Author Archives: Dan Alatorre AUTHOR

“This is one of those books a person just can’t put down.”

My medical thriller The Gamma Sequence gets reviewed at Sunny Island Breezes blog. Check it out. I don’t know where to start. This is one of those books a person just can’t put down. It’s fast paced with lots of action. Lanaya Kim tricks Hamilton DeShear into going with her to track down a killerContinue reading ““This is one of those books a person just can’t put down.””

What is an example of an emotionally driven challenge in a story?

You guys read stories. You watch movies, see plays… What is a good example of an emotionally driven challenge in a story you liked? Reply and let me know. Could be a book or movie, whatever, but explain a little about the challenge and the character that undertook it, and why it stood out toContinue reading “What is an example of an emotionally driven challenge in a story?”

Writing A Scene On A Boat

 (Of course, that means the characters are on the boat, not me. I’m not sitting in a deck chair, rocking back and forth while I write.) Part of the fun of writing a book is taking the reader on an adventure, and part of the fun of the adventure is having the details be accurate. When youContinue reading “Writing A Scene On A Boat”

the merry go round in the woods – what does that phrase invoke to you?

What does that phrase invoke to you? Fun? The colorful leaves of Fall? A horror story, where some scary person lures kids into the forest with the promises of a fun kiddie ride, then kills them? Thoughts?

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