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Scott Westerfeld does not disappoint with this adventure story that will appeal to boys and girls alike. One storyline follows Prince Alex, the fictitious son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who is fleeing from the military forces of his own country, at the same time mastering the art of operating a mechanical fighter. In a parallel
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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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In writing my novel I learnt a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.
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Non – fiction publishing and fiction publishing operate in two radically different markets. This article discusses how the market affects writers.
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan I’ll admit, I have been disappointed with the paranormal YA novels I’ve read lately. I’ve read some great novels, but many of the hyped, popular novels that everyone else has loved have fell flat for me. I knew I wanted to read The Forest of Hands
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The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting Violet has the strange ability to sense an “echo” from people (and animals) that have been killed. The echo is unique for each killing although it matches the echo given off by the killer. Usually, this “talent” is a nuisance – Violet can’t even go near her cat because
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There’s an essential step to writing a really good novel that many new writers overlook. Once you understand this idea, your writing will be much more dynamic and powerful and you will be able to hook your readers into your story so they won’t want to put down your book until the last page. Here’s how to write a good novel that your readers will love: make sure you introduce a major crisis at the beginning of your story.
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Children of the New Disorder by Tim Lebbon & Lindy Moore The story takes place in a world hit by an apocalyptic event, either of the aspects being specific. The world can be very well our own or might be a fantastic one, but this doesn’t have much relevance since the story has the same
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So many books are published each week that is often hard to decide which books to read. If you are like me, I read about 500 books a year (yes I said 500). You may already have a number of authors that you follow and they may or may not put out enough material for you to keep up with. I follow about 43 authors and they cannot keep up with me.
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In order for readers to spend their money on a novel, they must have the desire to spend time (plus their money) in the world that you the author have created. To encourage readers to want to do this, you should provide information that helps them enter into your world. One way to do this is to provide the first chapters for free on your website so that prospective readers can get a good feel for the story and characters.
by Richard Laymon