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31 Best Thriller and Suspense Books of All Time
Heart pounding? Palms getting sweaty? Feeling nervous, maybe scared? That’s what the most outstanding thriller or suspense novels can do to you! Even though we’re in no danger as we read them, in the ...
READ MORE +5 Writing Tips on How To Master The Art Of World Building In Your First Novel
Writers of Fantasy and SF need to create the world in which they are to write, design the entire environment in which the characters will live and fight, the plot take place. But where to start? ...
READ MORE +7 Tips On How to Write a Villain In Your Next Novel – Tips from a Published Author
Hi, me again, this time with a few tips on how to write a villain. A great villain. A memorable one. Are you interested? Then read along! Check Mark's book below. Every story needs a good ...
READ MORE +Combining Fantasy and Science Fiction- Tips From Mark Tierno, a Published Author
Most genre stories are either Fantasy, with wizards and magic swords, or Science Fiction, with space ships and ray guns. Very rarely do you ever find something that combines both, and even then it's ...
READ MORE +Mark’s Top 10 Tips For Story Writing
Hi, my name is Mark Anthony Tierno, and I've written quite a lot of fantasy and SF over the years (my Maldene series alone is 13 books, and 5.2 million words). During that time I have developed my ...
READ MORE +Top 14 Marketing Books Every Marketer Should Read in 2020
What is marketing in 2020? At base, marketing is the battle companies wage for their share of the consumer’s mind and money. However, as the massive shift in consumer behaviors over the past decade ...
READ MORE +The Best Space Opera Books Ever Written
Space opera books are a wonderful subgenre of science fiction beloved by all different types of readers. These books aren’t La Boheme in space. They have nothing to do with musical operas at all. The ...
READ MORE +5 Reasons You Need to Hire a Writing Coach for Your Next Book
Everyone knows that baseball players and football players have coaches … but writers? The romantic stereotype of a writer is of a solitary creature, pounding away at a typewriter (or computer ...
READ MORE +The Best Military Science Fiction Ever Written
The science fiction genre is like a big tent. There are many sub-genres within the category. Among them are action/ adventure, romance, time travel, and even genetic engineering sci-fi books. One of ...
READ MORE +Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
What makes a book a classic? Some books speak the truth about the human condition. Others speak truth to power. Still others make marginalized people feel less alone, and help privileged people ...
READ MORE +The Best Genetic Engineering Books to Read Right Now
Human beings, like all living organisms, are made up of DNA. These tiny strands of genetic code make us who we are. We know that over time, as it is passed down from generation to generation, this ...
READ MORE +Best Sci Fi Comic Books
In some ways, sci-fi is a genre that screams to be illustrated. A perennial favorite subject of film starting with Georges Melies’ A Trip to the Moon, science fiction conjures up awe and oddities ...
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