napalmerski

Whiteout, by Ken Follet, published 2003 Link to wikipedia plot summary: It's a 'criminals working for terrorists steal lethal bacteria from UK research facility' thriller. The core of the plot ...

Here's a beginner's list of world famous thriller, horror, and detective writers who should be sampled as a start, as a stepping-stone for deeper research into each genre. I hope ...

Yo, W, about feeling that one can or can't handle a project: For example, if I plan writing a story about a kid walking in a park and meeting some ...

In the end, I've come up with the following attempt at balance - writing in three-stage ascending waves: 1. write stuff I can handle 2. write stuff I can handle ...

Right after high school I became a journalist for a newspaper. One of the editors, a sympathetic woman, gave me ivaluable advice about writing. It was about writing articles, but ...

Yo Kibble, I meant more or less the opposite :D If, for example, someone writes a Maximum Ride type of book, a Silence of the Lambs type of book, and ...

I myself am not sure what I mean:) Maybe I'm looking for rationalizations to not constantly strive to jump higher than myself, but only part of the time. The last ...

Yup, so many writers out there, and it would take half a year just to assimilate the major works of each one. Ever since I realized how much reading I ...

In the end I read Street Magic. Terrier just didn't click, I was totally not in the mood for first person journal entries, I wanted a 'real novel'. Well, now ...

Thanx Rosey, Terrier it is!

Snoik, I had hoped at least you wouldn't push me towards writing 300 word vocabulary flying teenage werewolf magician latex vampire porn :D Thanx for mentioning Tamora, Rosey, I'll check ...

Hi everyone, I've been musing... What do you think should be the correct ration between writing on one's true level, writing slightly below one's true level, and trying to transcend ...

I kinna resist the temptation to try and sway you Ben :D Here's the scorpion sequence from Diamonds are Forever. You gotta admit that only Flaming would begin a thriller ...

Ahem, the old Bonds are a textbook of how to write descriptions. The man's a rough poet Chandler style. Who else would start a book with a chapter dedicated to ...

Yo, ApiringAuthor, thanx for the sudden ego boost. I love you man! Haha. Gryphon, I think the Golden Bough, or the Hero with a Thousand Faces would be a much ...