Category Archives: Author profiles

Coming soon: interviews with indies

Posted on November 8, 2011 3:05 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

I’m about to launch a series of interviews with self-publishing fiction writers on The Vigilante Author in coming days. These are authors whose good novels and short stories deserve wider attention. I’ll also intersperse the interviews with reviews of their … Continue reading →

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Update on Vince Flynn’s health

Posted on November 2, 2011 3:06 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

For those of you who read Part 3 of my interview with Vince Flynn and were concerned about the state of his cancer recovery, I just received this encouraging message, sent by Vince to his many fans: Dear Rapp Fans … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Vince Flynn (Part 3 — Conclusion)

Posted on October 27, 2011 11:06 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Photos by Brian Killigrew   In Part 1 of this interview, Vince Flynn recalled the long struggle that culminated in his becoming a best-selling author of riveting political thrillers. He also revealed the origins of his iconic counterterrorism hero, Mitch … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Vince Flynn (Part 2)

Posted on October 24, 2011 7:50 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Photos by Brian Killigrew   In Part 1 of my interview with Vince Flynn, the #1 New York Times political-thriller author revealed his unlikely path to becoming a successful writer; his stubborn  determination to overcome all obstacles in order to … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Vince Flynn (Part 1)

Posted on October 22, 2011 6:36 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Photos by Brian Killigrew Vince Flynn has spun many compelling yarns, but his own story may be the most inspiring. It’s the tale of a kid from a big Midwestern family who battled dyslexia to become—through sheer grit and determination—one … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Lee Child (Part 3 — Conclusion)

Posted on October 17, 2011 2:45 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Photos by Brian Killigrew   In Part 1 of this interview, #1 New York Times best-selling author Lee Child described Jack Reacher, the “vigilante” (Child’s word) hero of his world-famous thriller series. He also told of his childhood in the … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Lee Child (Part 2)

Posted on October 14, 2011 4:49 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Photos by Brian Killigrew   In Part 1 of this interview, #1 New York Times best-selling author Lee Child introduced us to the lone-wolf, sometime-vigilante hero of his ongoing thriller series, Jack Reacher. He also described his early life growing … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Lee Child (Part 1)

Posted on October 13, 2011 3:18 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Photos by Brian Killigrew   Lee Child is the bestselling author of what Publisher’s Weekly calls “arguably today’s finest thriller series.” Its huge, and hugely popular, protagonist—a giant, incorruptible drifter named Jack Reacher—has been dubbed “the thinking reader’s action hero.” … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Brad Thor–Master of the Political Thriller

Posted on October 9, 2011 7:13 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Reviewers and admirers—including his fellow authors—have called #1 New York Times best-selling author Brad Thor “the master of thrillers,” “as current as tomorrow’s headlines,” and “quite possibly the next coming of Robert Ludlum.” Suspense magazine described him as “arguably the … Continue reading →

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