Martin's Writing Blog
About Writing
Footloose, Swinging Cats, and Other Salty Terms
Three Tips for Moving Your Writing Forward
Publishing Terms New Writers Should Know
Hemingway's Four Rules for Writing Well
Want to Be a Writer? Adhere to the King’s Advice
What Is the Primary Job of a Thriller?
Common Mistakes Made by Writers
How to Get Those Needed Reviews
Mystery, Thriller, or Mystery Thriller?
How Thrillers Get to Those Exciting Climaxes
POV: First Person or Third Person?
Book Reviews
Higgins' Cold Harbour: Double Agents and Triple Crosses
Morrell's The Fifth Profession Hard to Put Down
A Gripping Fictional Account of a Maritime Tragedy
Outliers - An Exciting Dystopian Thriller
11/22/63: Down the Rabbit Hole Into the Past
The War Catches Up with Billy Boyle
The Quiet American: A Cautionary Tale Unheeded
Author Derek Robinson Show the Battle of Britain Was No "Piece of Cake"
Review: Black Heart - Arrival: A Page Turner to Keep You Up at Night
Review: Metropolis: A Beginning and an End for Bernie Gunther
Review: Block's 'Tombstones:' A Walk Among Genius
Review: Vita Aeterna - A Powerful Warning of a Future to Come
Review: Moonraker - More Proof Hollywood Ruined James Bond
Review: All that Glitters In Hollywood Isn't Gold
Review: Angels With Dirty Faces...and Guns
Review: Jekyll Revelation - Slow Start but Compelling Read
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