Another great interview with #truecrime author Steve Jackson on the Crime Beat radio show with host Ron Chepesiuk. (http://www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm) They talked about the behind-the-scene stories that went into the writing of #bestselling BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Nightmare, as well as commentary on several of the main characters. But guided by Chepesiuk's insightful questions, Jackson (@authorsjackson) also discussed true crime … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Author To Appear On True Crime Radio Show CRIME BEAT
Crime Beat: Issues, Controversies and Personalities From The Darkside #Bestselling #truecrime author Steve Jackson was the guest on CRIME BEAT with Ron Chepesiuk Thursday, 8 p.m. ET, January 22. They discused BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Worst Nightmare, https://wildbluepress.com/b30c, as well as Jackson's other true crime books and stories, such as MONSTER and NO STONE UNTURNED, and crime writing in general. Chepesiuk is a native … [Read more...]
Get A Free Copy of Vampire! Listen to Shattered Lives With Donna Gore As She Hosts Author Kevin Sullivan Today
Kevin Sullivan And VAMPIRE: The Richard Chase Murders Next On Shattered Lives We're really pleased to announce the #WildBluePress Authors Series at Shattered Lives Radio with host Donna Gore. And today you can have a FREE eBook copy of VAMPIRE: The Richard Chase Murders by Kevin Sullivan just by listening for the special instructions. Donna's show focuses on the aftermath of violent crime and its impact on surviving victims. "SHATTERED … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Serial Killer Focus Of ID Show
True Crime Author Steve Jackson And Heroic Texas Lawman Gary Sweet Interviewed For Discovery Channel Show To Air February 26 The episode of “Most Evil” about serial killer David Penton will air at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 25. @discoveryID #mostevil. The show is called "Predators." As many of you know, Penton, was the subject of a nearly twenty-five year cold case investigation into the murders of three young girls pursued by … [Read more...]
Tremendous input from true crime readers helps finalize our DIXIE’S LAST STAND cover
At WILDBLUE PRESS, we're a true-crime book publishing firm like nobody else. Why? Because we consider your input essential in our most vital work. It's a known fact that many readers of all shapes and sizes make a decision whether to buy a book based on the title and based on the cover. Over the past week, we've received hundreds of comments from TC readers all over North America as we posted several different dummy designs of … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Reflects On Cold Case
Woman's Powerful Courtroom Statement About Sister's Murder Shows Slow Justice Still Important To Families As I listened this afternoon to a weeping woman explain as best she could the impact the unsolved murder of her sister thirty-five years ago had on her and her family, I reflected once again on the fact that justice is not always about punishment. It is also about people such as that woman, and her family, having their day in court and … [Read more...]
A small Iowa sheriff’s office comes up big in Ferak’s new book, DIXIE’S LAST STAND
(Seated: Shelby County Sheriff Gene Cavenaugh, with chief deputy Mark Hervey ) Photo Courtesy of The Harlan Newspapers As I set out to produce this story as an original True-Crime Feature for WildBlue Press, there was no shortage of angles. Questions about self-defense, justification and mandatory sentencing laws. The crime was bizarre given the length of time that Scott Shanahan's body was left in his bedroom. A body in the bed. A … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN’S Jackson covers another heartbreaking Cold Case
The idiom "got away with murder" has come to mean something other than its literal definition. Figuratively, it's used to describe someone who was allowed to do something that others would be criticized or punished for--such as "he gets away with murder just because he's so cute." But to a true crime writer, especially one who often delves into Cold Cases, the original definition takes back it's original meaning with all of its brutality, sorrow, … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN-Channeling In Cold Blood
Veteran true crime author Steve Jackson channels the well-established In Cold Blood tradition of absenting himself from the plot, like a journalist, while constructing a narrative, driven by action and dialog, influenced by novel-writing technique. Jackson’s gradually unfolding story feels familiar to anybody accustomed to reading police procedurals and crime thrillers. The horrifying aspects of Jackson’s narrative, of the very killer every … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN-Steve Jackson-LATalkRadio
Steve discusses BOGEYMAN and his other books, as well as writing in general, with LATalkRadio hosts John Johnson and Dr. Estella Sneider. … [Read more...]