In Goldenfire, historian Christa Devlin and FBI Special Agent Braydon Fox race into their most exciting quest yet. And, dear readers, this hunt is for more than history’s most elusive artifact. Christa is determined to dig up the truth about the tragedy that stole her mother away from her thirteen years earlier. Take a look…Continue reading “Goldenfire, High Stakes History Thriller Book 3 Now on Amazon!”
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Jurassic Park meets Inception in New Thriller Book
I am thrilled and relieved to announce that The Emerald Tablet, the second book in the Christa Devlin series, is now available as an ebook and print book on Amazon. Check out this description of what I’ve been working on for 2+ years: NEW HIGH STAKES THRILLER FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR ASKS READERS, WHAT DO YOUContinue reading “Jurassic Park meets Inception in New Thriller Book”
The Surprising Secret of Thrillers Readers Love
As thriller authors and fans, we scour the virtual shelves for stories that weave in several key elements, but which is the one that keeps you turning pages? Is it… High Stakes Often, the future of the world is held in the balance, whether it’s an evil conspiracy to control financial markets, a bio-weaponContinue reading “The Surprising Secret of Thrillers Readers Love”
How Leonardo DiCaprio Makes Thriller Writing Fun
I want to be like Castle on tv. He is an amazingly successful fictional fiction writer who spends as much time finding ways to have fun as finding clever plot twists. But since we don’t live in tv world for more than an hour or two at a time, I struggle as a thriller writer toContinue reading “How Leonardo DiCaprio Makes Thriller Writing Fun”
How to Take Charge of Your Novel: Write it Now 4 Review and Scrivener Shout Out
I was a juggler on a tightrope balancing over a pool of crocodiles. I had way too many balls in the air–complex plot, historical references, multi-layered characters, puzzles, action scenes, spiritual themes, challenging settings, dynamic relationships. I was struggling to remember who had done what, who knew what, and did I change that yet inContinue reading “How to Take Charge of Your Novel: Write it Now 4 Review and Scrivener Shout Out”
The War of Art – One Key Element to Success in Writing
UPDATED April 25, 2012 – Are you afraid of writing? In response to a writer’s request for advice on what to do about being afraid of using your gift of writing, I tracked down the following post I wrote for my other (neglected) blog, http://www.womenthrillerwriters.com. I realized that I had originally written this post onContinue reading “The War of Art – One Key Element to Success in Writing”
What Van Gogh Can Teach Us About Writing
During my recent visit to New York’s Museum of Modern Art, a crowd gathered around one painting. We were drawn to it, as if in a dream. It was Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night. Most people recognize it as a famous painting, worth millions. Perhaps they know that this painting inspired the song by DonContinue reading “What Van Gogh Can Teach Us About Writing”
Five Mistakes Writers Make in the First Fifty Pages
The first reaction to this post’s headlines may be: What? Only five? No, I’ve made many more than five mistakes when writing my first fifty pages of my thriller novels. We’ve all heard not to begin a novel with description, dialog or a dream, but here are my most frustrating mistakes: 1. Endlessly rewriting theContinue reading “Five Mistakes Writers Make in the First Fifty Pages”
Thrillers That Make You Think
I posted this Listmania List on Amazon. I’d love to hear what YOU think and if you have any recommendations to add to this list. I’m always looking for thrillers for thinkers! Thrillers That Make You Think A Listmania! list by Pamela Hegarty “pamelahegarty” (New Jersey) Share with friends The list author says: “If you’reContinue reading “Thrillers That Make You Think”
Review of God’s Lions: The Secret Chapel
Or Why I’m Thankful for the Amazon Publishing Revolution I bought God’s Lions: The Secret Chapel because it was one of the titles listed under The Seventh Stone’s listing on Amazon as “people also bought.” Usually, I’d be skeptical of a story with a priest as its action hero. Not that I would have had the choice. In theContinue reading “Review of God’s Lions: The Secret Chapel”
PAMELA HEGARTY 