With over 150,000 copies sold, Atlantis Gene became one of the surprise debuts of 2013. The breakneck pace, interrupted by an ageless love story, followed by fascinating science, concluding with a death-defying attempt to save the world proved popular. Today, Mr. Riddle answers a few questions about his writing and his books. Seeley James: Did […]
How Hugh Howey Writes – Great Writers on Writing
This week’s victim guest, Hugh Howey, for those of you living under a rock, turned the publishing world upside-down last year with his runaway hit WOOL. First, the book took off like wildfire, then he sold the movie rights, then a traditional publisher offered him a unique distribution deal. Mr. Howey was in the middle of […]
Why “Cuckoo’s Calling” Failed – Reviews for Writers
Cuckoo’s Calling, the debut novel by Robert Galbraith, failed to sell until someone* leaked that JK Rowling was writing under a pseudonym. The book didn’t need to fail. It’s filled with incredibly deep characters and great writing. So why did it fail? If you break a story down into its three major ingredients: concept, story, […]
Thriller of the Week – Shadow of Eden by Louis Kirby
If you like techno-thrillers from authors like A.G. Riddle, Michael Crichton, or Kathy Reichs, you’re going to love Louis Kirby. But don’t start the book anywhere near bedtime, the first seven chapters won’t let you go; and the rest will keep you awake until the end. It’s not often you find a neurologist who can […]
Thriller of the Week – The Blood Whisperer by Zoë Sharp
Zoë Sharp has many fans who follow her ten Charlie Fox novels. I’m one of them. When I saw she’d written a new book with a new and different heroine, I gave it that same skeptical nose-up-glance you’re doing right now. Wait a minute, could the new concept be as good as the old one? […]
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