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Podcast: Fully Booked: The Hidden Gems Author Podcast
Episode: Fully Booked EP168: Turning True Events into Compelling Storylines
Description: This week on Fully Booked, we’re joined by military thriller author and former U.S. Air Force special agent Derrick M. Jackson to discuss how real-life experiences can be used to shape compelling fiction. Rather than writing a memoir about his time in the military, Derrick crafted a high-stakes thriller infused with emotional authenticity pulled directly from the most intense moments of his career.
By drawing not just on the events themselves, but on his personal reactions to them, Derrick created flawed, relatable characters who stand apart from the superhuman archetypes often found in the genre. In...