Review by Seeley James Deadly Straights – Author R.E. McDermott, ~90,000 words, $4.95 Deadly Straights is a nautical thriller. I am a desert rat. My experience with the ocean is limited to sticking my toe into it on vacation and asking, “Holy crap, is it always this wet?” So, you can imagine my trepidation at […]
On Writing 1: Architecture
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. It is mid-2012 and hundreds of thousands of writers have come out of the closet. Most are looking for a marketing method to make them rich by writing e-books. Many bloggers leading the way maintain fairly […]
Review: Deep Fathom
Deep Fathom – Author James Rollins ~145,000 words, $22.99 HC / $7.99 E Every now and then I get tired of waiting for a Sigma Force novel from Mr. Rollins and I check out his author page on Amazon. I saw a new title released March 13, 2012 and immediately ordered it. I read it […]
Review: Pentecost
Reviewed by Seeley James Pentecost by Joanna Penn, ~65,000 words, $2.99 I stumbled across Joanna Penn while looking for writing podcasts to take on a long drive. Her podcasts were the most relevant and insightful I’ve found anywhere. And her straightforward references to her own novels (prudent not pushy) intrigued me. If the podcasts were […]
Review: Stay Close
Review by Seeley James Stay Close – Author Harlan Coben ~105,000 words, $27.99 HC / $14.99 E According to his website, Harlan Coben has 50 million books in print worldwide, making him the most underappreciated author of our time. If readers truly appreciated the man, he’d have four or five times that many books […]
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