Huffington Post Intelligence and Policy Blogger and Former CIA analyst turned author Alma Katsu answers the question, "Can A Real Spy Write a Spy Thriller?" and shares 3 Things to Consider when Your Day Job is the stuff of Novels today on Thriller Thursdays at The Thrill Begins Blog. Alma will be online throughout the day answering your questions and responding to your comments. Click the link above to be directed to the blog.
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Thursday I finally turned in Someone Bad and Something Blue to my editor. I took Friday off to relax my brain and read. I hope you all will help me write Book 3 (will begin plotting next week.) However, this morning I learned that you could read a sneak peak of A Good Excuse to Be Bad. It releases next month, so I’m pinching myself every day. Would love for you to check out and tell me how you feel. Here’s the link: 
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were first awarded in 1980, with the idea of honoring literary excellence and celebrating the community of readers in Los Angeles. Now, more than thirty years later, the Book Prizes have expanded to 10 categories, have honored more than thirty writers from the west with the Kirsch Award, and now offer an Innovator’s Award, which recognizes the people and institutions that are doing cutting edge work to bring books, publishing and storytelling into the future. Past winners include: 