What are You Reading? What are You Writing? ep. 354 with Midwest Mystery Works
Five mystery writers. Five signature characters. One novel.
How does that even work?
Award-winning author and podcast host Karen E. Osborne welcomes the five authors for a decidedly different kind of conversation about The Kill Code Collective, an ambitious collaborative thriller that brings characters from their individual books together for one high-stakes investigation.
Two people die after unexplained cardiac-device failures. One was threatened before her death; the other's family is taunted afterward. Meanwhile, the device manufacturer faces stolen patient data, financial trouble, blackmail—and the possibility that its technology could be turned into a weapon.
Enter an unlikely team that includes an aircraft mechanic, detective, classical musician/action guy, paraplegic attorney, brilliant hacker, and a decidedly slippery international fixer.
But Karen wants to know something beyond what happens in the book: How did five established authors actually write it together?
The authors reveal how they know one another, where the idea originated, what each loves about the character they contributed, how they handled the inevitable challenges and disagreements, and what they learned about collaborative writing.
And when Karen asks whether another collaborative novel is coming? Their spontaneous answer may be the funniest moment of the interview.
Watch or listen for a rare behind-the-scenes look at what happens when five mystery writers surrender a little control, combine their fictional worlds—and attempt to create one seamless thriller.
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