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The perfect bad guy
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Greetings Thomas,
I can relate to that kind of frustration. My first 2 manuscripts were failures and consumed over a decade of my life. The only thing positive to come out of the second MS was a character concept that carried over into the third ...
A recurring villain...? Absolutely! I think a good villain in any time period is one that blends in the scenery so well, the protagonist doesn't even know they exist till it's nearly too late. Maybe the clues point out the villain is a male, but i...
Amazon had no right to remove those sales ranks. They better start working on an apology, before a lot of customers go elsewhere. The 'glitch' excuse smells like the dead animal that decomposed under my apartment.
There's nothing more compelling for a reader than discovering (or escaping to) a small town they've never been to before. Add a crime scenario to that and you'll have a page turner. For instance...What if the sheep start disappearing? Evidence sug...
Greetings Persia,
I read-through on-screen (out loud or silently depending on where I am obviously). To help stay focused, I listen to music with headphones. If I find myself hung-up on a particular scene, I STOP, jot a few notes down on a piece ...
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- Hometown:
- Portland, OR
- About Me:
- I've worked in a video store/corporate mail room/accounts payable prep, and for the last eleven years...as an alarm control operator.
Thanksgiving 2000 an alarm I dispatched on got a pair of burglars apprehended.
I know a few things about alarm systems, because I monitor 3000 of them. If any writer out there needs some basic tips to make their fiction believable, let me know.
Anyway, these jobs keep bread on the table, bills paid, and a roof over my head. To keep myself from going insane with bad television, I took up writing as a hobby.
My first book, The Grunge Operatives, is a crime thriller that redefines the private detective archetype. Imagine a pair of Generation Xers with body piercings and tattoos that investigate bizarre crimes traditional law enforcement agencies ignore or are oblivious to. All Matt Grudge and Leslie Crow want to do, is succeed, and be recognized as legitimate investigators. To stay on this path what will they be willing to prove or sacrifice?
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins, Greg Rucka, Christa Faust, F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack Series, James Ellroy, Duane Swierczynski, Bill Raetz, Alison Gaylin, Megan Abbott, Cleo Coyle, Lisa Lutz, Gil Brewer, Raymond Chandler, and Dashiell Hammett to name some.
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