Brent Spencer (Author of Dialogue Tips & Traps)

Brent Spencer

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I’m an award-winning fiction writer whose work has been published in Best American Mysteries, The Atlantic, GQ, The Missouri Review, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. I’m the author of the novel The Lost Son, the story collection Are We Not Men?, and the memoir Rattlesnake Daddy. My most recent book is The Last of Her, a crime thriller. I teach creative writing at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and live in Ponca Hills, Nebraska with my wife, novelist Jonis Agee.

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Brent Spencer I loved S.A. Crosby's Blacktop Wasteland, so I'm eager to read his latest, Razorblade Tears. And the new Daniel Silva, The Cellist. And the forthcomin…moreI loved S.A. Crosby's Blacktop Wasteland, so I'm eager to read his latest, Razorblade Tears. And the new Daniel Silva, The Cellist. And the forthcoming James Lee Burke, Another Kind of Eden. And Denise Mina's Rizzio, coming out in September. (less)
Brent Spencer I don't really suffer from writer's block. I often don't know what to write, but I make myself sit at the desk. Eventually, something comes to me, as …moreI don't really suffer from writer's block. I often don't know what to write, but I make myself sit at the desk. Eventually, something comes to me, as long as I allow it. By that, I mean, as long as I don't censor or edit the thoughts coming to me.(less)
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Dialogue Tips & Traps: A Gu...

3.93 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2012
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The Last of Her: A Novel (A...

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Making a Scene: A Guide for...

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Are We Not Men ?

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Rattlesnake Daddy: A Son's ...

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The Lost Son

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The Last of Her

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