The Breaker (A Peter Ash Novel) by Nick Petrie (Amazon)
Nick Petrie Amazon author page
Neuromancer by William Gibson (Amazon)
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch (Amazon)
Nick Petrie on Facebook
Nick Petrie on Twitter
Kelton Reid on Twitter
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