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It seems that the western paperbacks are in fact fading away in popularity. As the literature of today's world is changing, it makes way for the new age. This means that the culture wants, hot steamy love scenes, science fiction, self help, and many other forms of reading materials.

The old paperback western novels are dying out except for the few that are hard-core western fans. It is difficult to find these kinds of books now except for in old used bookstores. Many of the books also make their ways into private collections and are well cared for by the owners. Some of the more valued paperbacks are the old Louis LaMour who wrote over one hundred books in his life.

His Style of writing was western fiction and these books were a favorite of members of my own family. There were also the Zane Grey and J.T. Edson paperbacks in every room of the house as well. Apparently, these were an, uncles favorite authors.

The books can also be found by joining a western paperback book club or you can buy them on the popular auction site like eBay. Even your local library can get the books for you if they have a used or western section in their books stock. Garage sales sometimes have some of the old western novels lying around for a little of nothing.

You can still find these kinds of old books if you know where to look however, you want to be sure and inspect them carefully. These books are very old and sometimes they will have pages missing. You will end up reading the entire book to find the ending is missing and this can be frustrating to say the least. Then you will have to search diligently to find another book that is complete to read the way it ends.

More than likely one of the reasons that the paperbacks are dying is because the cowboy's are dying out. The true old die hard cowboys were the biggest fans of the western novels. Today with the day of the horse being a thing of past except for rodeo this makes it difficult to keep the cowboys and their way of life alive. If you ever run across an old western paperback then please pick it up take it home and try it. You may discover that you find the novel quite new and different from what you are used to reading.

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Posted By admin on March 10, 2010

We've all watched movies where you witness the lead character in areflective, meditative moment. Before long you hear a sound the film shiftsfrom a past event to the present that gives information necessary to move theplot forward.  

This is a common trick a mystery writer uses in storytelling calledflashback.  The use of this skill adds the twist of mystery to the storyline. The use of flashback allows the writer to interrupt their plot by takingthe reader back in time to a point that helps define the character, setting orstory line. When employing flashback clues throughout the mystery novel thereader catches a sense of the turmoil that puts the lead character in peril. 

This style of writing, when used properly, can take a mundane novel and makeit ten times more interesting. By using flashback, the reader becomes moreinterested in the mystery of the storyline.

Flashbacks work for mystery stories because it is one of the best methodsfor hooking the reader in on an emotional level. 

The reason the reason this works so well is because it allows the reader youto enter the characters' mind, how they think, what they desire. Grabbing andkeeping the readers' attention is tougher to do in a mystery novel than a storyoperating only in the present tense story line. 

It's a lot like putting a jigsaw puzzle together — it seems confusing atfirst. As the fiction author you only need to know where you are going to endyour novel. That's where the payoff comes in. 

Flashback is just one weapon in a mystery writer's armory to allow a mysterystory to grow into something great. 

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Posted By admin on March 8, 2010

We've all watched movies where you witness the lead character in areflective, meditative moment. Before long you hear a sound the film shiftsfrom a past event to the present that gives information necessary to move theplot forward.  

This is a common trick a mystery writer uses in storytelling calledflashback.  The use of this skill adds the twist of mystery to the storyline. The use of flashback allows the writer to interrupt their plot by takingthe reader back in time to a point that helps define the character, setting orstory line. When employing flashback clues throughout the mystery novel thereader catches a sense of the turmoil that puts the lead character in peril. 

This style of writing, when used properly, can take a mundane novel and makeit ten times more interesting. By using flashback, the reader becomes moreinterested in the mystery of the storyline.

Flashbacks work for mystery stories because it is one of the best methodsfor hooking the reader in on an emotional level. 

The reason the reason this works so well is because it allows the reader youto enter the characters' mind, how they think, what they desire. Grabbing andkeeping the readers' attention is tougher to do in a mystery novel than a storyoperating only in the present tense story line. 

It's a lot like putting a jigsaw puzzle together — it seems confusing atfirst. As the fiction author you only need to know where you are going to endyour novel. That's where the payoff comes in. 

Flashback is just one weapon in a mystery writer's armory to allow a mysterystory to grow into something great. 

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Posted By admin on March 6, 2010

Some of the first novels that combined romance with suspense or mystery started around 60 years ago when Phyllis Whitney's Modern Gothic romances were first published. A hook on the classic old Gothic romance, where the heroine is so helpless she would be completely politically incorrect today. 

The modern mystery novels of today are aware of a more resourceful heroine. She is someone the reader can identify with easily. She is likely to have skills and the ability to make her own way in the world rather than be dependent upon a male lead, like a kindly uncle or father. It is impoprtant as a mystery writer to keep your story current if not a bit beyond the current fashion, write what the female public wants. 

The mystery romance genre will likely require your main character to be a bit of a detective as well as a romantic heroine. She is placed in a mysterious situation that she needs to figure out before she can give her heart away. Is the killer her love interest? Is she unsure? He seems so perfect for her, but where was he on the night that the murder took place? You see how it can add a level of intrigue and complexity to your novel that may allow it to cross over to another hungry group of readers, the mystery fans. It seems like a good idea to reach as many readers as you can, and crossing the genre of romance with the mystery story is a great way to approach the craft of story as well as increase your fan base substantially.

Mystery stories today are still  popular enough that the famous publishing house of Harlequin, which I am sure you have heard of, has created a subcategory of books under the Harlequin Intrigue imprint which exists only to serve this market of readers. But many “mainstream” mystery writers will find that writing a romance with a mystery mixed in makes the bestseller list. There's a real possibility you may get Hollywood calling to option your book for a movie or a film. The main thing you need to concern yourself with as a mystery writer is if the two plots or story lines work well together and end with a final conclusion that satisfies the reader. It's okay if the two story lines weave apart, as long as they come back together in the end and move the story forward. 

So mix your mystery stories with our heroine finding her one true love in the end and you will have a great recipe for success as a mystery writer. 

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Posted By admin on February 24, 2010

For the last couple of decades, enthusiasts have lamented the demise of Westerns while the rest of the world has gone about its business, ignorant that anyone might care about a genre relegated to a few obscure shelves at the local bookstore. Westerns were hugely popular for over a hundred years. Not only were they popular in the United States, but the whole world devoured them. The Western was a staple of fiction, Hollywood, television, and daydreams. What happened?

Overexposure, for one thing. In 1959, there were 26 Western series on prime time television. On the silver screen, John Wayne brandished his Winchester at countless bad guys. Paperback Westerns could be found in abundance in any drugstore, most of them with Louis L'Amour's name on the cover. The big names did some wonderful, quality stuff, but the demand was so great that a lot of trash made it into print and celluloid.

The common perception is that the Western genre is moribund. Yet, somehow, Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, and a host of others make a good living off Westerns. Robert B. Parker temporarily abandoned private eye Spencer for a trilogy about two guns for hire. Parker's Appaloosa grossed a respectable $28 million at the box office, while 3:10 to Yuma grossed over $70 million. As recently as 1992, Unforgiven won the Oscar for Best Picture, the first Western to be so honored. DVD sales of vintage Westerns do well, and Louie L'Amour, Zane Grey, and even Max Brand still sell enough books to make their prodigy happy.

So, the Western isn't dead, but it's just as certainly not the rage, especially for the upcoming generation. Thrillers, fantasies, sci-fi, and romance novels garner all the shelf space. Action movie sound tracks are filled with revving motors, not thundering hoofs. And television … well, television just broadcasts yet another permutation of CSI or Law and Order. In fact, the Western excesses of the late fifties are being repeated today with cop shows. Perhaps tired audiences are ready for a resurgence of Westerns.

Perhaps. But what type of Western? Probably a new breed. There have been three distinct Western eras. I call them the wholesome, flawed hero, and violent eras.

The wholesome era lasted until the late fifties. It was epitomized by Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, the Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy, and other cowboys sporting white hats. Instead of killing bad guys, they shot guns out of their hands. If someone was killed, they damn-well deserved it, and their death would be bloodless, with a pledge like hand to the chest to cover unsightly bullet holes. As in all eras, there was overlap, and during the later stages of the wholesome phase, Wayne and others made more realistic Westerns-but these, of course, were quarantined to movie houses, and they only played at night.

The flawed hero of the sixties wasn't the antihero of today. He merely had faults-like Josh Randall, the bounty hunter portrayed by Steve McQueen in Wanted Dead or Alive, or the gambling Maverick brothers who proudly proclaimed themselves cowards. Richard Boone wore black and looked mean as a gun for hire in Paladin. The Magnificent Seven were reluctant saviors of a small Mexican village, and flawed to a man. Again, overlapping eras. The spaghetti Westerns of the late sixties took the genre into new territory.

From the seventies on, the antihero ruled a frontier filled with slow-motion violence. The violent era was ushered in by Sergio Leone with his Man with No Name trilogy (1967) and Sam Peckinpaw with The Wild Bunch (1969). From then on, blood red dominated the color spectrum and the hero was only a step removed from the bad guy. This kind of raw realism was deemed inappropriate for television until cable brought Deadwood (2004) into our living rooms.

What's next? Luckily, these eras overlap, so seeing the current direction of the Western genre is not guesswork. Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, and Robert B. Parker have, to differing degrees, departed from the violent era. They signal that the future of Westerns is historically accurate storytelling. If the story occurs in the past, we call it a historical novel-except for Westerns. They get consigned to a niche genre that still carries the taint of pulp fiction. But a story that takes place in the nineteenth-century American frontier has as much legitimacy to be called a historical novel as Ken Follett's World Without End.

McMurtry, McCarthy, and Parker have found the key. Good writing, sound plots that move with assurance, and great characterization. They concentrate on characters who are forced to deal with hardships and human frailty at a particular point in history. These are the basic elements of good storytelling. A Western historical novel can indeed be action-adventure, but it can also borrow elements from the detective, suspense, romance, mystery, and other genres. Lonesome Dove took from all of them. The world has tired of cookie-cutter cop shows and endless permutations of suspense tales about secret societies that are about to take over the world. Before Daniel Radcliffe can learn to twirl a six-shooter, Westerns will again rule the page and screen.

James D. Best is the author of The Shopkeeper, Leadville, and The Shut Mouth Society. Owen Wister and The Virginian were the inspiration for his Steve Dancy Western novels. You can learn more about his Westerns at http://www.stevedancy.com

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Posted By admin on February 23, 2010

I know whenever I shut off the TV, I get much more writing done. Turn off your TV and see what happens . . . 

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Writing your novel online is a great idea. People will see your work, publishers may see it and you get the personal satisfaction of having your work read. There are just a few problems with this.

People don't like reading entire novels from their computer screen. In fact, anything over 1500 words becomes a stretch for most people. Another problem is getting people back after they leave. Then there is the small matter of earning money from your writing. So how does understanding that television and online novels being similar help and how are they similar?

Firstly, television has stories that go on for years. Some of the best series would take weeks to watch from start to finish. Think of the great series like M.A.S.H. or Dallas and then imagine watch all the episodes in one or two sittings. You need to start to think of your online novel in this light. Sure, publish your work online, but rather than put it all out there, consider turning it into a series.

Some simple techniques to have people returning to your site is to either set up a membership site that allows you to email the readers every time a new chapter appears. This ensures they return to your site, read what you have without fear of them leaving and keeps people wanting more.

If you don't think a membership site is for you, try a basic site with a sign up form attached. Put you first chapter up to perk their interest, then when they sign up for more chapters you can set up an autoresponder to send the chapters to the person every few days or weekly depending how often you want your story sent out to them.

Keep the episodes under 2000 words and the chances are the person will read it all. Which leads to the money making side. With repeat business set up, you can sell banner space, put in AdSense or a Clickbank advertisement up. All three will earn you money in such a way as not to annoy people. It takes a while to build the income up, but it does grow.

With time, persistence and some networking, your story will be seen by those who publish and then it becomes really interesting.

Rodney Goodall writing a serialized fantasy novel. Using his membership site to first capture readers, then keeps them updated through emails about new chapters or blog updates which allows his readers to get more involved with the story.

Rodney's goal is to be a full time writer, get published and to help other writers make their online presence and experience a positive one. To read his fantasy series or to take a look at how he is set up, go to http://www.alraforest.com

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Posted By admin on February 22, 2010

With the onset of Kindle and other e-book readers, are the days of paperback novels gone forever? Think about it . . . . 

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Getting bored with reading a book the old fashioned way? Now is the time to say good bye to those old ways, and start catching up on the new trend of reading a story. It goes like this.

oFree online novel

There are lots of places to read online novels. You don't get original copyright licensed books to read freely. You get to read them freely only when their license is expired and also it must be written by an open source.

oRead the latest novels online

Here, you cannot read the novels freely. There are some good collections of novels stored here. If you want to read them, you need to visit the site. Most of the time, famous writers have a tie up with publishing houses and they have major control over the content they provide over the Internet. You will also find pirated books here, but if you read them, it is similar to degrading the author. Read in a comfortable way by opting for a monthly subscription with the site.

oElectronic book readers

Here what you do is when you register yourself with the site, you have access to select and download the books onto your computer. You can read them comfortably from your computer or the other way is that you can get a reading device and read it.

oAudio files online

Audio means you know it is something we hear. While doing your routine work like exercise or cooking, you can to read your favorite authors' books by putting it in audio format and listening.

oAudio books for iPod

Having a monthly subscription with the site is like buying a book that is available in Mp3. Just go to the shop and buy. The book can then be transferred onto your iPod and you can listen while moving.

These are the best ways of reading e-books without getting your work disturbed.

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Posted By admin on February 21, 2010

Check out this GREAT article targeted at fiction writers … Read now . . . 

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Getting published in the real world is quite a task, and in this economic climate publishing houses are going to become even more focused on the big names.

What this means for writers trying to break into the big time (or to just get published) is we need to find other ways to become noticed by publishers and readers alike while earning something from you efforts.

Online publishing is quickly becoming one way to get your story out there. But the main issue most people who write stories can't make sites. Which means they either need to pay someone big money for a good site or settle for something that looks less than average that is self made.

Then there is the online promoting to be done.

It is not easy to get noticed, regardless of the track you take, but it helps to start from the right place.

Having a site that looks good is a start. You don't need anything with bells and whistles, just clean and easy to navigate.

The site needs to be able to collect the readers name and email address, which is why I strongly suggest having a membership site set up.

It also helps to be able to easily send out emails to your readers with updates.

If this sounds all too much, chances are it is. But that does not mean there are not answers.

I have set up my online novel exactly as above. I capture my reader's information, I can email them with updates, there is a blog set up so readers can have input on the story (from pointing out spelling mistakes to plot suggestions).

My story is serialised, with a new chapter at least once a week. This allows readers the chance to say their bit with a chance of seeing their input become real. I set up pages myself (easily done in the admin area) and every time I add a new chapter I send out an email to tell everyone.

If you want to earn some money, I have set up a donation area where people can pay $2 a month, $2 every second month or $2 every three months. There is also AdSense and a series of banners across the top which I can sell space to advertisers.

Am I making a fortune? No, not yet. But I am making some money. My story is being read. And updating the site is not a huge challenge.

And it isn't costing a fortune to run

If you want to publish online, having a membership site is the way to go. Don't be shy about it, get your work out there and do it well. It will help your product to look good for potential publishers.

If you want to see my sight, take a look, join up and see it in action over the coming weeks.

Rodney Goodall is writing his online novel using a membership site.

Having searched the internet for similar sites he found that writers need help setting themselves up well site wise and he is here to help if you want the same kind of site he has for his story.

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Posted By admin on February 20, 2010

Another fine article regarding online novels and fiction novels. Read on for more information . . . . . 

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I have always been a voracious reader. I can go to the book store or library and return with an armload of books and be entirely out of reading material within a week. Fortunately, in today's world, I can access thousands and thousands of books through the internet. I can read novels online, find reference materials, or even find stories from my local newspaper.

Free Novels Online

There are many different places to go online to read novels. Many online novels are completely free to read. these are books whose original copyright has expired or which may have been written under an open source license. There are also people who write good material for the internet and earn their living from the advertisements on the page. If you want to read novels online, or anything else for that matter, you may be able to get it for free.

Read the Latest Novels Online

On the other hand, there are a lot of excellent novels that are not available for free. Almost all of today's most popular novelists are tied to publishing houses that place hard restrictions on what is made available on the internet. You might be able to find some pirated version that somebody threw up on a file sharing service somewhere, but reading these is like stealing the work from your favorite author. He gets nothing when his work is pirated. You can still read novels online, but you may need to buy the files, or sign up for a monthly subscription service to have access to the latest novels by the best authors.

Electronic Book Readers

Once you do buy the file or subscribe to a service, you will find lists and lists of today's top books available for download. You can either download them and read them on your computer, or use a dedicated reading device like Amazon's Kindle device. Kindle is a lightweight, electronic bookreader designed for electronic files and portability. It's internal memory can practically hold your own personal library and you can fit the whole thing in a purse.

Audio Files Online

Once you have the file in text form, there is software available that will read it aloud to you. This is great for long commutes, or when you're occupied with some other task, but are anxious to get through the latest Stephen King novel. Whether you're gardening or working out on the treadmill, these audio conversion programs can be just what you need.

Audio Books for the iPod

Sometimes, the novel you want is available as an audio file directly from the source. In the same way you might by a book on tape at the bookstore, you may be able to find the novel you want as an MP3 audio file. These types of audio files can then be transferred to an iPod or other MP3 player and you can listen convenient while on the move. This is great for your evening walk or when your jogging.

There are many ways to read novels online. Whether you want free reading material or are willing to pay for the latest release, you can get what you want to read, or even listen to, online.

Wendy Pan is an accomplished niche website developer and author.

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Posted By admin on February 9, 2010

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