IIn this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Lars Emmerich discusses his conspiracy thriller series featuring female protagonist Sam Jameson. Lars admits that having a female lead for stories in this genre is a bit unusual. But if murder, espionage, and smart, tough, feisty female government agents are your thing, you’ll want to check out this series. Inspired by Tom Clancy and similar authors, Lars was fascinated by the way they constructed their stories in two main respects —- first, the idea that what is right in front of you is rarely the whole story; and second, the ability to weave several different storylines into a compelling ending. Lars drew upon these lessons when writing his thriller series. And he admits that when it came to creating his main character, Sam Jameson, it was a less about learning who she was and more about discovering who she wanted to be. In this episode, I’ll chat with Lars about his writing journey, how he changed his method of selling books by working directly with readers, and why he thinks that writing books always ends up being more like a science project than an art project about half-way through the story.
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