Friday Fancies

How do writers write?

There are many sources of inspiration—and perspiration. By Samreen Ahsan Writing in any form—essay, short story, journal, novel or series—is a combination of sleepless nights, haphazard ideas, personal experiences, research (lots and lots of it), inspiration and the result of a creative mind. I am passionate about travelling and art, […]

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Friday Fancies

Sparks to flames: how stories start

How do your favorite books get from the writers’ heads to the bookshelf? This week, three more bestselling authors share how they write the stories you love to read. Elyse Salpeter My process for writing a book nearly always begins from a sudden spark of insight. For instance, my horror […]

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Tuesday teaser: Ghost Star

It’s action month at BestSelling Reads. Subscribe to the blog by email using the form to the right, and until the end of the month, you’ll get a copy of Ghost Star free. Here’s a sample from the high-action bestselling sci-fi adventure By Roger Eschbacher Galen Bray awoke with a […]

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Focus Friday

Tuesday teaser: The Sokolov Agenda

It’s launch day for the newest thriller from the master of the action thriller, Alan McDermott Alex Mann pulled the heavy coat collar around his ears and once again cursed his government for not being in a cold war with Jamaica. Even with his thermals underneath the tuxedo, the piercing […]

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How do writers write? Three bestsellers tell all

BestSelling Reads continue our look at the mysterious writing process—how authors create the books you love to read. This week, A.J. Llewellyn, Alan McDermott and Raine Thomas—three very different authors with very different genres, styles and methods, pull the curtain back. A.J. Llewellyn My writing process? I have a motto. […]

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Frightening Friday

How the magic happens

How do writers write? Once they have an idea, how do they turn it into a bestselling tale? This week, the Master of Horror reveals some of his secrets to making you turn the page, even as you squirm. by David C. Cassidy Writing, like any art form, is a […]

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Tuesday teaser

Tuesday teaser: Army of Worn Soles

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 is the 81st anniversary of the beginning of Operation Barbarossa—Nazi Germany’s invasion of the USSR in 1941 and the beginning of the Second World War in eastern Europe. To mark the date, BestSelling Reads presents an excerpt from Army of Worn Soles, the true story of […]

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Friday Fancies

Friday fancies: Summer dreamin’

Plans for the idylls of summer By A.J. Llewellyn Aloha gang! Well, my plans for the next few months are pretty hectic. Apart from keeping up with my own releases, I am publishing an anthology of short stories called Island Fever. I’ve roped several Hawaiian authors into participating and it’s […]

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Tuesday teaser: Mist-Chi-Mas

A sample of the novel of captivity By J.L. Oakley Jeannie could sense the presence of the trees around her, the Douglas firs and cedars standing like gentle sentinels in the gloom. A subtle chill crept around their toe-like roots. Candlelight from the windows brightened their trunks like fairy lamps. […]

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Focus Friday

Focus Friday: Army of Worn Soles

It’s June, a time for great changes in the world. This month, 81 years ago, the largest part of the Second World War in Europe began. On June 22, 1941, Germany under the control of Adolf Hitler launched its attack on the Soviet Union with the largest land invasion in […]

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