All Blog Posts Tagged 'On' (10)

FICTION IS NON-LINEAR

Of course, I've always known this. It's a rare day when I write something that works perfectly first time. More often than not, everyday stresses and concerns intrude on my writing time, meaning that my mind is never as focused as I would wish it to be. The end result is that I not only write sentences back to front, I also write paragraphs inside out, and write them in the wrong order, too. It's like my mind has all the information it needs to write the story, but because there's so…

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Added by PJ Shann on January 21, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments

Wanna Read YOUR Stuff, On-Air? Our ‘Limits’ Are Flexible…

Re: those “audio essays” I’m asking you Faithful Readers/listeners of

to send me for airing on "The Book, With Earl Merkel": this comment to Lori Hays, in response to my parallel request to other AOTA hosts for short…

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Added by Earl Merkel on June 25, 2013 at 12:51am — No Comments

Hate Amazon? Well Read About What Random House Did to Me and My Family...

The following blog is now appearing at The Vincent Zandri Vox: http://vincentzandri.blogspot.fr/2012/04/hate-amazon-well-read-about-what-random.html#.T4RtpdWM6So…

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Added by Vincent Zandri on April 11, 2012 at 4:46am — 4 Comments

Review - A Man You Can Bank On, Derek Hansen

Book Title:   A MAN YOU CAN BANK ON

Author:   Derek Hansen

Publisher:   Hachette

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-0-7336-2805-4

Book Synopsis:

Is it a CRIME to STEAL from bookies?

Can you TRUST an ex-BANK MANAGER?

Lambert Hampton is the man the Munni-Munni locals all turn to, and for good reason. This former bank manager helped them transform three million dollars - stolen from bookies by a gang of robbers - into a rescue package for their… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on July 6, 2011 at 9:24pm — No Comments

Flawed P.I.s, Gotta Love 'em: A Guest Post by Crime Author Benjamin Sobieck

This blog is now appearing at The Vincent Zandri Vox: http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/06/flawed-pis-gotta-love-em-guest-post-by.html?showComment=1307713550519#c4287546784410641304

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Added by Vincent Zandri on June 11, 2011 at 12:50am — No Comments

Reason for Going Indie? Control, Control, Control....

What follows is originally published at The Vincent Zandri Vox: http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/05/why-go-indie-control-control-control.html

I love these stories.

Stories about old "legacy" model published authors switching to the indie publishing model (be it self-publishing or traditionally based small indie), and achieving so much success they… Continue

Added by Vincent Zandri on May 31, 2011 at 3:56am — No Comments

An Inspiration Visit with NYT Bestselling "Self Published" Crime Novelist Debbi Mack

For the past two months I've been vying for the same positions as Debbi Mack, a writer whom I hadn't heard of until I made the connection one Sunday morning not too long ago when I saw her name appear on the New York Times Bestseller List. Not only was I taken aback since…

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Added by Vincent Zandri on May 23, 2011 at 12:51am — No Comments

"One True Sentence"

"Paris was to become the staging ground for Hemingway's first 'one true sentence.'"

Then there was a young man who no longer wanted to pursue a traditional education. That young man would be my son, Harrison, whom we refer to as "Bear"…

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Added by Vincent Zandri on May 11, 2011 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Review - On The Run, Colin McLaren

Book Title: ON THE RUN

Author: Colin McLaren

Publisher: Victory Books

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-0-522-85703-0

No of Pages: 286

Book Synopsis:

Cole Goodwin spent years undercover, infiltrating the Mafia and putting the Australian Godfather behind bars for twenty years. As his team celebrate the 'guilty' verdict, the Mafia are rolling out a vendetta, aided by Cole's corrupt boss. The dodgy Inspector Mack has plans for a prosperous retirement in France, and… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on May 31, 2010 at 6:48pm — No Comments

Synopsis/Pitch and Bullet Outlines - how to write 'em with Free Samples!

It's happening at http.//murderousmusings.com Rob Walker gives away the secrets that sold over 40 novels. It has to be commercial, it has to be compelling, and it has to be succinct but how do you condense a 90,000 words into a synopsis and an outlline? Here's how. Find me at Murderous Musings as I am on Blog Tour for DEAD ON coming out July from Five Star.

RoboWriter Rob
www.robertwalkerbooks.com
Before there was a word KONRATHIAN in the dictionary...there was Rob

Added by robert walker on April 13, 2009 at 1:13am — No Comments