The Difference Between Mysteries, Suspense and Thrillers After an epic, epic day, evening, and night of work, I have successfully answered all the e-mails that were in my Inbox, including 300+ queries. Query moratorium: lifted. In my next trick, I will solve the financial crisis while standing on my head and weaving a lanyard. Last night, somewhere around query #250, I had an idea for a blog post: parsing out the difference between thrillers, suspense …

Does anybody have any good recommendations for zombie books that actually have a decent story to them? I have read Day By Day Armageddon by J.L Bourne as well as World War Z by Max Brookes and loved them both. I am hoping I didn t mess up by getting the first two Plague of the Dead books by Z.A. Recht. I just purchased those 2 books and the 2nd book for Day by Day Armageddon called Beyond Exile. I read that as an ebook but I am considering other books …

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[A note from James: Wait - what?! Fiction?! On a blog for businesspeople? You bet. In many interviews, I ve mentioned that learning how to write fiction can definitely boost your copywriting skills - the two skill sets cross over more than you d think. So when Kari pitched me the idea for this post, I was all for it. You don t need to go off and write a novel, but you should definitely pick up one of these books to learn better writing skills that …

Three weeks had passed since I’d been downsized. I’d spent the time since sending out resumes, networking, making calls, updating my Twitter account, updating my Facebook account, checking to see if there were any funny new cat videos on BuzzFeed and staunchly refusing to do the laundry. Why bother? It wasn’t like I had to leave the house. At a certain point, getting out of bed became difficult. So, I moved my MacBook into the bed. In the morning …

By Jonathan Gunson June 12th 2013 B e honest now, are you still dreaming of that contract with a publisher? Fantasizing about a mile-long book signing queue outside the book store? If so, you’re not alone. Most of my writer friends still cling to the author dream of writing a book, then doing nothing further except being signed by a publisher who does everything else, such as printing, distributing to book stores, and mass marketing that turns their …

Cloud Atlas (2012) Winner and nominee of multiple book awards, David Mitchell s 2004 bestseller, Cloud Atlas (in theaters on Oct. 26), is finally getting its time on the big screen. Andy and Lana Wachowski took the imaginative novel and successfully translated it to film, creating one of the most expensive independent movies of all time. The sci-fi blockbuster is being well-received and was even celebrated with a 10-minute standing ovation at the …

Movies. I further contend that some of those who claim to be realists and to function well apart from the supernatural are comfortable with and believe in science fiction, media and motion picture idols, read comic books, horoscopes, and engage in other forms of fantasizing and escapism such as relaying upon and having tendencies to be actually addicted to alcohol [ spirits and drugs to escape the real world and its incessant demands as do also …

Thanks to Stieg Larsson’s best selling trilogy, Scandinavian thrillers are now more popular than they have ever been and they are perfect for these brutal winter months. Here are six to get your teeth into, as recommended by Barry Forshaw, author of ‘Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction’. ‘Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow’ Peter Heg, 1992 The literary crime novel that led the Scandinavian invasion mesmerises with its evocative …

Well, as we hurtle towards the end of the year, it s getting to that time where all sorts of best of lists start coming out. I may even be involved in a few myself - here and elsewhere - when it comes to what has been especially criminal and thrilling in the fictional world this year. To kick things off, I thought I d share the top 10 list from Amazon. What, you cry? What the hell is Craig doing sharing a list from a company focused on selling books?? …