How to immerse the reader, what makes the reader feel manipulated, and 2nd-screen content | Open Bar

On this episode of Writers Drinking Whiskey: Open bar we discuss how to immerse the reader, what makes the reader feel manipulated, and 2nd-screen content. Join us and continue the conversation!

Today’s drinking game: drink whenever we say “reader!”
Bios:
“Some people run from their demons; others sit down and have cocktails with theirs.” William R. Hincy is a man who does and writes about the latter. Having become a writer after deciding it was the only sensible thing for a problem drinker to do, Hincy has won three American Fiction Awards, an International Book Award, and his anthology of short Fiction, Without Expiration, was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and kids, having found solace in the notion that the only things sacred are self and whiskey-winged interludes.
WDW Intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lev5KHRpc5s
Website: https://williamrhincy.com/

John Gilstrap is the New York Times bestselling author of award-winning action novels including the Jonathan Grave Thrillers and the Victoria Emerson Thrillers. A master of action-driven suspense, he's touted as one of the most accomplished writers on the planet and his books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He is the recipient of an International Thriller Writers' Award for Against All Enemies and a two-time ITW Award finalist. He also won the ALA Alex Award for Nathan's Run, which was optioned for film by Warner Bros. A nationally recognized weaponry and explosives safety expert, John Gilstrap frequently speaks at conferences, events, clubs, youth programs, and military bases. He is a former firefighter and EMT with a master's degree in safety from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in history from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. John lives in Fairfax, Virginia and can be found online at JohnGilstrap.com.
Gilstrap on WDW: https://youtu.be/LJ2sU3nBXt0
Website: https://www.johngilstrap.com/

Dario Ciriello is a professional author and editor as well as the founder of Panverse Publishing. His fiction includes Sutherland's Rules, a crime caper/thriller with a shimmer of the fantastic; Black Easter, a supernatural suspense novel which pits love against black magic and demonic possession on a remote, idyllic Greek island; and Free Verse and Other Stories, a collection of Dario's short science fiction work.
Dario’s 2011 nonfiction book, Aegean Dream, the bittersweet memoir of a year spent on the small Greek island of Skópelos (the real Mamma Mia! island), was an Amazon UK travel bestseller. The Fiction Writing Handbook: The Rebel Author’s Guide to Writing Beyond the Rules (Panverse, 2017) is his second nonfiction work.
In addition to writing, Dario, who lives in the Great Lakes Area, offers professional editing, copyediting, proofreading, and coaching services to indie authors.
Dario’s episode of WDW: https://youtu.be/fpDdxz5ChLM
Dario’s blog: dariospeaks.wordpress.com
Dario’s editing service: exactlyediting.com

Dana King: Hi. I’m Dana King, and this is my writing biography. Most web sites use third person for the bios, but that strikes me as pretentious, and I’m way too old for pretention.

I am the author of eight novels in the Penns River series of police procedurals, six Nick Forte private investigator novels, and one standalone crime novel. Two of the Forte books received Shamus Award nominations from the Private Eye Writers of America (A Small Sacrifice for Best First PI Novel and The Man in the Window for Best Paperback Original). As of July 2023 I am working on a Western, with another Forte book primed for release.

My short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and web sites. Anthologies include The Eviction of Hope, The Black Car Business, Unloaded 2, Down to the River, Shamus Sampler 2, Dark Yonder, and Blood, Guts, and Whiskey. Web sites and periodicals include Thuglit, Dark Yonder, Mystery Tribune, Spinetingler, Mysterical-E, Shotgun Honey, Powder Burn Flash, and others.
Dana on WDW: https://youtu.be/4OtPEL2tnTI
Dana’s website: https://danakingauthor.com/

Chapters:
00:00:00 Start
00:00:17 Introducing author Dana King
00:02:19 Depth Charge Cocktail Recipe
00:11:34 Dana King's author journey
00:24:13 Growing up in Western Pennsylvania
00:37:44 The joy of rewatching
00:52:14 What drew Dana King to PI novels
00:56:40 What dries us to crime fiction
01:02:22 The confluence between music and literature
01:09:22 How to place clues in your novel
01:15:05 How to write procedure
01:20:27 How to determine if an idea merits a short story or novel
01:26:56 Rapid fire questions
01:33:43 Author reading
01:42:55 Learn more about Dana King
01:43:40 Last Call life advice
01:45:00 Audience Question
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