Category Archives: HUNTER: A Thriller

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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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 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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My Post at The Kill Zone: Presenting Controversial Ideas in Fiction

Posted on October 20, 2014 4:24 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Jodie Renner — a respected editor, and author of several great how-to books on writing — is a regular contributor to the prestigious group blog “The Kill Zone,” an online hangout for prominent mystery and thriller writers (and readers). … Continue reading →

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Thoughts About Book Piracy

Posted on September 28, 2014 11:59 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  As some readers know, various online “pirate” sites electronically duplicate thousands of popular ebooks from legitimate sales sites, then make them available to readers — either free or at a nominal charge — without paying their authors for each … Continue reading →

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A New Interview of Me by Lisette Brodey

Posted on September 22, 2014 4:55 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Author Lisette Brodey has conducted a long, expansive interview of me on her site, “Lisette’s Writers’ Chateau.” Our far-ranging conversation explores more than I’ve previously revealed to any interviewer about my writing methods, the merits of self-publishing, the challenges … Continue reading →

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One Word You Won’t Find in My Novels

Posted on September 10, 2014 11:56 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Okay. Call it a symbolic, personal protest thing. Those who know me well know that I’m anything but a prude. They also know that my private language can get salty, from time to time. But when I read fiction, … Continue reading →

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So, What Is a Thriller?

Posted on August 23, 2014 6:40 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Fiction genres tend to have porous boundaries, mixing and blending into each other. Many books are hybrids that cross genres. For instance, you can’t define a “thriller” solely by its settings, since they can take place almost anywhere, and … Continue reading →

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