| War and Crime, History and Technology with DV Chernov, Ep 89

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DV Chernov from Russia talks about his historical fiction and detective series.

Don’t miss the contest to win a free copy of your choice of DV Chernov’s books. This month Chris created one of the cocktails. It needs a name. Whoever gives us the winning name will get their choice of D.V.’s books.

D.V. Chernov is an awardwinning and Amazon bestselling author of crime and historical fiction whose highstakes psychological thrillers explore the collision of technology, power, and human vulnerability. His experience as a first generation immigrant from the former Soviet Union informs his books with insight into life on both sides of the Iron Curtain and the global forces shaping today’s world. And his 20-year career in the high-tech industry lends his thrillers a level of authenticity that is rare in the genre. His novels have earned multiple literary awards and praise including from Kirkus, Chanticleer, and Midwest Book Review. DV Chernov holds a Master’s in English and MBA degrees and resides in the Kansas City area.

We talked about the history of the Russian civil war and communism, technology, getting into characters’ heads and more. We stayed after for the After Hours conversation that will go up on Patreon.

I was also thrilled that finally a Russian speaker understood what I was saying in Russian!

00:00 START
05:37 Drink 1: The Unnamed Drink based on traditional Siberian drinks
9:13 Reading 1: Citizen Dora
15:04 The History behind the Story—WWI, Bolshevik Revolution & the Civil War
26:11 Why is it important to know history?
30:35 Drink 2: 4 Roses OSB bourbon
33:44 Reading 2: T3n (the hacker)
38:33 D.V.’s career in high tech vs research for the book
40:35 Getting into the heads of a multitude of characters
47:43 Drink 3: vodka martini
48:50 Reading 3: Meet Nick Severs
56:36 Showing not telling and developing writing skills
57:58 High tech career, luddite character who hates technology

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