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Write to us Can you believe it? We finally launched our book club! To quote Sydney: "What a gift to the world!" In this very special episode of Page Fright, authors Sydney Kain and Liza Petrov dig deep into their experiences reading the first half of Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli, a fantastic thriller loosely inspired by the real-life kidnapping of Olympic biathlete Kari Swenson. Liza and Sydney dissect their experiences with the book first as readers, and then as authors, delving into t...

Write to us You know those books you shouldn't read before bed? No, not the horror novels (well, maybe sometimes the horror novels). We're talking about the ones which keep you up for hours, all while you make promises to yourself saying "just one more chapter", only to immediately break those promises because you can't put it down. This time on the Page Fright Podcast, authors Sydney Kain and Liza Petrov came prepared with their best advice for helping you tell your own exhilarating and gri...

Write to us Unlikeable characters: You love them, you hate them, you LOVE to hate them. Though, how do you take a character that is designed to be unlikeable, yet still make them interesting, entertaining, and memorable? In today's episode of the Page Fright Podcast, authors Sydney Kain and Liza Petrov bring their favorite "unlikeable" characters to bat, exploring what makes fictional characters like Don Draper of Mad Men or Amy of Gone Girl so effective in a narrative, and how you can bring...

Write to us Authors, there is some huge bookish news that Sydney and Liza are talking about today on the Page Fright Podcast! Simon & Schuster have launched a brand new digital-focused self-publishing imprint called Simon Stream, and so far, the reviews are mixed. We share everything we know about the platform, and react to a few reels highlighting some impressive pros and some concerning cons. And since we can never get enough discussion about writing dialogue, we're continuing our con...

Write to us Welcome back to another episode of the Page Fright Podcast, and this time, we're talking ALLLLLL about...talking! Dialogue can make-or-break many novels, and writing it well is SO difficult. Too much small talk can make the reader feel as if your book is dragging. Too little dialogue can leave the reader craving more context about character dynamics. And long monologues that are too on-the-nose might just make us roll our eyes and close the book. Sydney Kain and Liza Petrov break...