Look and Listen

Biography

ELAINE BOSSIK had three careers: as magazine editor, medical writer and teacher in the New York City school system. She received BA and MS degrees from Brooklyn College (City University of New York), and now serves as a staff columnist for Scriptologist.com, writing how-to articles for aspiring screenwriters under the name of Elaine Radford. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY and as a young adult traveling in Israel, she found the rich details for the events that take place in her novel, "The Last Victim."

Inspiration

The plot for my novel grew out of the first chapter, which I wrote as a vignette for a writing workshop. I was so encouraged by praise from other writers in the workshop that I went on to develop the characters and plot the entire novel. The story evolved from the characters and the drama they create when their hopes and dreams clash with each other. I wanted to show the consequences of obsession, lies and deception. And I did that by depicting characters in conflict.