Author Archives: bidinotto

A Candid Explanation of An Author’s Motive

Posted on January 26, 2015 2:05 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  “I want to write about people I love, and put them into a fictional world spun out of my own mind, not the world we actually have, because the world we actually have does not meet my standards.” — … Continue reading →

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A Special Holiday Message

Posted on December 24, 2014 11:40 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I want to thank all of you — Dylan Hunter fans, author friends, and visitors to this site — for your participation, support, and encouragement throughout 2014. I wish you a joyous Christmas/Hanukkah/holiday season and New Year’s celebration, hoping … Continue reading →

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Interview with Steven Konkoly — Writer of Post-Apocalyptic Thrillers

Posted on December 11, 2014 11:18 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Whenever I write fictional scenes featuring “special ops” personnel or exotic military hardware, I have to consult and rely on actual experts. Thriller writer Steven Konkoly doesn’t have to. That’s because he is such an expert. Steven graduated from … Continue reading →

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Interview with Richard Bard — Author of Bestselling International Thrillers

Posted on December 9, 2014 5:55 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  A few years ago, just as I was getting HUNTER launched, I was fascinated to witness the soaring success of another indie author, Richard Bard. His debut thriller, Brainrush, had a fantastic premise, and it was racking up fantastic … Continue reading →

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Interview with Nate Granzow–Author of Unconventional Adventures

Posted on December 3, 2014 4:12 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Nate Granzow is a professional magazine editor by day, a novelist by night. He’s also a husband, father, avid outdoorsman, woodworker, leatherworker, and competitive shooter. Always in love with writing, Nate graduated from Drake University with degrees in English … Continue reading →

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Neil Russell Revisited — A Fresh Interview with the Creator of Thriller Hero Rail Black

Posted on November 24, 2014 1:23 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Back in early 2012, I conducted a brief (okay . . . perfunctory) interview with movie-maker-turned-thriller-author Neil Russell. I knew there was a lot more about this man that I wanted to learn and share with you. Well, Neil … Continue reading →

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My November HUNTER Sales Promotion Results

Posted on November 13, 2014 9:13 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I am revising and updating the original post here, to reflect the final results of this campaign: Folks, I’ve never run a sales promotion for my books before. But going into the holidays, I thought that I’d give HUNTER … Continue reading →

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Interview with Rose Robbins — Author of “Domestic Thrillers”

Posted on November 10, 2014 9:45 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Rose Robbins was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. A precocious child fascinated by words, she ruined many library books by leaving them out overnight in the fields of her family’s farm. Now her life-long love of books … Continue reading →

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Interview with Wayne Stinnett — Bestselling Adventure Novelist

Posted on November 3, 2014 2:11 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

The Self-Publishing Revolution has produced a lot of rags-to-riches stories. One of the most recent and inspiring is the success story of Wayne Stinnett. Reviewers are comparing Stinnett and his nautical protagonist Jesse McDermitt to the likes of author Clive … Continue reading →

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Interview with Fantasy Authors Katherine and Rose Robbins

Posted on October 29, 2014 7:51 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Until now, every author I’ve interviewed on “The Vigilante Author” has worked alone. I’ve always wondered about collaborative writing partnerships and how they work. I found a most unusual one in the mother-and-daughter team of Rose and Katherine Robbins. … Continue reading →

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