Ep 126: Murder on the Page with N.L. Blandford

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Thriller author N.L. Blandford isn't afraid to go dark—like, murder scene dark—and she absolutely loves it.

In this episode, she talks about writing gritty thrillers with complex villains you’ll root for and recoil from. Natasha never planned to become an author. She just wanted to cross “write a book” off her bucket list. Now she’s five books in, spanning multiple series, and shows no signs of slowing down.

We talk about:

• Why she never plots in advance (hint: her characters have strong opinions)
• Her secret weapon for book sales (spoiler: it’s not bookstores)
• Why she chose to publish “wide” to support Canadian platforms like Kobo
• What she’s loving and learning while writing a new series about a fictional mob family in Nova Scotia
• Why “show vs. tell” trips up so many new writers (and how she works through it)

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챕터

1. Introduction to Elizabeth Lyons (00:00:00)

2. Writing Thrillers with Natasha Blandford (00:02:26)

3. The Craft of Murder Scenes (00:05:53)

4. From Bucket List to Five Books (00:10:42)

5. Self-Publishing Journey and Markets (00:19:18)

6. Crafting Engaging Stories and Characters (00:26:57)

7. World War II History and Reading Interests (00:40:27)

8. Closing Thoughts and Recommendations (00:44:55)