From Medium.com: Russell Little On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer

by Kristin Marquet Published in Authority Magazine
Sep 13, 2024

…Getting started is one of the hardest challenges any new author faces. It’s so overwhelming, writing a book…

Aspart of my interview series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Russell Little. Russell released Murder For Me in a second edition in May, 2024, and is releasing Murder By Storm in October. He practiced law and raised a family with his wife of forty years in Houston, Texas. He now writes from the hills of Georgia.

Can you tell us a bit about your backstory and how you got started?

Practicing Family and Criminal law in Houston, Texas for forty years creates a lot of material for a novel. I have always wanted to finish a book. I’ve started books my entire life, and when my youngest son left for college, he said, “Dad, you need to finish. You’re running out of time.” And while I don’t think I’m as old as my son thought, he was right. It was time for me to finish a novel. After that, the first book came out pretty fast.

Can you share the most interesting story?

I’ve tried almost one hundred jury trials. When you try a case before a jury, you have your client’s life in your hands. You have a judge and a jury reacting to every thing you…

 

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