In this podcast Laird Barron talks about Blood Standard, Crime Fiction, Toning Down The Weird, and much more.
About Laird Barron
Laird Barron, an ex-pat Alaskan, is the author of several books, including The Imago Sequence and Other Stories; Swift to Chase; and Blood Standard. Currently, Barron lives in the Rondout Valley of New York State and is at work on tales about the evil that men do.
Original photo credit: Henry Stampfel
Show notes
- [04:00] Something you’ve changed your mind about recently
- [22:00] Why Blood Standard and why now
- [27:20] Rules whilst writing crime fiction
- [36:25] Toning down the weird
- [01:01:20] Mind/body connection and strength training
- [01:11:25] Dan Howarth, via Patreon, asks about lessons writing horror and crime fiction
- [01:14:55] Brian Asman, via Patreon, asks about the differences in constructing a protagonist for crime fiction and horror
- [01:20:45] Brian Asman, via Patreon, asks about an Ocean Eleven heist and crime writers
- [01:22:40] Reading crime fiction before writing Blood Standard
- [01:27:15] Lessons learnt as an awards juror
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