Author: Kevin Fraleigh
Starting Out Right
Whether it be a novel or a short story, the opening paragraph is often the deal breaker. If the first paragraph, and especially the first sentence, doesn’t grab the reader’s imagination, no matter how wonderful the rest of the story is, chances are that the reader won’t be there to…
The Family Business – An Early Christmas Present
Here’s an early Christmas present for you all. An unpublished story that will remain on the blog until January 1st. Enjoy. _______________________________ Times up! I hope everyone who read “The Family Business” during the holidays enjoyed it. Especially the scary parts. Be sure to check back often for new content…
A Review of The Deserters, A Hidden History of World War II
As a child of the fifties I grew up with the world―or more specifically, the war―of my father, World War II. I didn’t know it then, but that world and that war was to be the last great victory for the United States. In those early days I was immersed…
The Get Away
He had never done anything like this before. Not once in his sixty years on earth had he ever run away. He had never even played hooky from high school or cut class in college. Yet here he was, pulling into the parking lot of a strange bar in an…
Sex And Murder In A Nursing Home
Okay, so you’re a psychopath. You’ve killed. You’ve raped. You’ve tortured. And you’re good at it. You’ve never been caught. But now your hair is graying. You’re too slow for a knife. And you can’t swing an axe like you did when you were young. It’s time to start thinking…
A Concept And A Cover
Seldom is the concept for a story accompanied by a concept for a cover. Let me know what you think… With luck the full story will be finished sometime this summer. The Tangled Man Damien Cole is an ex-cop turned private investigator. He is a traditionalist―honest, but pragmatic. He owns…
I Need Your Opinion
I’m working on a new intro for my eBook, Any Tomorrow: The Calling. Would this make you want to know more about the story? Could the world end without you knowing? Could the dead surpass the living without you being aware? Could the desolation overtake the earth without you being…
Is Anybody Out There?
The worst thing a writer can say is, “Hey, what’s on TV tonight?” The second worst thing a writer can say is, “I’ll just be on the internet for a minute…” And there it goes, the best intentions for starting a new story, editing one of those fifty trunk novels,…
A Vision Of Hell In North Korea
Escape From Camp 14 is the fascinating, if at times disturbing, tale of Shin Dong-hyuk, the only known escapee born in one of North Korea’s concentration camps. Journalist Blaine Harden’s masterfully multi-dimensional and compelling tale weaves Shin’s experiences in the camp, his escape, and psychological adjustment to the world beyond…
Do you prefer Amazon or Smashwords?
I’ve offered free promotions for my books before and have always used Smashwords.com because it’s so easy to do. The results, however, have been less than stellar and I’m wondering if Smashwords.com is one of the problems. Do you have a preference about which site you download from? It would…
