I am sure anyone who has tried to sell their book on Amazon has struggled with the choice of category. Amazon offers the choice of two categories to position a book on their virtual shelves initially. Two are seldom enough. For the seven books in my Zack Tolliver, FBI fiction series, an accurate categorization would … Continue reading Histyrical Fiction
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Stoking The Series
Nothing thrills an author more than reviews such as these: "I’m delighted to learn that Book 7 is on the way!" "I look forward to the next book in April." "Looking forward to next book in April. I am committed!" Except if it is now April and my next novel, Las Cruces, is not…quite…well, finished. … Continue reading Stoking The Series
The Importance of Research in Fiction
I am an advocate of research for any book genre. Fiction is no exception. I can not think of a form of fiction where research is not desirable, even for works in which the entire content is a figment of the author’s imagination. Any story must be plausible. Most readers desire to connect the dots … Continue reading The Importance of Research in Fiction
My Readers – My Heroes
What will you be reading tonight? Readers navigate a maze of possibilities in order to find just the right, comfortable read. It's rather like selecting a TV show for the evening - the search can take longer than the show. Some readers when settling down with a book for the evening have no such choice … Continue reading My Readers – My Heroes
A Novel Cycle
While involved in random research I followed a thread to Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces and his A Hero's Journey, wherein he outlines a path the lead character will take in hero myths and stories from around the world, demonstrating the commonality of these specific stages for all heroes. I'm not one … Continue reading A Novel Cycle
Writing A Review Is Easy
Of course, everybody knows how to write a book review. We all wrote them in grade school. All those summer reading reports due at the opening of school. The formal review styles we were taught in English classes. No wonder we pause when asked to write one. Who's got the time? Times have changed. Book reviews … Continue reading Writing A Review Is Easy
Free Choice for Readers
Life in the digital age is user-friendly, full of choices. The choices we make determine the choices available. The path not taken tends to disappear. This is certainly true in the world of books, for readers as well as writers. These creators and consumers maintain a symbiotic relationship, the writer dependent upon the choices made … Continue reading Free Choice for Readers
Launch Book in your Home Town
Here's a tip - stay local to get started in your book marketing. Consider: out there on the worldwide social media you are one among billions of authors. Where's your edge? On Amazon, and other retail sites, you are one in millions. Even in magazines and newspapers in your country you are one in hundreds … Continue reading Launch Book in your Home Town
Revisiting the Masters
With the accrued knowledge and experience from writing 3 novels and countless magazine and newspaper articles I thought to return to the works of the masters of literature (or at least the literature I had been guided to read as such). My thought was (and is) to try to determine that special style, technique, or … Continue reading Revisiting the Masters
