Carla Harker

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Fort Worth, TX
About Me:
I write thrillers, though the one I'm currently working on would probably fall under science fiction.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.carlaharker.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Janet Evanovich
Dean Koontz
J.K. Rowling
Jonathan Stroud
GRR Martin
Barry Eisler
Charlie Huston
Jim C. Hines
Jeff Somers
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV:
The Simpsons
Futurama
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel
Firefly
CSI
24
The West Wing
Battlestar Galactica
Heroes

Movies:
Way too many to name.

Most recent:
Hairspray
300
Live Free or Die Hard
Transformers
Harry Potter 5
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch

Comment Wall:

  • L. A. Starks

    Welcome to CrimeSpace. Great to meet another DFW writer.

    Jul 26, 2007

  • Steven Torres

    Welcome. Cool blog. Feel like I've been to Hardboiled and Cozy.

    Jul 26, 2007

  • L. A. Starks

    Yes. Crud, did I miss you or just zone out? I was on one panel, moderating another, and had to cut out part of the day Friday. Were you there? Did you like it? Tell me about the book you're working on!

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Carla Harker

    We sat beside each other at lunch on the second day. (Don't worry; I wasn't entirely certain you were the same person, which is why I asked first.)

    In my book, my heroine is hired to protect a popular television star after all her co-stars are murdered. My beta reader said it reminded her of Stephanie Plum and Ranger but with a Matrix attitude. :-)

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Carla Harker

    Oh, and yes, I enjoyed the conference a lot.

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Hey Carla--Welcome to CS from a northern neighbor in OK, but I grew up in San Antonio. Best wishes and glad you're here.

    Jul 27, 2007

  • JackBludis

    Great selection of stuff.

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Carla Harker

    Thanks!

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Bethany K. Warner

    You got it on Joss Whedon fans! I've been watching the third season of Angel on DVD recently... somehow I missed part of it the first time around. It's good stuff.
    So, I gotta ask: What's your favorite episode of Firefly?

    Aug 9, 2007

  • Bethany K. Warner

    Jaaaaayyyynnne. The man they call Jaaaaaayyyynnne. He steals from the rich and he gives to the poor....

    You do know about the easter egg on the DVDs right... with Adam Baldwin?

    Aug 9, 2007

  • Bethany K. Warner

    On the fourth disc, in the special features section, there's a way to highlight the squiggly symbol on the side of the screen. It's Adam Baldwin wearing the Jayne hat and singing the song. It's pretty great.

    Aug 9, 2007

  • Joseph Finder

    Thanks for looking me up, Carla!

    Aug 11, 2007

  • Carla Harker

    My pleasure. Thanks for writing enjoyable books.

    Aug 13, 2007

  • Eric Stone

    Hi Carla. Thanks for the congrats. That's right, I forgot that the paperback of Living Room of the Dead is supposed to come out today. I've been concentrating on the new book, GRAVE IMPORTS, which is coming out in both paper and hardcover at the end of September. Hope all's going well with your new one. What makes it sci fi?

    Aug 22, 2007

  • Carla Harker

    It's post apocalyptic, something I've always wanted to write. It's going very well. Thank you for asking. This is probably the fastest I've ever written a first draft.

    Aug 22, 2007

  • Newt Love

    Hey! If a author writes a novel in the forest, and nobody reads it, did it make a sound?
    I'm newt, slithering from the shallow end of the gene pool, into the open ocean. Sharks are likely to eat me before the salt water kills me, but who wants a quiet life?

    Aug 27, 2007

  • Bethany K. Warner

    How goes the WIP?

    Sep 14, 2007

  • Bethany K. Warner

    The interviews are always fun. You'll have to stay tuned in the coming weeks. I got someone I would categorize as "big name" writer to agree to participate! (No more hints than that though...)

    I love the writing process question as well to see how other authors make it happen.

    Sep 15, 2007

  • Lyn LeJeune

    Carla;Greetings: Just to let you know that my New Orleans noir mystery, The
    Beatitudes, has received 5 starred reviews! I am donating all royalties to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation to help rebuild the public libraries. I have posted Chapter I on my blog www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com. Please read and if you like it, help rebuild a library for NOLA. Thank you Lyn LeJeune

    Oct 24, 2007

  • Alex Scarrow

    Hello Carla. Pleasure to meet you.

    Dec 20, 2007