I’m looking for a few good beta readers for ELEMENT 42, the third Pia Sabel/Jacob Stearne thriller. Here are the details: ~92,000 words, delivered to you by Friday, needed back 04-March. I’m looking for stream-of-consciousness comments (likes, dislikes, reactions, clues, ideas, critiques, etc.) as you read. Any other corrections would be at your discretion. Interested? […]
To Kill or Not to Kill a Character
PERSONAL DEATH, the third Pia Sabel thriller, is nearing completion. What struck me as I worked through the first draft, was the big problem facing all series’ authors: no matter how much peril the hero/heroine is in, s/he has to live for the series to survive. My wife quit reading Karin Slaughter when she killed off […]
How Freebies are like Crystal Meth—Marketing for You, the Indie Writer, Part 10
During my 30 year career in tech sales and marketing, I never heard anyone say, “Let’s give away our product for free” and survive. Remember Star Office, the Microsoft Office-beater given away by Sun Microsystems? For thirty years, Microsoft has been selling Office and never once gave it away for free. So why do we, […]
PERSONAL by Lee Child — Reviews for Writers
You don’t have to be a Lee Child fan to understand the dramatic effect his writing has had on the thriller genre. No one has successfully copied his terse, laconic style because his focused details are in a class of their own. Others, such as Roger Hobbs and Terry Hayes, have built on his methods, […]
How Kelly Thompson Writes – Great Writers on Writing
When Kelly Thompson first published The Girl Who Would Be King, I was in awe as you can tell from my review. She won the 2012 Seeley James Award for Most Innovative and recently inked a movie deal. Fans of her book flocked to her second project, Storykiller. She’s now working on her third project, […]
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