The weakest link for any author is producing individual characters. Any author’s second novel will have characters who are better defined, individually confident, and more animated than the debut novel. Just compare block buster characters like Jack Reacher, Temperance Brennan, or Dirk Pitt between first and second books. Even Lance Charnes (Doha 12) and William Davis […]
Review – Inferno by Dan Brown
Regular readers will know that I rarely post negative reviews—but this book deserves it. First, let me separate out what there is to like about it from the many things that drove me nuts: The art history and tour of Florence is first class. If you’re planning a vacation to Italy and you don’t like […]
5 Steps to Help You Develop Creative Ideas
Many authors hate the question: where do your ideas come from? Why? Are they afraid if they tell you, you’ll steal them? Or by talking about it, the magic fountain will dry up? Maybe they steal them from others and live in shame. When Mary Chase was asked how she came up with her eight-foot […]
Review – The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle
[Editor’s Note: Since posting this review, Mr. Riddle has kindly agreed to an interview about this book and his most recent. Read the interview with AG Riddle] No doubt you’ve uttered the phrase, I’d rather be lucky than good. And, no doubt, you know the latter causes the former. One day I noticed a debut thriller […]
Wither Episode IV?
You’re a fan of my Trench Coat series, right? And you’re wondering why I didn’t release Episode IV, The Desperate this week. I have a host of excuses: there was a snowball-of-work from the first three, my editor was on vacation, then I was on vacation, and you were probably on vacation too. Earthquake, flood, […]
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