| Lincoln Child April 12, 2008 |
About Lincoln Child
Lincoln Child is an author of techno-thriller and horror novels.
Often paired with writing partner Douglas Preston, many of their
novels have become bestsellers and one, Relic, was adapted into
a feature film. Child and Preston's books are known for their
thorough research, making their stories credible and believable.
Born in Westport, Connecticut, but now a New Jersey resident,
Child graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota,
with a major in English.
Soon afterwards in 1979, he secured a job as an editorial
assistant at St. Martin's Press. By 1984, Child would achieve the
position as full editor. While in this position, Child edited
hundreds of books, most titles being American and English
fiction.
In 1987 after founding the company's mass-market horror
division, Child left the St. Martin's Press to become a Systems
Analyst at MetLife. While in this position, Child's first novel, Relic,
was published. He left the company a few years later to write full
time.
HIs solo works include Utopia, Death Match, and Deep
Storm.
Visit his website at: www.prestonchild.com
Lincoln Child is an author of techno-thriller and horror novels.
Often paired with writing partner Douglas Preston, many of their
novels have become bestsellers and one, Relic, was adapted into
a feature film. Child and Preston's books are known for their
thorough research, making their stories credible and believable.
Born in Westport, Connecticut, but now a New Jersey resident,
Child graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota,
with a major in English.
Soon afterwards in 1979, he secured a job as an editorial
assistant at St. Martin's Press. By 1984, Child would achieve the
position as full editor. While in this position, Child edited
hundreds of books, most titles being American and English
fiction.
In 1987 after founding the company's mass-market horror
division, Child left the St. Martin's Press to become a Systems
Analyst at MetLife. While in this position, Child's first novel, Relic,
was published. He left the company a few years later to write full
time.
HIs solo works include Utopia, Death Match, and Deep
Storm.
Visit his website at: www.prestonchild.com
Post Meeting Write-up
Greetings Friends and Fans! If you were not at the Borders
Garden State Plaza on Saturday 4/12 for the April edition of our
Face the Fiction event, then you missed a great one. Not only
did we premiere the all-new Whispers from Beyond special
event for before the event, but we also had a great time with our
special guest, Lincoln Child.
Unfortunately for me, Craig and I got stuck at the restaurant
before the event, and were a bit late for the Whispers from
Beyond portion of the event. Thankfully, our good and dear
friend, Kate Landis, was on hand to start the ball rolling and get
folks in the mood to read. The store had set up the microphone,
and during the time that I was there, we heard from several cool
folks including Chris Hasselkus (reading from Richard Adams'
classic Watership Down), myself (reading from Naomi Novick's
His Majesty's Dragon), and Eugene McGrath (reading from
Lincoln Child's Utopia). During the reading of the prologue to
Utopia, the special guest arrived and watched as Gene read the
passages with verve and élan (and was a good sport when we
swapped him out for the the author).
Lincoln Child was introduced with fanfare and excitement, and
immediately launched into a brief overview of his credentials and
background. He started as an editor with a passion for the
Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he had an
extensive private tour (including yucky dermested beetles and
amazing dinosaur bones in the basement). He then approached
Douglas Preston to write a non-fiction book about the museum.
Somehow that led to the two intrepid fellows sitting on the
porch and discussing what would eventually become the New
York Times Bestselling book Relic. Linc did say that he really
enjoyed the movie and was happy with it (especially after he
read all of the clauses in his phonebook sized contract, lol).
The conversation then turned to the ins and outs of writing with
a partner (which Mr. Child prefers to writing alone) as well as
his loves and hates regarding writing, publishing, and other such
topics. He prefers to write without distractions and collaborate
with another person to get a more coherent story (and yell when
there is a disagreement). Sandy Schlosser asked many great
questions about Riptide, a story about the Holly Island treasure
(and pirates), while John asked a number of questions about
several of the Pendergast books (especially Cabinet of
Curiosities and Still Life With Crows). Many others asked
questions about motivation, writing technique, where to get
ideas, and much more. The evening ended a bit earlier than
normal due to illness (our guest came all the way out to speak to
us even though he had strep throat!).
The group then adjourned to the Suburban Diner to talk about
Anime, Horror, Fruit Cups, and pose the question of "What if Bill
Cosby had been cast as Emperor Palpatine?" Jell-O Jedi! The
Vanilla and Chocolate sides of the force! Stormtroopers say the
Darnedest Things! (Todd)
Lincoln Child was awesome - even with strep throat. He not
only answered all of our questions (and there were a lot) but also
read from Relic! He was engaging, good-natured and quite a
trooper. He even offered to come back when he was feeling
better. Great guest, good meeting. (Ann-Marie)
Greetings Friends and Fans! If you were not at the Borders
Garden State Plaza on Saturday 4/12 for the April edition of our
Face the Fiction event, then you missed a great one. Not only
did we premiere the all-new Whispers from Beyond special
event for before the event, but we also had a great time with our
special guest, Lincoln Child.
Unfortunately for me, Craig and I got stuck at the restaurant
before the event, and were a bit late for the Whispers from
Beyond portion of the event. Thankfully, our good and dear
friend, Kate Landis, was on hand to start the ball rolling and get
folks in the mood to read. The store had set up the microphone,
and during the time that I was there, we heard from several cool
folks including Chris Hasselkus (reading from Richard Adams'
classic Watership Down), myself (reading from Naomi Novick's
His Majesty's Dragon), and Eugene McGrath (reading from
Lincoln Child's Utopia). During the reading of the prologue to
Utopia, the special guest arrived and watched as Gene read the
passages with verve and élan (and was a good sport when we
swapped him out for the the author).
Lincoln Child was introduced with fanfare and excitement, and
immediately launched into a brief overview of his credentials and
background. He started as an editor with a passion for the
Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he had an
extensive private tour (including yucky dermested beetles and
amazing dinosaur bones in the basement). He then approached
Douglas Preston to write a non-fiction book about the museum.
Somehow that led to the two intrepid fellows sitting on the
porch and discussing what would eventually become the New
York Times Bestselling book Relic. Linc did say that he really
enjoyed the movie and was happy with it (especially after he
read all of the clauses in his phonebook sized contract, lol).
The conversation then turned to the ins and outs of writing with
a partner (which Mr. Child prefers to writing alone) as well as
his loves and hates regarding writing, publishing, and other such
topics. He prefers to write without distractions and collaborate
with another person to get a more coherent story (and yell when
there is a disagreement). Sandy Schlosser asked many great
questions about Riptide, a story about the Holly Island treasure
(and pirates), while John asked a number of questions about
several of the Pendergast books (especially Cabinet of
Curiosities and Still Life With Crows). Many others asked
questions about motivation, writing technique, where to get
ideas, and much more. The evening ended a bit earlier than
normal due to illness (our guest came all the way out to speak to
us even though he had strep throat!).
The group then adjourned to the Suburban Diner to talk about
Anime, Horror, Fruit Cups, and pose the question of "What if Bill
Cosby had been cast as Emperor Palpatine?" Jell-O Jedi! The
Vanilla and Chocolate sides of the force! Stormtroopers say the
Darnedest Things! (Todd)
Lincoln Child was awesome - even with strep throat. He not
only answered all of our questions (and there were a lot) but also
read from Relic! He was engaging, good-natured and quite a
trooper. He even offered to come back when he was feeling
better. Great guest, good meeting. (Ann-Marie)
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