Friday, September 2, 2011

Episode 26 – From Stage to Novel – the A J Hartley interview


An unusually long ThrillerCast this week, but well worth the extra time.

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Dave and Alan share some great news with regard to both their novel series’.

We get a nice bit of listener feedback that Dave shares.

Then Dave talks about some Stupid Author Antics.

Dave plugs a few new releases that are due soon which are well worth all thriller and genre fans paying attention to.

Promo- The Dead Robots' Society Podcast - http://deadrobotssociety.com/

The A.J. Hartley interview:

Thriller adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth - http://www.ajhartley.net/Macbeth.htm

How the novel came to be, and the differences from the original.

Play vs Novel

Writing battle scenes

The challenges of adapting Shakespeare to the modern thriller and reader response.

Perceptions and misconceptions about Shakespeare.

AJ's thriller novels.

The "Shakespeare Conspiracy"

AJ's fantasy novels and forthcoming middle grades book.

Common threads that cut across genres.

Genre restraints in adult literature that are absent from children's and young adult literature.

An Englishman's obsession with the American pastime

Magical Words www.magicalwords.net

AJ Hartley's website www.ajhartley.net 

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