Sex Scenes in Fiction.
"Good authors too, who once knew better words Now only use four letter words writing prose. Anything goes." Cole Porter "Buddy, that sex...
What's in a Name? The Importance of Titles in Fiction.
"That which we call the rose by any other name would smell as sweet," Shakespeare reminds us. And it's true of most things in the world,...
Villainy
So, what happened to villains then, those exciting bad guys who featured so prominently in crime and adventure fiction over the years? To...
A Girlfriend Experience
It was 5:20 in the afternoon. Kung was playing with her iPhone when her computer beeped; a Skype call. She trained the mouse on Accept,...
The Bangkok SAS
Guildford, England. Friday July 1st Major General Sir Peter Dance held up a book. “It’s absolute nonsense,” he said. “It’s poorly...
A Soapy Shakedown.
The Right Honorable Nigel Martin Prendergast, The British Conservative Party Member for Bletchford-East and Shadow Home Secretary, sipped...
Down and Out in the Big Mango
DOWN AND OUT IN THE BIG MANGO As a traveler, my worst fear has always been that I'd find myself on some distant lee shore, far from home,...
In Praise of Lean Mean Thrillers
IN PRAISE OF LEAN, MEAN THRILLERS Remember them? Those small, slim paperbacks your father and grandfather used to read. Novels with...
Good Writing Bad Writing and Market Forces.
What is it that drives some novels to the top of the commercial sales charts while other books wallow in the shallows of poor sales...
Bringing the Curtain Down
BRINGING THE CURTAIN DOWN Though it may be a well-written prize winner, a one-off book, a stand-alone novel, has little chance of...
