<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[John Clarkson Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[The source for John Clarkson's critically acclaimed crime thrillers.]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:04:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.johnclarkson.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The solution when you're hopelessly stuck.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How a tagline for spaghetti helped me find a way to move forward in a writing project when I have no idea what to.]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/the-way-forward-when-you-get-stuck</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677852ebdbc68e1cacc1ca1d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:22:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_1ca9c8657fd24a3d8c59d674fb15d6ec~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happened to Traditional Publishing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Happened to Traditional Publishing? I think most of the people on this mailing list are interested in reading books. So, I thought you might be interested in some inside information on the state of traditional publishing. I have personally experienced the decline in traditional publishing over the years, but I didn’t grasp how bad things are until I read an article by Elle Griffin -  No One Buys Books ,  April 22, 2024. As you might imagine, publishers are not forthcoming about...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/what-happened-to-traditional-publishing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670719e1f645050e609d00fa</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:24:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_726b91a5233f4a6b8fe19050a4e818a8~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Doesn't Like Babies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On most days, my wife and I make sure to take a walk in the neighborhood. Every so often we see a baby, say between two and four months...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/who-doesn-t-like-babies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e303e83bf52de1e6cd6c73</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:53:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47eee1_b3869b3d9110435f815540f1b6bc0e1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_733,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Secret?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's time you discovered the secret to coming up with endless brilliant ideas.]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/how-to-come-up-with-hundreds-of-brilliant-ideas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f248618527f2d001717a5f3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 21:19:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_a9631ec956e64e0ea1a3ca78adb127e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_554,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did 25 Years Make a Difference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My fourth novel, NEW LOTS, was published by Tor/Forge twenty-five years ago. I set the story  in Brownsville, Brooklyn, during the last...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/did-25-years-make-a-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f11cbcc7ad253001778fa5d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 20:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_6a8d5b4a77d34c849e7de4c4ae4759e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of a Novel]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been avoiding sending this blog entry for several reasons. First, I’ve never gotten into the blog thing much. It strikes me that...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/death-of-a-novel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d22582c72e2ab00164baae6</guid><category><![CDATA[James Beck Series]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 20:52:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f417bcb5094259a905894c4ea87ead.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Wonderful World of Self-Publishing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most frequent questions I get from readers is…how can I get copies of your old books? All my old books (my first five novels)...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/welcome-to-the-wonderful-world-of-self-publishing-part-1-of-4-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c547cc8cf6085001c2d4a09</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2017 16:13:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_d1cedd0b6a60416db871b72d9058a87e~mv2_d_3750_2569_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Happening with James Beck #3?
]]></title><description><![CDATA[After readers finish one of my new James Beck books, many of them want to know if there is another book planned.  Or, even better, they...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/what-s-happening-with-james-beck-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c44f685293ad5001b11555d</guid><category><![CDATA[James Beck Series]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 22:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_2eb814de7df24ab9b9a83364809f08d4~mv2_d_4040_2800_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I Think About Readers' Reviews
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why?  Because I have no control over what a reader might say.  Whether I live or die, so to speak, is out of my control. But you ask –...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/what-i-think-about-readers-reviews</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c548007134ea7001b711fa6</guid><category><![CDATA[Readers + Writers]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:25:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_49ece71ed7ff40299da74fbc5212904f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is John Clarkson Reading?
]]></title><description><![CDATA[— Marshal Zeringue  Featured at Writers Read: John Clarkson, author of Bronx Requiem. Recently I asked the author about what he was...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/what-is-john-clarkson-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c548132789c1a001c2d734f</guid><category><![CDATA[Readers + Writers]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:29:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_1a32812fc0de414fb8c4388c9dd0c5c6~mv2_d_3000_2520_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Page 69 Test John Clarkson, author of Bronx Requiem]]></title><description><![CDATA[—Marshal Zeringue  CAMPAIGN FOR THE AMERICAN READER.   Clarkson applied the Page 69 Test to his latest novel, Bronx Requiem, and reported...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/the-page-69-test-john-clarkson-author-of-bronx-requiem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c5482255c77a4001ca0bd3b</guid><category><![CDATA[Readers + Writers]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_43fb510615d74304babe3923d3deab0c~mv2_d_4288_2848_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Write Great Fight Scenes
]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 5 keys to writing realistic fight scenes. Read about fighting. Watch fighters. Feel what it's like to fight. Understand the damage inflicted during a fight. And most important, write fight scenes that are true to your story's characters. ]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/how-to-write-great-fight-scenes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c54842d890cf1001d1e6bfb</guid><category><![CDATA[Readers + Writers]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:47:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_6e08893439994df08b168badfd69720c~mv2_d_4814_3200_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success
]]></title><description><![CDATA[These days it seems that more than ever, people want nothing less than a full measure of success, with all the wealth and fame that...]]></description><link>https://www.johnclarkson.com/post/success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c548364134ea7001b712bed</guid><category><![CDATA[Readers + Writers]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:38:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb320_b91cf4f54ffb43c293e1f2de173405c4~mv2_d_4500_3000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Clarkson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>