Barbara Stokes, nominated for Best Unpublished Crime Novel
About this episode
Erik D'Souza interviews Barbara Stokes about her nomination for Best Unpublished Crime Novel and her writing process.
Erik D'Souza interviews Barbara Stokes, discussing her nomination for Best Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript written by an unpublished author, sponsored by ECW Press, for her manuscript, Death Scent. Barbara discusses her character Doc, a retired Black Lab cadaver dog, and the protagonist Em, a former RCMP officer turned private detective. Barbara explained that her writing takes a gritty approach with a feminist agenda, and she is already working on a second book titled Ladykillerz, featuri...
People in this episode
Host: Erik D'Souza
Guest: Barbara Stokes
Topics covered
- crime novel
- interview
- writing process
- feminist agenda
- character development
Keywords
- Barbara Stokes
- Death Scent
- crime novel
- ECW Press
- feminist writing
- character Doc
- Em
- private detective
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Death Scent, Ladykillerz
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