Episode 51: Novelist Spotlight #51: Author Eliot Parker on southern sensibilities and the art of the thriller
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Eliot Parker is the author of five novels: “Breakdown at Clear River,” “Making Arrangements,” “Fragile Brilliance,” “Code for Murder,” and “A Knife’s Edge.”
We discuss:
>> Developing an author platform
>> What makes a novel Appalachian?
>> The storytelling ethos of the south
>> Hallmarks of creative writing
>> Pat Conroy, John Grisham and Ray Bradbury
>> What got Eliot Parker's career started
>> His favorite quote about writing
>> His teaching role at University of Mississippi
>> Etc.
Learn more about Eliot Parker here: http://www.eliotparker.com/
Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Hardwood: A Novel
About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play,” and three yet-to-be-published manuscripts, including “Family Recipes: A Novel about Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century,” “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” and the short story collection “Love American Style.” Write to him at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.
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