Been Awhile

It's been awhile since I re-posted something from The Kill Zone, but it's not because they haven't posted some really great stuff on their site.

First, let me say how thankful I am that I ran across and started following The Kill Zone. It is one of those rare blogs that I could go and read every day and not get bored. Mostly that's because they rotate authors on a twice weekly basis. It's always fresh and new. Secondly it's because it speaks to me as a thriller writer. If you are a thriller writer and don't read The Kill Zone, . . . What's wrong with you!

Everything they write is interesting and relevant, unlike this blog (?) I know that there are many people who come to this site and think, "Another post on Apple? Come on. Talk about writing!" Then there are those that come and think, "More on your failed novel writing? Get back to articles on publishing!" Of course their are the majority of you who think, "Why do I keep coming to this blog?" The Kill Zone will not allow you to think that last thought.

Nevertheless, this latest post speaks to me if only because it deals with a facet of writing that I find incredibly intriguing. Why was Dan Brown's Davinci Code such a blockbuster when it broke so many well established rules. What about Fifty Shades of Grey? Why was it so popular? How do I go about writing a book that is just as ground/rule breaking?

Clare Langley-Hawthorne addresses all this in a bulleted list. As a Technical Writer I'm partial to bulleted lists. But this one is also good due to the comments. So often I forget to read the comments and that is where so many real gems can be found.

If you want to know more about "the Wow Factor" then read this linked post. If you want to constantly be intrigued, read The Kill Zone daily.