Recently I wrote about an alleged marketer con man named Wid Bstsian, who served time in prison for fraud – and then got out and went right back to ripping people off, including me and 19 of my author friends A source who was previously close to convicted felon Wid Bastian indicated that during court […]
By now you have seen my post about convicted felon Wid Bastian (below), a “marketer” who I believe is nothing but a thief and con man. Why do I say that? Well, he DID TIME IN PRISON for that very thing! Nic pic. Did they snap the camera on “two” and you were waiting for […]
Things you can see a character do when they are nervous (as in, show don’t tell). 1. Make a list and add them to your story 2. Keep the list handy when you need to replace an overused word or phrase. It make crutch word removal slightly less mind-numbing. Swallow hard Sweat (a bead of […]
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5 stars is NOT enough!
Format: Paperback THE GAMMA SEQUENCE I received this book for an honest review. I can’t say it any better than the five star reviews. The action reminded me of a Jason Bourne movie. In fact if this book were made into a movie I would be the first to buy a ticket. The character development […]
Watch me on YouTube! I got interviewed about my most recent book and also about getting ripped off by a marketing company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6siY_17Gek&feature=youtu.be
Can you guess what I’m doing today? Getting rid of crutch words in the MS. The LOOK family. Peer, peek, inspected, viewed, checked, glimpse, glance, surveyed, read, stared, glared, Eyeing, watch* The WALK family/STEP Stepped = walk, moved to, sauntered, sashayed, ambled, lumbered, limped, strutted, stride, sprinted, raced, ran, jumped, leaped, thrust, pushed, trudged, pranced, dance, […]
On November 22, 2019, at about 9am, I started work on Terminal Sequence. Today, just over 8 weeks later, it is COMPLETE! Terminal Sequence is complete but not finalized. I have to add a few lines here and there, proofread it, check it for crutch words, and send it to betas, but this is the […]
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“What a thriller!”
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2020: “Wow! What a page-turner! I really love the method used to jump from one scene to another, and to keep the reader guessing about who was working for who, who was the good guy, who was the enemy, etc. High octane thriller all the way through!” […]
That’s right. That’s RIGHT. I told you yesterday, I have the next two chapters halfway written, and the final chapter is all outlined. I expect the final three chapters of TERMINAL SEQUENCE to each come in anywhere between 1000-3000 words; say 1500 on average. That’s 4500 words to the finish line, half of which have […]
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…and MORE rewrites…
Chapter 33 was juuust about 85%-90% written. Then I decided – after an epiphany – to redo it and go in a differt direction. A better direction. So I rewrote it. Today, inspiration struck again. An even better way for chapter 33 to go! So… Another rewrite of the SAME chapter! But the good news […]
DAN ALATORRE 