Tag Archive | novel
Jon Mollison nominates
Originally posted on Planetary Awards:
Jon Mollison has nominated “The First American” by Schuyler Hernstrom in the shorter story category, and “Legionnaire” by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole in the novel category. Check out the post on his website, where he explains why.
How to write a mystery thriller in the style of Alfred Hitchcock by Tony Lee Moral
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
As the author of three books on Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, including a ‘how to’ write a thriller, called Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Making Masterclass, I was naturally inspired by his stories when writing my mystery thriller, Ghost Maven, about a teenage girl who falls in love…
Friday Quick Quote: Ivan Turgenev’s ‘A Sportsman’s Sketches’
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
“Strange things happen on this earth: you can live a long while with someone and be on the friendliest of terms, and yet you’ll never once talk openly with him, from the depths of your soul; while with someone else you may scarcely have met, at one glance, whether you…
Review: Carrie Hatchett Space Adventurer (Book 2) – Passage to Paradise by J. J. Green
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
I was kindly sent a free digital copy of this book by the author J. J. Green. Passage to Paradise is the second book in the Carrie Hatchett Space Adventurer series and is just as funny as the first. The first book Mission Improbable can be seen here, but this second…
Ideas and the Philosophy of Books in a Video Game
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
The discussion of alternative facts, censorship, the freedom of the press, and the value of information has become more and more important in recent months. Luckily book lovers and video game creators are working to make those questions more accessible. I had the chance to look at Quote, a video game…
What Happens When We Judge a Book by Its Cover?
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
People usually respond in one of two ways to the phenomenon of judging a book by its cover; they mourn man’s shallowness, or they consider a book’s marketing potential. But how much does the look of a book matter? How do people feel about book covers? And how do those…
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