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Tag Archives: Browsing Rhino
Is free just another way of spending the advertising budget?
I was drawn to write this post after reading Chicki Brown’s Thursday Thoughts, where she responded to another blog as to “Why are More and More Authors Faking Their Way to the Top of Bestsellers Lists?” Since I started on … Continue reading
Attack for posting a scene lead to devastation and then a new realization
I recently wrote a guest post for Book Reviews by DDS about how I got over being attacked online for posting a scene from my novel Carnival of Hope. Check it out here: Attack for posting a scene lead to … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival of Hope, Readers Section
Tagged author, Carnival of Hope, Brazil, Rio de janeiro, Browsing Rhino, writer, attacked
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How long are you prepared to wait for your favourite authors’ next book?
Do you want your favourite author to take as long as necessary to write their next blockbuster? Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Toni Morrison famously can take anywhere from 5 to 10 years to deliver a novel, and it tells in … Continue reading
Posted in My writing techniques, Readers Section
Tagged author, Browsing Rhino, Fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, George Hamilton, Indie, novelist, Toni Morrison, writer
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The Disease – a George Hamilton suspense novel, spreading to a location near you soon!
Description: Doctor Ludmilla Toropov is a Gold Cross bearing Daughter of her Nation, a champion advocate for President for life, Emile Sakovich. Her estranged daughter, Olga, has joined the student dissidents. When a deadly virus sweeps the world, wiping out … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Browsing Rhino, Fiction, George Hamilton, suspense, The Disease, thriller
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Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – Separation of the races and the settlements
In this next post from my series about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the use of settlements to separate the races from each other, and Aboriginals from their mixed-raced children. … Continue reading
What is the right balance between the setting/atmosphere of a novel and the dramatic elements?
In “Writing Fiction”, Janet Burroway speaks of a scene as being like an oyster. The atmosphere and setting of the scene makes up the meat of the oyster, and the dramatic elements make up the pearl. As any pearl diver … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Books, Browsing Rhino, Fiction, George Hamilton, Janet Burroway, novelist, writer, writetip, Writing Fiction
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Author’s Research – before or after the first draft of your manuscript?
I recently finished the first draft of my next novel, provisionally titled The Disease. For my previous two published novels, I did a great deal of the research before I started to write. In the case of Secrets From The … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Books, Browsing Rhino, Carnival of Hope, Fiction, George Hamilton, novelist, Secrets From The Dust, The Disease
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Thank you for supporting the recent promotion of Secrets From The Dust
Thank you for supporting the recent promotion of my novel, Secrets From The Dust, which saw it rise to #36 Free in Kindle Store, #1 Literary Fiction and #2 Drama. I hope the readers who downloaded the book will enjoy … Continue reading
Author Interview at Confessions of a Reader
I am interested in peoples struggles, be they for freedom, inclusion or to be loved. I also like to travel, when possible, and learn about different cultures. This has led to incidents from around the world generating ideas for my … Continue reading
Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – Australian Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement
In this next post from my series about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the Australian Aboriginal civil rights movement, followed by a short scene from the novel which illustrates their … Continue reading
