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Our Changing Heroine Archetype

January 21, 2013 By Seeley James

Female characters are killing more people than ever before. The Hunger Games was one of the top 10 grossing films last year, a first for a heroine thriller. But there were plenty of thrillers featuring heroines in 2012: Snow White and the Huntsman, Underworld Awakening, Resident Evil: Retribution, and Brave to name a few. Women […]

Filed Under: Pia Sabel Thrillers, Reviews Tagged With: debut writer, ebooks

Who is Your Real World Heroine?

January 16, 2013 By Seeley James

I need your help. I created a fictional heroine who is an amalgam of the many powerful women I’ve known in real life. Rather than go on about my mother, daughters, wife, sisters, ancestors, etc. I need to hear about your female role models. Who is your real world inspiration?* Once a month I will […]

Filed Under: Pia Sabel Thrillers, Publishing Tagged With: heroine

Co-Authors Suck

January 9, 2013 By Seeley James

There was a time when I would read anything with James Patteron’s name on it. His Alex Cross books had a distinct feel to them and made sense*. While they were exceptionally light and extremely short, I liked them. So, I picked up a book by Patterson with Michael Ledwidge. It was a fair book. […]

Filed Under: Publishing, Reviews Tagged With: big 6, Publishers, quality, writing

Review: A Bullet for Carlos

January 4, 2013 By Seeley James

A Bullet for Carlos by Giacomo Giammatteo Giacomo Giammatteo wrote one of my favorite books of the year, Murder Takes Time (read it, you won’t regret it), so it’s no surprise that his latest release is also a great book. This is not a continuation of the original series, but it has some parallels that […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: ebooks, great writing

2012 Seeley James Awards

December 31, 2012 By Seeley James

Suddenly, I had this crazy idea: everyone (including Lee Child) thinks my thriller reviews are fun so I should start giving out awards. And not just for the graft and bribes. You see, I like to think long-term: If I want to have a 20th Anniversary Awards Banquet in 2032, let’s say somewhere in the […]

Filed Under: Great Writers On Writing, Reviews

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