Author: Chris Jansmann
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Moon Joy
I often say that writing is my escape from the demands of my day job; writing my first novel, Blindsided, came about primarily because my family doctor hinted strongly that I needed something besides swimming and running to try and knock the edge off the accumulating stress that comes with working in IT. There’s no…
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Tidbits: Silenced
I absolutely adore release dates. While I’ve slowed down the cadence somewhat from my early cycles, I still manage to do two of three of them each year. Next up is Silenced, the latest in my Vasily Korsokovach Series. Inspired by a chance hallway conversation with a colleague some years ago now, I get to…
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On Weddings
As is customary for me in April, I’ve begun crafting the next novel in the Vasily Korsokovach series. Tentatively titled Bliss, it picks up literally a day after the final events in Aftermath, and as you might infer from the title, it just happens to be the story where — at long last — Vas…
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Fun in the Sun
As experiences go, there are few that I’ve done that measure up the uniqueness that is the Tucson Festival of Books. I’ve been an avid fan since it started, and have spent many happy hours over the years listening to authors talk about their craft. I can’t tell you how many amazing discoveries I’ve made…
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What Jeff Galloway Meant To Me
I had other plans for my blog post this week — plans that were scrapped when the news crossed my desk that the Olympic runner Jeff Galloway had unexpectedly passed away. You probably have never heard of him, but for those of us who have participated in a runDisney event, he is legendary as their…
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Getting Festival Ready
It’s probably a bit too early to be excited, but I just can’t help it! I’m less than a month out now from my appearance at the Tucson Festival of Books, so naturally I am deep in to my preparations. This year, I’ll have hardcover and paperback editions of Reflection in the Shadows, something I’ve…
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Podcast: Reflection in the Shadows
With the Tucson Festival of Books just around the corner, it seems appropriate to release the podcast I recently recorded for the novel that will be featured there this year: Reflection in the Shadows. Although my trade-in-stock is character-driven mysteries, I was inspired to see what I create if I dusted a little magic across…
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Plausibility and Perspective
One of the most interesting creative challenges I face when writing is remaining true to the spirit of my characters. It’s not just ensuring they sound consistent to the reader from book to book; I mean, that’s important, obviously, especially since I bounce back and forth between Sean Colbeth and Vasily Korsokovach. Those two have…
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Aftermath Completed
I’m just back from an amazing long weekend in Southern California, visiting with friends while taking part in what will be the last Disneyland Half Marathon weekend for a bit; with all of the upcoming park construction, runDisney is pausing events in Anaheim, though they will still take place out in Orlando. As much as…
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Podcast: Baubles
Since his introduction in the novel Ditched as Vasily’s love interest, Alejandro Ortega-Cortez has blossomed into a full-fledged main character who shares a lot of screen time with my detective. He’s a fun character to write, and has a far more complicated backstory than I’ve been able to reveal in the main Korsokovach series, so it felt fitting to craft…