Suspense Radio

Gabriela Pereira:

Instigator and Creative Director

Gabriela Pereira earned her MFA from The New School, in New York. While undercover as a graduate student, she learned the inside scoop on MFA programs, invented a slew of writing tools all her own, and developed a new, more effective way for writers to learn their craft. Now she wants to share this discovery and help writers around the world get the "knowledge without the college."

In a past life, Gabriela worked in the toy industry, creating educational activities and games for toddlers, pre-schoolers, and tweens. After that, she taught several writing courses in New York City at organizations like: 826NYC, Everybody Wins, EHTP, and a local writing workshop she built from the ground up. While Gabriela now teaches exclusively at DIY MFA, she continues to speak and lead workshops at national and international writing conferences, both online and off.

Her favorite thing to do is come up with new dastardly plans and innovative resources for DIY MFA. When she's not working on DIY MFA, Gabriela loves to write middle grade and teen fiction, with short stories for "grown-ups" thrown in for good measure. Gabriela is represented by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management and her book about DIY MFA is scheduled for release in Spring 2016 from Writer's Digest Books.

SHOW TITLE: Crime Scenes, Criminalistics, and the Cutting Edge in Los Angeles: An Interview with Former LASD Criminalist Professor Donald Johnson of California State University, Los Angeles

BIO: Professor Donald James Johnson is an expert on criminalistics, with emphasis on crime scene investigation and reconstruction (homicides and sexual assaults), and forensic biology. His research interests include the application of new technologies to the field of criminalistics. He was formerly a senior criminalist at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, where he was involved in the scientific investigation of violent crimes.

The Story Blender is hosted by author Steven James. This is where you will hear great storytellers talking about the art of great storytelling. Richard Kremlin is on today's show:

Richard Krevolin, Author, Script Consultant and Screenwriting Guru

Over the years, Richard has taught more than 20,000 screenwriters at his popular courses in LA and throughout the world. Listen in as he unpacks the importance of WIIFM, story holes, and what happens in all great stories--no matter who the audience is.

 

All of the shows on Suspense Radio are brought to you by Suspense Magazine, www.suspensemagazine.com

The Story Blender is hosted by author Steven James. This is where you will hear great storytellers talking about the art of great storytelling. Richard Kremlin is on today's show:

Richard Krevolin, Author, Script Consultant and Screenwriting Guru

Over the years, Richard has taught more than 20,000 screenwriters at his popular courses in LA and throughout the world. Listen in as he unpacks the importance of WIIFM, story holes, and what happens in all great stories--no matter who the audience is.

All of the shows on Suspense Radio are brought to you by Suspense Magazine, www.suspensemagazine.com

On the show today we have four outstanding authors, starting off with the 2015 Crimson Scribe Award winner Kelly Armstrong. Also joining me today will be Lynne Constantine, Dina Rae and JT Patten.

Suspense Radio is where you will hear the very best in author interviews, industry news, experts in their field, and much more. We have four shows on the network, so there is something for everyone.

Crime and Science Radio hosted by Jan Burke and D.P. Lyle. The Story Blender hosted by Steven James. Beyond The Cover hosted by John Raab and Jeff Ayers and finally the flagship show Inside Edition.

All the shows are brought to you by Suspense Magazine. www.suspensemagazine.com

Kathleen Antrim is the award-winning author of the bestselling political thriller, “Capital Offense.”  As a national correspondent and columnist, she wrote for “NewsMax Magazine,” the “San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Examiner Newspapers,” and was featured weekly on KSFO radio and the nationally syndicated show, “Battle Line.”  Antrim has appeared on such television shows as “Hannity and Colmes.”

She worked on Capitol Hill behind the scenes in the U.S. Senate, while researching and writing the biography of former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen.

Her short story, “Through a Veil Darkly,” is featured in the anthology, “Thriller 2,” edited by Clive Cussler.

She has taught creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is the winner of the Rupert Hughes Award for fiction.  After serving 5 years at the Vice President on National Events, and running ThrillerFest, for the International Thriller Writers she became Co-President of the organization.

Her family, however, wasn’t to be excluded from her life in the Golden State, having adopted the philosophy that family should be like a bad rash and never go away.  So, one by one, they followed her to California.  Now, the entire clan lives within a five-mile radius of each other, where they practice the All-American family sport of blissful dysfunction.

Kathleen Antrim is the award-winning author of the bestselling political thriller, "Capital Offense." As a national correspondent and columnist, she wrote for "NewsMax Magazine," the "San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Examiner Newspapers," and was featured weekly on KSFO radio and the nationally syndicated show, "Battle Line." Antrim has appeared on such television shows as "Hannity and Colmes."

She worked on Capitol Hill behind the scenes in the U.S. Senate, while researching and writing the biography of former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen.

Her short story, "Through a Veil Darkly," is featured in the anthology, "Thriller 2," edited by Clive Cussler.

She has taught creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is the winner of the Rupert Hughes Award for fiction. After serving 5 years at the Vice President on National Events, and running ThrillerFest, for the International Thriller Writers she became Co-President of the organization.

Her family, however, wasn't to be excluded from her life in the Golden State, having adopted the philosophy that family should be like a bad rash and never go away. So, one by one, they followed her to California. Now, the entire clan lives within a five-mile radius of each other, where they practice the All-American family sport of blissful dysfunction.

Kevin O'Brien: "You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone"

No Forgiveness

Andrea Boyle moved to Seattle to give her seventeen-year-old nephew, Spencer, a fresh start after the death of his parents. Andrea has found her own new beginning with Luke, a successful playwright and father of a teenage son, Damon. The boys appear to have little in common, but in truth they share a private torment… 

No Remorse

When a tragedy befalls Damon, it's just the beginning of a nightmare that unfolds. But the worst is yet to come once a dark secret from Spencer's past is exposed. And when Luke is brutally attacked, both of their futures are at stake. 

No Second Chance

Now it's up to Andrea to prove Spencer's innocence to the police--and to herself. Because for reasons she has revealed to no one, even Andrea can't help questioning the truth--and fearing that she may be next to pay the ultimate price…

Kevin O'Brien: "You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone"

No Forgiveness

Andrea Boyle moved to Seattle to give her seventeen-year-old nephew, Spencer, a fresh start after the death of his parents. Andrea has found her own new beginning with Luke, a successful playwright and father of a teenage son, Damon. The boys appear to have little in common, but in truth they share a private torment…

No Remorse

When a tragedy befalls Damon, it's just the beginning of a nightmare that unfolds. But the worst is yet to come once a dark secret from Spencer's past is exposed. And when Luke is brutally attacked, both of their futures are at stake.

No Second Chance

Now it's up to Andrea to prove Spencer's innocence to the police--and to herself. Because for reasons she has revealed to no one, even Andrea can't help questioning the truth--and fearing that she may be next to pay the ultimate price…

Blake Crouch: 

Blake Crouch has sold over a million books and his work has been translated into more than twenty languages. Known for high-concept fiction with breakneck pacing and groundbreaking genre cross-breeding, six of his books have hit the Kindle Top 10, and two have reached the #1 spot. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Alfred Hitchcock, Ellery Queen, Cemetery Dance, and Thriller 2, edited by Clive Cussler.

In 2013, his novel Pines was nominated for ITW's Best Paperback Original Thriller Award, and his Wayward Pines series has been made into a TV series which is currently airing on Fox International Channels, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Matt Dillon, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo and Terrence Howard. He has been featured in Time Magazine, the L.A. Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Entertainment Weekly. Blake lives in Colorado.