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Joshua Jordan was a hero taking unbelievable chances with his life for the country he loved. When he retired from field work he became a weapon designer trying to still protect the United States from threats outside and inside the nation. In the Atlantic, a North Korean boat has nuclear missiles aboard. Due to failed
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Your novel needs a setting. The setting must be strong and suitable for your story. However, it must not overwhelm the story. Sprinkle it in as you go. Do not write travelogues.
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212 by Alafair Burke NYPD is at the penthouse at 212 Lafayette owned by real-estate tycoon the Sam Sparks. Inside is the corpse Robert Mancini, an employee of the Sam Sparks. Leading the investigation is Detective Ellie Hatcher, who upsets the owner with her shoes on his carpet; the tycoon seems oblivious that his employee
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You need a system when writing a how to book. But which one is best? This article discusses what to look for when selecting a writing system.
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In novels, both characterization and setting are extremely important. These items are often treated separately by those who like to tell us how we should write. However, the characters must fit into the setting in one of two ways: The character was born and raised in the setting or the character was imported into the setting (by the writer).
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Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay Shen Tai lives among the dead, and buries their bones by day while their ghosts cry at night. He is alone in the farthest western reaches of the sprawling nation of Kitai, on the site of an old battlefield. And he has been doing this work that no one
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There’s nothing more important to writing a successful novel than identifying the key problem of the story. Find out how easy it is.
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The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker FBI special agent Brad Raines is tracking The Bride Collector who has already killed four beautiful women. The Bride Collector, in his delusional mind, feels he is the chosen one to find and bring the perfect bride to God. The Bride Collector, thus called this because after he is
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Spiral Hunt (Evie Scelan) by Margaret Ronald Spiral Hunt follows the new urban fantasy rubric fairly closely – Evie Scelan is a relatively young, single woman, is fiercely independent with few friends, haunted by her past, and somewhat down on her luck. Evie also has the ability to magically track the scent of people and
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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson After the life-changing events of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, journalist Mikael Blomquist and introverted hacker Lisbeth Salander have gone their separate ways: Mikael back to his magazine, and Lisbeth (and her stolen millions) off to travel the world. Salander has cut off all communication
The 39 Clues (The Maze of Bones, Book 1) by Rick Riordan
Writing a Great Novel – The Secret Every Writer Needs to Know
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There’s nothing more important to writing a successful novel than identifying the key problem of the story. Find out how easy it is.