ITW Debut Authors - First Kill

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New York City

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Hometown:

New York City

About Me:

The Melting Pot by Kelli Stanley

I'm a lot of things, but I've never considered myself a thriller writer. Oh, I hope I can generate thrills when needed--a description of a damp, dank underground religious temple, especially with a corpse on the altar, can coax a few goose bumps. But here I was, already madly crossing genres with historical mystery-cum-hardboiled noir. I never considered joining ITW. Until ...


Until I heard about the Debut Author's program. Until I realized that, like my own writing, ITW crosses genres, crosses labels, and crosses expectations. I soon found that mystery writers, romantic suspense writers, true crime writers-all were comfortably ensconced, all working toward a shared vision of exciting writing, all with a place around the table. ITW was a bubbling, creative melting pot.


Enthused by the potential, energized by the camaraderie, I dashed off an email to David Morrell, who personally echoed the welcome. I was particularly happy to see Eureka, California as a headquarters of sorts-thanks to Vice-President David Dunn. Eureka is a largish town and a smallish city, located in way-up-northern California. It also happens to be a place where I travel often-my parents live up that way. And working with David Hewson, our web king, made me feel as warm as a cup of English Breakfast on a cold London morning.


In short, I was made to feel at home. That's a good feeling, especially for us solitary writer types.


The Debut program is a huge part of that welcome. I thank ITW for offering it, for having the vision to know that it's needed, and the heart to carry it out.


Under the coordination of Lee Child, the Board of Directors, and our own CJ Lyons--and the support and enthusiasm of many of the Killer Year alumni--the program has emerged as an extraordinarily valuable place for a new writer to be. I've met fascinating colleagues, life-long friends, and wonderful, wonderful writers. Through this page, we expect to meet even more--the members of the thousands-strong ITW community.


Thanks for having us, ITW. It's good to be home.

I Am A:

Writer

Website:

http://www.thrillerwriters.org/

Books And Authors I Like:

Crime Fiction in all its various subgenres

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  Jordan Dane

  GREAT to see you on our page, JT. Best wishes to you and Killeryear.

  Sep 11, 2007

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  Cyndi Martin

  Thanks for adding me! Can't wait to see your photos!

  Sep 25, 2007

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  JackBludis

  We're going to need a report from Bouchercon. One my favorites last year, "No Good Deed" by Laura Lipppman, won the Anthony for best novel.

  Oct 1, 2007