429: World Building an Pacing in a Closed Setting Thriller - Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jeffrey James Higgins. We’ll be talking about his closed setting thriller novel Furious: Sailing Into Terror.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeffrey James Higgins is a retired supervisory special agent who writes thrillers, short stories, scripts, creative nonfiction, and essays. He has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. He received the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor. Jeffrey has been interviewed by CNN, Fox News, and The New York Times. He is a #1 Amazon bestselling author and has won sixteen literary awards, including PenCraft’s Best Fiction Book of 2021. He was just nominated for Silver Falchion Awards for Best Suspense and Best Thriller and a Claymore Award for Best Mystery. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> You can find him on his <a href= "https://jeffreyjameshiggins.com">website</a> or follow him on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/jeffreyjameshiggins">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffreyJHiggins">Twitter</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jeffreyjameshiggins/">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-james-higgins/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21097942.Jeffrey_James_Higgins"> Goodreads</a>, <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8639115/">IMDB</a>, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyjameshiggins">Amazon</a>, and <a href= "https://www.bookbub.com/profile/jeffrey-james-higgins">BookBub</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Jeffrey James Higgins and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to maintain tension and conflict for your character during slow scenes</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When to incorporate social and cognitive psychol