Hi! I'm Joan Renner, a multi-talented individual with a passion for all things true crime. As a seasoned author, blogger, historian, archivist, tour guide, and sought-after TV and podcast commentator, I've carved out a unique niche in the world of crime storytelling. Back in 2007, I turned my lifelong fascination with crime into something more tangible by blogging for a local true crime blog. Little did I know this step would lead me down a … [Read more...]
Meet Emilio Corsetti III,Award-Winning Author and Former Airline Captain
I am a retired airline pilot and author. My work has appeared in regional and national publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Multimedia Producer, and Professional Pilot magazine. I have appeared as an aviation expert on the show Studio B with Shepard Smith and in the MSNBC documentary Why Planes Crash: Brace for Impact. I am the author of the bestselling book 35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980, which tells the … [Read more...]
Author Leslie Ghiglieri Engages in True Crime Discourse
Leslie Ghiglieri remains actively engaged in promoting her compelling debut, THE DECISION TO KILL: A True Crime Story Of A Teenage Killer And The Mother Who Loved Him, while also delving into discussions surrounding true crime cases that have captivated the public's interest. She was interviewed for episode #158 of Adam Rodriquez's 3PNR podcast on YouTube to talk about her book and her background in law enforcement. Rodriquez asked Ghiglieri … [Read more...]
Meet True Crime Author Laura Brand: Criminologist, Serial Offender Expert, and Victim Advocate
My story really begins the day my father handed me my first copy of Nancy Drew-the spark that ignited my love and undying passion for reading, writing, and investigating. I was hooked, becoming a voracious reader. Consequently, becoming a writer of my own stories followed suit. I started writing stories from a very young age, dreaming of being an author one day. My father is a published author, and I wanted to hand him my published work one day. … [Read more...]
From Laurie Winslow Sargent comes REAWAKENED WORLDS: Vintage Dystopian and Sci-fi Stories by a Master Storyteller, John Hayden Howard
STRAIGHT FROM THE AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS REAWAKENED WORLDS: Vintage Dystopian and Sci-fi Stories by a Master Storyteller is the first volume in a collection of short stories and novelettes by John Hayden Howard (1925-2014), known to fans as Hayden Howard. A well-regarded contemporary of such science fiction icons as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Robert Heinlein, he was a 1967 Nebula Award finalist. Written in the classic science … [Read more...]
Author Ron Chepesiuk Discusses Writing BAD HENRY: The Murderous Rampage of ‘The Taco Bell Strangler’
When I finished my last book, THE REAL MR. BIG: How A Refugee Became The UK's Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin, also published by WildBlue, I really didn't have another book project in mind. I have been focusing on writing screenplays and was enjoying it, but I still have the itch to write another book. If you are thinking about making money from writing, there is no comparison between writing a book and a screenplay. Writing a low-budget … [Read more...]
Author Lawrence Davis Says, “Sons Make Madmen Out of Fathers”
There I was, staring at a version of my book-perfectly content with it-with a deadline I might actually hit for once and this fool-hearty belief that I might actually be on top of my shit. And then my son was born. Funny enough, as seismic as that event was, life seemed to hand-select this window of time to throw a dozen or so more curve balls at me as if I wasn't all of a sudden juggling the biggest challenge of … [Read more...]
N. Leigh Hunt Highly Commended at the True Crime Awards in Category for Best New True Crime Author in the UK!
N. Leigh Hunt's I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS: The True Story Behind America's First Modern School Shooting wins Highly Commended at the True Crime Awards. [I'm] chuffed really. So many great books and I finished in virtually the top of the class. The winner was a great book." -Author N. Leigh Hunt at True Crime Awards 2023 N. Leigh Hunt is on the shortlist! We are thrilled to announce that one of our very … [Read more...]
Meet Internationally Renowned True Crime Author Ron Chepesiuk
Meet WildBlue Author of THE REAL MR. BIG: How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom's Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin and BAD HENRY: The Murderous Rampage of 'The Taco Bell Strangler' "Ron could run any intelligence agency in the world."-Lew Diaz, former undercover DEA agent "Ike Atkinson, is the real deal, and not the stuff of Hollywood legend. The author delivers an eminently readable book about a genuine Mr. Big who knows … [Read more...]
Lawrence Davis, Author of THE MONSTERS AND MEN Trilogy, Pens ‘Ode to an Editor’
An editor is the Even-as I have come to call them. I've had the pleasure of working with like-minded people to collaborate on creative ideas. Soundboarding is all about creative and conceptual discussions, as it allows for free-flowing conversations where everything and anything is possible. The concept phase is always the most enjoyable and exciting part. But an editor is a different monster completely. I've had the pleasure of working with … [Read more...]
