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Today, Fable and the Verbivore are thrilled to share part two of our conversation with author Dicky Kitchen Jr.

Dicky has self-published four books - a 1st and 2nd edition of his thriller novel Prey/Pray: Origin of The Average Man and an origin story novella Prey/Pray: Hunting Party: The Nurse, as well as a kids picture book titled The True Tale of Peter Piper. He’s also a very funny and supportive presence within the Instagram writing community.

In this episode, Dicky talks about why he loves thrillers and how broad the genre feels. To him, the essence of thriller is suspense and tension - building that up and playing with it to suit the specific story you’re telling.

Dicky gives some personal thriller recommendations from the kids book Bunnicula to World War Z to the Orphan X and Lincoln Rhyme series. But he also points out how thriller elements are often present in Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and even Romance stories.

He ends this conversation with a reminder that there is no right way to write and that writing is an artform as well as a craft. If it works for you, it’s the right way. And to not let your characters die in your head. If you have an idea living inside you, write it.

We hope you enjoy this episode. It was an encouraging conversation for us and we hope it is for you too!

Keep reading, writing, and putting your voice out there!

Into the woods,

Fable & The Verbivore

Notes:

Dicky Kitchen Jr. is a self-published author who has released four books: 1st and 2nd editions of his thriller novel Prey/Pray: Origin of The Average Man, an origin story novella Prey/Pray: Hunting Party: The Nurse, and a kids picture book titled The True Tale of Peter Piper.

Dicky Kitchen Jr.’s personal website is https://dickykitchenjr.com/ and he regularly posts humorous and helpful information on the writing craft to his social media. In this episode, he mentioned that he welcomes You can connect with him on Instagram @dicky_kitchen_jr.

Here is the link to part one of our conversation:

• Episode 132: Interview with Dicky Kitchen Jr

Fable references James Scott Bell’s advice:

• “I like the saying that Mickey Spillane, the famous pulp writer, said that ‘the first chapter sells your book, the last chapter sells your next book.’”

Dicky mentioned NaNoWriMo in this conversation. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, here is some information: https://nanowrimo.org/what-is-nanowrimo

Books and Movies Mentioned:

•  Prey/Pray: Origin of The Average Man by Dicky Kitchen

• Prey/Pray: Hunting Party: The Nurse by Dicky Kitchen

• The True Tale of Peter Piper by Dicky Kitchen (Author), Alexandra Killworth (Illustrator)

• Bunnicula: 40th Anniversary Edition (Bunnicula and Friends) by James Howe (Author), Deborah Howe (Author), Alan Daniel (Illustrator)

• Dracula: Unabridged and Fully Illustrated by Bram Stoker

• Fables Compendium One by Bill Willingham

• World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

• Orphan X: A Novel by Gregg Hurwitz

• The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme Novel) by Jeffery Deaver

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