Writers, Ink Podcast: Exploring Genre with Paul Tremblay

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing.

J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and famously wrote the Toys “R” Us theme song long before becoming an author.

Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript in to your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business — editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.

Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouses, J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.

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Guest Paul Tremblay returns to the podcast to discuss pacing, getting tired and the challenge of two unreliable narrators with his latest book, The Pallbearer’s Club. Paul constantly challenges himself to create interesting stories that don’t just rely on a gimmick. Tremblay often transcends genre with masterful storytelling and compelling characters. He’s on sabbatical from his teaching position and trying to keep his writing time organized and consistent.

From Amazon.com:
Paul Tremblay is the author of the Bram Stoker Award and Locus Award-winning The Cabin at the End of the World, winner of the British Fantasy Award Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, and Bram Stoker Award/Massachusetts Book Award-winning A Head Full of Ghosts. A Head Full of Ghosts is in development with Focus Features. He’s also the author of the novels The Little Sleep, No Sleep till Wonderland, Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye, and Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn’t Fly (co-written with Stephen Graham Jones).
His newest book is the short story collection Growing Things and Other Stories. His essays and short fiction have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and numerous “year’s best” anthologies. He is the co-editor of four anthologies including Creatures: Thirty Years of Monster Stories (with John Langan). Paul is on the board of directors for the Shirley Jackson Awards. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts, has a master’s degree in Mathematics, and has no uvula. You can find him online at www.paultremblay.net. Twitter: @paulgtremblay. He is represented by Stephen Barbara, InkWell Management.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why you should schedule your writing time even if you don’t have a day job
• The challenges of creating unique stories
• Why pacing in your novel matters