Probably Anne Rice first, then the likes of Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Dean Koontz. I grew up with these guys and just love the way they spin...
Actually, I do write in first person :)
I think you need to define "successful". I feel my first book was very successful. I got it published. It sold across the USA and Canada. I...
My novel has just been picked up by the company I work for, so yes, I think you can work there :)
D is for Deadbeat, by Sue Grafton. I like her series. My main character in the new novel I'm working on is loosely based on Kinsey Millhone....
I have to be honest, this is NOT the type of book I would read. I'm a woman. Techno spy thrillers don't do a thing for me. But Vince Flynn...
What compels me to write... it's usually the characters I come up with, they begin to really live in my head and don't stop hounding me until...
Thanks for the replies. I've decided not to do it. Not sure if I'm going to re-write from 3rd person, or continue ahead in 1st person....
I've been thinking that too... changing my 1st person to 3rd, but I like writing in 1st person. My stories move faster when I can attach all the...
I'm new. Found your site via google search. I've been published, will be again soon (have a novel on a booklist for next year) and am...
As a photographer I can tell you... please don't "steal" photos online. They are copyrighted and owned by the person who posts them.
It happens to me a lot. I keep a little notebook with me most of the time and I will jot down what's in my head, little snippets of dialoge my...
I'm in a quandry. The novel I am currently working on has two distinct plots that end up merging as conflict between the two factions...
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