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Dogs by Nancy Kress – Review
Dogs by Nancy Kress
No TagDogs takes place, for the most part, in Tyler, Maryland, a small town not far from Washington D.C., that generally exists apart from the big city intrigues which dominate life in the nation’s capital. That all starts to change when Jess Langstrom, Tyler’s Animal Control officer, is called to the scene of a house where the family dog had suddenly turned vicious, attacking the family’s youngest child. It quickly becomes apparent that something bigger is going on when complaints of dog bites suddenly mushroom from one every other month or so to dozens in a single day. Before the local residents can catch a breath, both the Center for Disease Control and Homeland Security have set up shop in town, and Tyler is placed under a quarantine.
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How to Create a Massive Market For Your Novel Using Hooks
about 3 months ago - No comments
Most novels feature at least one major issue you can tie into. For example, if one of your main characters had an abusive childhood, that gives you a tie-in to talk about child abuse – in articles, interviews, talks, links with support groups, websites, forums, newsletters, and much more. All that from one little hook. But you can have dozens or even hundreds of hooks in a single story, covering all sorts of topics you like to write and speak about. It’s easy to pack your novel with hooks and create tie-ins to a huge range of markets – without compromising your story.
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld – Review
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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld Leviathan is delightful Steampunk and WWI alternative history blending that comes off gripping with its rapid-pace. Europe is divided into two factions. Austria-Hungry have advanced weaponry called Clankers, which can cause devastation in their many walking tank-like forms. Britain and its affiliates are Darwinists adhering to an advanced genetic science. Leviathan
Fiction Novel Writing – What You Must Do First
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Writing a fiction novel can seem like an overwhelming prospect when you sit down in front of that blank page for the first time. There are so many pieces to the puzzle that you have to figure out: writing believable and compelling characters, developing the plot, managing multiple points of view, writing dialog, and on and on.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins – Review
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Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins I feel like CATCHING FIRE was a much more emotionally-charged read than THE HUNGER GAMES. I’ll try to tell you why without any direct spoilers, but I can’t promise that I won’t imply certain things about the first book. I don’t think you
Write Your Novel in Just 30 Days This November – It’s National Novel Writing Month
about 5 months ago - No comments
Each November, more than 100,000 brave souls take part in National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo). The aim is simple: write a complete novel in one month, beginning on November 1st and finishing on or before November 30th. Is it actually possible to write a novel in 30 days? Yes it is. Will it hurt? Not necessarily. This article aims to inspire you, and provides some useful advice from a professional writer for those taking part in this years event, or thinking of doing so. Go on – write your novel this November!
Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress – Review
about 1 year ago - No comments
Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress Overall, “Steal Across the Sky†is really compelling and a page turner to boot, though after a while it becomes clear on what direction the book is going. However, there are still lots of twists and turns, and the implications of the main “what if†are just starting
Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress – Review
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Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress STEAL ACROSS THE SKY is an exhilarating cerebral science fiction thriller that asks profound questions about humanity’s development, religion, and social interaction through the Atoner (apropos descriptor for this group) intervention. The three earthlings represent mankind visiting two planets in which each orb can be seen in the
about 1 year ago
This sounds very interesting. Nancy Kress is an author whom I’ve been meaning to read more of. I read a short story a while back which was fantastic and vowed to read a novel. Maybe I’ll start with her latest.