tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55353370855314592652024-03-05T18:55:18.209-07:00The Writers CabinA Blog destined to be Thrilling.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-49470810123263228862016-02-10T18:27:00.002-07:002016-02-10T18:27:17.594-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Congratulations to the Winners: </h2>
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On February 8th, 2016 Valerie Mabery, John Sanders, and
Cheryl Epps were selected as the Goodreads Giveaway Contest Winners of Sabotage<br />
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All three of them won an autographed copy of my new book
Sabotage.<br />
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That's quite a feat considering there were a total 1,088
entries spread across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Tomorrow your
books will be in the mail.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sabotage-Reece-Culver-Thriller-Book-ebook/dp/B018BPBTCI/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: 36.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">SABOTAGE</span></b></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">Chapter 1</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Julian had been told the target would be
traveling south along the coastal road. With a practiced hand he pivoted the
stock of the Russian-made sniper rifle on its black steel swivel mount atop the
bipod legs and aimed toward the highway below. The SUV would be passing right
through his sight . . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there. A chilly
breeze blew through the tent, rippling the damp cotton shirt that lay molded to
his back. He wasn’t nervous, but he did tend to sweat as the killing hour
approached. He regarded the unpleasant sensation as just part of the job. It
wasn’t like anyone would ever find out.</div>
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Peering through
the custom-made rifle scope, he adjusted the magnification between his thumb
and index finger, zooming in on the worn white strands of the highway’s center
line several hundred yards below. As he rotated the knob back out, he spotted
the farthest flag he’d placed in the branches of a nearby tree. The strip of
white plastic barely fluttered, telling him the wind was calm. </div>
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His square
unshaven chin pressed firmly against the cold black stock of the Dragunov SVD,
and he pushed upward, seating the steel magazine that housed multiple 7N1
steel-core sniper rounds. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">With its 151-grain projectile and velocity of 830 meters per second, it
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A rifle was the
best—precise, anonymous, and decisive. He ran the shot through his mind one
more time. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Envision what you want to have
happen. </i>He’d read about that in an e-zine, and he adopted it as part of his
preparations, even though it was supposed to be part of his ten-year life plan.
He didn’t need any plan. In ten years he’d be rich and retired on a private
island in the Caribbean. </div>
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The tracking
device he’d stuck under the rear bumper would tell him when the SUV was near.
It would approach on its way south toward the city of Talbert. He’d picked the
perfect spot. The narrow Scottish road curved left around a large hill, and the
vast expanse of the North Atlantic Ocean spread beyond the guardrail. </div>
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<i>Confirm the
license plate BV-061-EK, lead the target, and pan upward to the windshield. </i>He’d
draw a bead on the man’s head, squeeze the trigger, and watch as the windshield
filled with a fine red mist. He’d envisioned the heavy vehicle veering sideways
and crashing through the flimsy rusted guardrail before plunging into the depths
of the sea. The driver would be dead before he realized how freezing cold that
water was.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As
the assassin waited patiently enduring the wet chill that reminded him of his
home on Bainbridge Island, he monitored the moving red dot on his cell phone. A
young woman with a yellow scarf drove past in her blue Volvo sedan. His stomach
growled, and he remembered the bacon he’d had at the inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The slabs were thick and cooked only in
patches. Typical British cuisine.</div>
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dot was rapidly approaching, and he shifted his attention to a silver Nissan
Pathfinder rapidly making its way up the road. It carried two occupants. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Damn it</i>, he thought as a maroon BMW X5
came around the corner. The Pathfinder would pass in front just as the BMW
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He could feel a drop
of sweat rolling down the knobs of his spine. He zeroed in the rifle scope on
the BMW windshield. The cross hairs remained steady as the SUV slowed to make
the curve. He saw the Pathfinder pass through in a blur. He had a split second
of clearance as he squeezed the trigger. The windshield misted red and flashed
beyond his line of sight.</div>
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<span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">Reece<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Culver<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>was driving, and his good friend Haisley
Averton sat opposite. He was finding that the Pathfinder he’d rented handled
pretty well for a truck. Driving on the left was weird, though, just like the
name of the town they’d just passed through. Who would want to live in a place
called Lochgilphead? You’d have to check the spelling every time you wrote your
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<span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">“The way I see it, we have two options. We can
find a pub in town, grab a few brews, some chow, and find a place to stay
tonight, or we can head straight up to that fishing lodge, check in, and hope
their restaurant and bar are still open,” Reece said.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">“I vote for the first one. On the flyer the
lodge looks like it’s hard-core fishing only, and I’d rather check out some of
the local scotch before we go camping,” Haisley said.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">They were nearing yet another curve on the
twisting coastal road. Coming around the bend was a maroon BMW X5. A lot nicer
car than what we’re driving, Reece thought. Wouldn’t pay for the upgrade,
though—</span></div>
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<span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">As the two cars passed, he heard the loud crack
of a rifle. He instinctively ducked. In the rearview mirror he saw the BMW
careen sideways, straight into the guardrail. The steel barrier was ripped open
</span>with an ear-splitting screech<span style="mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">. The
BMW carried on through—and dropped out of sight.</span></div>
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“Did you see
that?” he yelled, jamming <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">his cowboy boot </span>down on the brake pedal. The rear wheels locked as
the vehicle skidded. The rear end started drifting right, and then the truck’s
automatic traction control system corrected their path. Reece could smell the
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“What the hell
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Reece flung open
his door and jumped down, wanting to see what happened to the other car. He ran
to the crumpled section of the guardrail that the BMW had destroyed before it
went airborne. Springing off his right foot, he cleared the barrier like a
hurdle. The grass-covered bank was wet and slick as he descended. He started to
slide, then caught himself, allowing himself to fall on his behind. He
half-slid, half-pedaled the rest of the way down to the water.</div>
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The sports utility
vehicle was twenty feet out into the ocean with its front end already submerged
below the surface. Reece didn’t have much time, if in fact the driver was still
alive. He slipped off his Tony Lama boots. </div>
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“Reece, what are
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“I’ve got to see
if he needs to be rescued.”</div>
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The lapping surf felt
cold on his shins, then his stomach, and shoulders as he plunged into the waves.
The saltwater burned his eyes as he looked out toward the truck and wondered if
he’d get there in time. </div>
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It seemed like it
took ten minutes to swim to the sinking truck. Reece kicked through the water,
taking big swipes at it as he alternated strokes with his arms. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Just a little more. I’ve got it now</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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He’d finally made
it just as the rear bumper plunged below the surface and followed the rest of
the truck’s chassis, sinking remorselessly into the cold black depths. Reece
stuck his head below the water’s surface as he followed the red SUV down. There
was no way he could dive that far. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pulling
his head out of the water, he kicked to keep treading water. For the first time
he felt the bone-chilling cold. His teeth chattered and his numb legs felt like
two heavy clumps. The wind whipped at the water’s surface, spraying his face. </div>
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He turned back
toward the shore and felt a strong current carrying him south. If he didn’t get
back to shore, hypothermia would set in and he’d drown. </div>
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Come on, he told
himself, focus. He swung into motion, feeling more sluggish now. His arms were
heavy like wooden oars. Reece kicked his feet to propel himself forward, but
felt the weight of his clothes. His friend Haisley was standing on the bank a
few feet from the water’s edge. The <span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">older
bald black man with his white goatee was waving to him frantically</span>.</div>
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Just keep on
rowing, he encouraged himself, just like a rowboat, looking for the right spot
to fish. As he steadily made his way to shore, his mind filled with questions.
What had happened on the road up above? Someone had shot at a moving vehicle,
and that car was now sunk in the ocean depths. Whoever it was had to be a
damned good shot. That meant that the killing was intentional</div>
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He’d been lucky.
One second earlier, and he could have been the one who was killed. A burn of
anger started spreading from the back of his neck. That was too close. That
made it personal.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-85016369691820722752015-03-01T11:23:00.003-07:002015-03-01T11:27:25.746-07:00Author Bryan Koepke's website offers readers and writers tips on Self PublishingThe recently updated website of Author Bryan Koepke gives readers information about his book Vengeance, and his soon to be released short story, Damage, which is the prequel to the novel.<br />
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Here's the cover reveal for the soon to be published short story by author Bryan Koepke. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-40256003484268017782015-02-04T08:36:00.001-07:002015-02-04T08:44:43.265-07:00What's next after the debut Novel Vengeance?If you've followed me on Twitter or my Facebook Author page you probably know I've been working on the next book in the Reece Culver Thriller series, Sabotage, which Writers Cabin Press plans to publish in 2015. I've gone so far to say it will come out in the later half of 2015. Right now I'm working my way through the manuscript editing it word by word, paragraph by paragraph, and page by page. I'm hoping to give my freelance editor a call in the next couple of weeks and set up a time to send it to him. <br />
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When I wrote Vengeance I went through several rounds of developmental editing with John Paine. Then in the Fall of 2013 he did his final edit and last March the book was published by <a href="http://www.writerscabinpress.com/" target="_blank">Writers Cabin Press, Ltd.</a> <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-38605532583778349192014-12-30T09:35:00.002-07:002014-12-30T09:36:23.538-07:00Bryan Koepke's Debut Thriller - Vengeance - gets its 27th review<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just finished this book last night…I couldn't put it down! 5 Stars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoyed this book… IT had a few twists and turns that kept me guessing… The characters were well developed and it held my attention… 5 Stars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I look forward to more books from this author, especially the next in this series. 5 Stars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a good read. Believable characters and a good plot. 4 Stars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a thriller that satisfies on a number of different levels. A son's search for who killed his father is intertwined with a high-society art theft ring. Reece Culver is a different kind of PI, and Crystal Thomas was silky as a seductress. Good characters, great Western action. The fresh approach here is why I always love to read debut novels. 5 Stars</span><br />
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On Sale now: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/bryankoepke" target="_blank">Only $3.19 as a Kindle eBook</a> Download your copy!<br />
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Also available in 6"x9" Paperback on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vengeance-Bryan-K-Koepke/dp/0991582411/" target="_blank">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Bryan-Koepke?store=allproducts&keyword=Bryan+Koepke" target="_blank">Barns and Noble </a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-69667483502210972512014-11-27T16:52:00.001-07:002014-11-27T16:52:40.678-07:00Places to find my debut Thriller, Vengeance, on sale for Free now until midnight. <br />
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So you ask how many books have I've given away for free this week.<br />
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As of 4:30 p.m. there were 1,209 ebooks downloaded and the book is now #2 in the Kindle Best Sellers Free category for Mystery - Private Investigations, and #254 for all Kindle ebooks.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-34146711040826542342014-11-26T16:37:00.000-07:002014-11-26T16:37:09.077-07:00Free Books for EveryoneAs of 12:01 a.m. today my debut Thriller Vengeance, is free on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/bryankoepke" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. The regular price for the ebook was $3.89 up until today. <br />
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Here's where Vengeance was stacking up in the Amazon ratings a little earlier today.<br />
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As of 4:25 p.m. I have given away 574 free ebook copies. The rank in the Kindle store was #513 overall, and as you can see above #6 in the category of Private Investigators.<br />
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Bryan Koepke-Author of the debut Crime Thriller "Vengeance", book 1 of the Reece Culver series.</div>
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The Drink Named Vengeance</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-29591205845127565912014-10-19T15:20:00.002-06:002014-10-19T19:00:27.027-06:00Let's hear it for Reece Culver's new signature Drink named Vengeance.On Tuesday October 7th <a href="http://www.breckenridgedistillery.com/" target="_blank">Breckenridge Distillery</a> hosted the final competition to Invent the Drink Named VENGEANCE at <a href="http://www.thebsidedenver.com/" target="_blank">The BSide</a> in Denver Colorado. The event showcased 14 Colorado based professionals who each made their own version of the new drink after studying the debut thriller in the Reece Culver series. The best part of the event was that it raised $1200 for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeroesLikeUs">Heroes Like Us</a> Non-Profit Organization.<br />
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The people's choice award went to <b>Mike Charry</b> of Boulder's <b>Centro Latin Kitchen.</b><br />
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At the end of the night the 6 judges picked <b>Joshua Peter Smith's Cocktail as the winner</b>.<br />
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Here are the ingredients and the Drink named Vengeance as created by the author, <a href="http://www.bryankoepke.com/" target="_blank">Bryan Koepke</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2 oz <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Breckenridge Vodka</strong>, 1 oz Aperol, .5 oz Grand Marnier, stir over ice, serve in a coupe glass rinsed with <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Breckenridge Bourbon</strong>, garnish with orange zest and peel, and enjoy sweet Vengeance.</span></div>
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In case you're wondering what the drink looks like recreated by yours truly:</div>
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<a href="http://www.industry-denver.com/drink-named-vengeance-is-best-served-on-a-silver-platter/" target="_blank">Industry Denver article about The Drink Named Vengeance</a><br />
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<a href="http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2014/10/joshua_peter_smith_wins_breckenridge_distillery_cocktail_competition.php" target="_blank">An article on The Westword Blog</a><br />
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<a href="http://denver.eater.com/2014/10/8/6946807/vengeance-is-bittersweet-joshua-peter-smith-is-a-winner" target="_blank">An article by Denver Eater</a><br />
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In an effort to increase sales in the months preceding the upcoming Holidays I marked the book down to $0.99 per ebook. That's a 93% discount off the retail price of $14.99. I've also increased my marketing efforts over the past two weeks.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0.5em 0em;"><b>File Size:</b> 1703 KB</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0em;"><b>Print Length:</b> 378 pages</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0em;"><b>Simultaneous Device Usage:</b> Unlimited</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0em;"><b>Publisher:</b> Writers Cabin Press, Ltd. (March 18, 2014)</li>
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<li style="margin: 0.5em 0em;"><b>Language:</b> English</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0em;"><b>ASIN:</b> B00J3F8RSU</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-70717119224215424722014-09-23T18:33:00.006-06:002014-09-23T18:33:48.967-06:00So, a while back I mentioned that Breckenridge Distillery is doing a Mixology Competition where people could compete to "Invent the Drink Named Vengeance". In my debut Thriller Novel, Vengeance, Reece Culver asks if there's a Drink named Vengeance. The semi-finalists have been named and the final event will take place in Denver on October 7th at The BSIDE 17th & Humboldt. The great thing is all of the proceeds for the event will go to help kids. Here's the poster with all the details. If you're in Denver I hope to see you there. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-55355809255906943572014-09-18T18:35:00.002-06:002014-09-18T18:35:44.927-06:00There's this writer named Stephen King who wrote a book named "On Writing".<br />
There's this writer named Stephen King. I'm sure many of you have heard of him. He writes some scary stuff. Anyway he wrote a book called "On Writing" a while back and I read it. In the book he advises a writer to finish their first draft and then lock it away in a drawer for a month or more without reading it. The idea is to distance oneself from the creation of the manuscript, so that once the author pulls it out to begin his rewrites and edits he or she is looking at the work from a fresh perspective. <br />
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Recently, mostly because of a busy work schedule, I took a couple weeks off of writing and working on my second book in the Reece Culver series. While I did do some editing over the month or so before I took a two week break I never sat down and completely read what I'd created. <br />
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To tell you the truth I still haven't read it. So where is this all going you ask? Last night I had a big breakthrough idea about the plot for SABOTAGE. It relates to a story idea I came up with a year or so ago and intended to use for the 4th or 5th book in the series. As of right now I'm taking that book premise and using it to enhance what I've already written for book 2. <br />
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Unfortunately I won't be able to tell you if this new "breakthrough" idea was a success for another couple of months. That's probably how long it will take to finish this next major rewrite draft, but my gut feel and the opinion of someone very close that I shared the basic premise idea with is that I've got something cool going with this book.<br />
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Stay tuned for more details on this. Until my next update be good to one another.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-12961227904437021502014-09-16T18:07:00.002-06:002014-09-16T18:07:39.706-06:00Vengeance - A Reece Culver Thriller has 25 reviews up Amazon Here's a bit of what readers have been writing in their recent reviews of Vengeance:<br />
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span>Glenn Krumel</span><span class="a-declarative" data-action="cr-popup" data-cr-popup="{"title":"Help","height":"340","width":"340","url":"/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#tr"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">on September 11, 2014</span></div>
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Good pace. Interesting characters. Nice plot. I enjoyed this book and recommend it.</div>
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;"><span style="color: #333333;">Robert Walt </span>on August 25, 2014</span></div>
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This was a thoroughly enjoyable, well-written suspense novel. A great mix of characters, from </div>
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ex-cops and others who add color to the overall story and play important roles in laying out a complex mystery.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I also truly enjoyed the Rocky Mountain setting, and Koepke’s description of everything from flying private planes </div>
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span>Nana25</span><span class="a-declarative" data-action="cr-popup" data-cr-popup="{"title":"Help","height":"340","width":"340","url":"/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#tr"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">on August 17, 2014</span></div>
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I like this book, at first I had trouble keeping all the characters straight, but it was a really great story</div>
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span>Eric Ohlson</span><span class="a-declarative" data-action="cr-popup" data-cr-popup="{"title":"Help","height":"340","width":"340","url":"/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#tr"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">on August 13, 2014</span></div>
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An excellent debut novel. I haven't read a book with a setting in Tulsa since The Outsiders in the 70's! </div>
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All in all a fast paced enjoyable read. Looking forward to Koepke's next story.</div>
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span>Julie Kerk</span><span class="a-declarative" data-action="cr-popup" data-cr-popup="{"title":"Help","height":"340","width":"340","url":"/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#tr"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">on July 31, 2014</span></div>
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I just finished this book last night...I couldn't put it down! Looking forward to his next book in 2015!</div>
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span>All about a book</span><span class="a-declarative" data-action="cr-popup" data-cr-popup="{"title":"Help","height":"340","width":"340","url":"/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#tr"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">on July 10, 2014</span></div>
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span>Adarose</span><span class="a-declarative" data-action="cr-popup" data-cr-popup="{"title":"Help","height":"340","width":"340","url":"/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#tr"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">on July 10, 2014</span></div>
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I like the book. It kept me interested in what was going to happen next. Can wait to read Bryan's next book</div>
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<span class="review-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">By </span>Doak Woodruff</span><span class="a-declarative" data-action="cr-popup" data-cr-popup="{"title":"Help","height":"340","width":"340","url":"/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#tr"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(136, 136, 136) !important;">on June 27, 2014</span></div>
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It's a great thriller from a young author. I lost sleep until I finished this one!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-29370506438854294982014-09-16T17:57:00.003-06:002014-09-16T17:57:44.612-06:00An Author shares a malady with his leading characterAs an author I spend large amounts of time in a quiet setting working on my novels while writing the Reece Culver Thriller series. You'd think this would be relaxing and enjoyable, and make for good writing. Most of the time it does, but over the course of the past two years I've developed a condition related to hearing loss called Tinnitus. <br />
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In my next book of the Reece Culver Thriller series, SABOTAGE, Reece suffers from Tinnitus or as many know it ringing in the ears. In his case the condition is a result of blow that he took to the left side of his head in book one VENGEANCE.<br />
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During the past couple of years I've studied this condition and learned a great deal about it. One place I've spent time reading and educating myself is on the <a href="http://www.ata.org/" target="_blank">American Tinnitus Association</a> website.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-43283278262372219412014-08-19T20:39:00.002-06:002014-08-19T20:39:23.984-06:00Draft One of the Next Book in the Reece Culver Series - SABOTAGE It took 5 months to complete the first draft of SABOTAGE. Now I'm reading, editing, and rewriting the book with the goal of completing this novel sometime in 2015. It took me 22 months to complete the first book in the series, VENGEANCE, and if you havn't seen it you can find my book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble Nook, Swashwords, and many more sites. The price remains a low $3.99 for the ebook or $14.99 in full sized paperback. So far I've received 23 reader reviews up on Amazon.<br />
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In Sabotage Reece and Haisly are on a fishing vacation in Scotland when they cross paths with a hired assassin. Stay tuned for more updates on this new book in the Reece Culver Thriller series.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-68138186372324363122014-08-17T14:00:00.003-06:002014-08-19T20:42:16.716-06:00Only Ten Days left until the End of the Contest to Invent the Drink Named Vengeance<div style="text-align: center;">
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The Grand Prize Winner will get their name and winning recipe written into a scene in the next book of the Reece Culver Thriller Series. Book 2, SABOTAGE, will be published in 2015.<br />
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Author Bryan Koepke is hard at working writing and editing this next book in the series.<br />
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Enter the contest for a chance to win tons of free prizes: <a href="http://www.breckenridgedistillery.com/" target="_blank">The Drink Named Vengeance Contest</a><br />
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Contest ends August 30, 2014.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-41239461249970518412014-06-17T08:14:00.004-06:002014-06-17T08:14:48.710-06:00Bryan Koepke's Debut Thriller VENGEANCE gets its 16th Review.<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Tomorrow marks the 3 month anniversary since Bryan Koepke's debut thriller VENGEANCE was published by Writers Cabin Press, Ltd. In this short time the book had gotten 16 reviews on Amazon averaging 4.6 STARs with 11 readers giving it a full 5 STARs. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The author developed an interesting plot. The characters were well created and your interest was held through out the book.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On June 11th an Amazon Customer gave the book 4 STARs and said this: </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I enjoyed this book.... It had a few twists and turns that kept me guessing... The characters were well developed and it held my attention….</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved this book! As the characters were being introduced, the action was already underway and escalated to the last page. I look forward to more books from this author, especially the next in this series.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Never a dull moment from begining to end. I highly recommend this book. Great characters and an intriguing plot. Great effort for a first novel, I look forward to many more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In a recent interview with the author The Writers Cabin learned that Koepke is 278 pages into the writing of the next book in the Reece Culver Thriller series, and aiming to complete and release the book sometime in 2015. He was tight lipped about book 2 in the series, but did divulge that this novel would take the reader to at least one international location. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Reece Culver's sometimes partner Haisley Averton makes an appearance too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">If you've been holding out on your purchase of this great new Thriller now's the time to<a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/bryankoepke"> get your copy of VENGEANCE. </a></span><br />
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It's available on Amazon or on <a href="http://www.bryankoepke.com/">Koepke's website</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-68313259222774786482014-06-04T17:59:00.001-06:002014-06-04T18:24:09.429-06:00The Value of Using Amazon's KDP Select Free Days<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">All newly self-published authors seek to sell as many books as they can, and gain as much publicity as is possible during their first year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">I published my debut novel Vengeance by founding my own Micro-Publishing company Writers Cabin Press, Ltd. Utilizing this company I researched the best way to publish my first book and ultimately ended up utilizing both of Amazon's Book Publishing Platforms - Kindle Direct Publishing & CreateSpace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">I am by no means an expert on how or why to publish your work. At the time these two platforms seemed to provide the best method and quality of books. After investing in a professionally designed book cover and a well formatted manuscript the </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">trigger</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> was pulled and out came two versions of my debut novel. These are a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J3F8RSU">6" X 9" Trade Sized Paperback & an eBook</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Over the course of the past </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">several</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> months I began looking at KDP Select free days. On April 30th 2014 my book Vengeance was free for 1 day. During that day I gave away 2,400 copies of the book. I had invested a total of $29.00 to do a twitter day with a vendor, and put the word out to 10 or more websites, my Facebook page, and here on my Blog that my book was free for one day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Here's a shot of where my book was at 5:12 pm the day after the KDP Select Free Day. Sales for that one day were way up too, and the effect continued for the next several weeks. I made a few rookie mistakes in May. One was changing my price. I </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">should have left it alone until the end of the month. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;">The second was doing the Free Day on the last day of the month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 21px;">Ultimately my book got to #4 in the Free Books </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 21px;">listed in Kindle Store>Mystery, Thriller & Suspense>Mystery>Private Investigators. The remainder of the month it was in various spots from #49 to #89 in the top 100 paid books for this same category.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">What do free days do for sales? My single free day boosted my May sales to a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;">height</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> I had not previously seen </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;">although</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> the book had only been released for six weeks at this point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">It is my belief that KDP Select has a risk / reward benefit </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">synonymous with the quality of the writing, formatting, and cover of the book being sold for free. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Today June 4, 2014 is the eve of my second experiment with KDP Select. My goal is to gain publicity for my book Vengeance, and to build my brand. My secondary goal is to sell books. This time around Vengeance will be free for a total of 2 days. (June 5th - 6th). If you've been holding out for a copy now's your chance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">All I ask is if you do get one for free do me the favor of reading my book and writing a review on either Goodreads or Amazon. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-32054078963129692892014-06-02T09:57:00.003-06:002014-06-02T09:58:09.130-06:00Writing books is like making Chili<div class="MsoNormal">
In my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/bryankoepke">Vengeance</a> the reader learns that Reece Culver was
an Aerospace Engineer for a fictitious company named Caulder Space Systems before taking
a leave of absence to solve the mystery of his father’s cold case murder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The next book in the Reece Culver Thriller series, book 2 - Sabotage,
which I’m writing now opens in the country of Scotland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reece and his sometimes partner Haisley
Averton have gone there with the intent of catching trophy trout on Loch
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They are successful with their fishing, but while in the
country Reece finds significantly more than he was looking for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the things he finds are good, and
much of what he discovers is bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But,
if you read the first book you know it wouldn’t be a Reece Culver Thriller
unless he had to deal with some unsavory characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's what he seems to be attracted to, among other things.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As I've been researching book 2 in the series I’ve been
reading up on the country of Scotland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
place I intend to visit in the near future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve learned from my mother that I myself have a small smattering of
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The book opens near the town of Tarbert in the southwestern
region of the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reece and Haisley
are guests at the home of two of the main characters in the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reece and his friend go fishing on Loch Awe
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The third book in the series is underway as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I completed about 2/3’s of the first draft
last fall before picking book 2 back up and pressing on with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the third book Reece goes back to work at
his old job as an Aerospace Engineer and there at work he discovers that things
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I’m being vague about the plots of both books 2 and 3 at
this point because they are both early in my development process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Writing, like many things, takes time and thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In some ways it’s like making a good batch of
chili.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ingredients, words in this
case, are put into a large pan, or in my case written on a computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time is given for them to simmer and
age. Additional ingredients are added as the batch, or book ages. Each time the lid is taken off the cook tastes the chill. With a book each time the author finishes a draft he, or his beta readers give the book a read. The author then decides whether it's done or needs more ingredients, or time to simmer.<br />
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The other parts of my life including my day job give the
recipe for my novels time to simmer. This is something
I battle with constantly wishing I had more time to write, but for now having a
job is a necessity. All writers dream of
the day when the sale of their books will provide enough income to replace their
day job, and when that day comes they will have a new full-time job as a
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-88392378464333013232014-06-01T18:00:00.002-06:002014-06-01T19:14:42.798-06:00One technique I use to write faster Read any good Thriller novel and you'll find that the plot consists of two or more subplots. Many novels get to a point where the protagonist and antagonist are trading scenes back and forth as the action mounts. One technique I use is to plot out scenes within the manuscript with a short paragraph stating the gist of what happens within that scene or chapter.<br />
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On days like today when I've been away from my manuscript for longer than I'd like, in this case since last Monday morning, I start by reading what I had written in the proceeding chapters first. This reacquaints me with the story and usually does a very good job of pulling me in, and getting me writing.<br />
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When I'm in the mode to write I can easily switch back and forth between characters and sub plots without loosing track of the details. On days when I've been away from the story, like today, I find that if I jump scenes and stay in the head of one character I can cover a lot of ground and crank out some good work.<br />
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Today's choice was a character in Book 2 of the Reece Culver Series name Julian. I won't say more than his name because I don't want to spoil the story. I will say this guy plays a major roll in the book and he learns to hate Reece Culver. <br />
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During today's writing session I was able to crank out a total of 3,235 words in just about 2.5 hours.<br />
When do I usually use this technique you ask? Most often it comes in handy when I'm in the second half of the book. <br />
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I generally don't outline the book until I'm 100 or more pages into the first draft. Since I work a full-time job I find as I write the use of a rough outline comes in handy to jot down plot ideas, and also to help me layer in what I want to write in each scene or chapter of the manuscript. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-53338622425387161282014-05-26T17:23:00.001-06:002014-05-26T17:23:12.384-06:00Goodreads Contest to Win 1 of 10 Free Paperback copies of VENGEANCE CompletedOn May 22nd, 2014 ten lucky readers were randomly chosen by the staff at Goodreads to win one of ten free copies of my debut Thriller VENGEANCE. <br />
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Just a little while ago I ordered each of the ten copies through AMAZON and had them mailed out to the winners.<br />
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A total of 1,979 Contestants entered to win a free copy of my book.<br />
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The winners are from the following countries: <br />
2 from Portugal<br />
1 from Brazil<br />
2 from the USA<br />
1 from the Philippines<br />
2 from Australia<br />
1 from Canada<br />
1 from Poland<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-17690077533059195272014-05-21T18:28:00.003-06:002014-05-21T18:28:36.356-06:00Earning money as a Published Author.<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I just got an e-mail from Amazon saying that they'll be paying me for my March sales. It's official - I'm a published author earning money from the sale of my first novel. Considering this is the 3rd book I've written since June of 2010 it's understandable how excited I am to finally start getting monthly checks for something I love doing. Next goal - to sell over 1,457 books a month, every month. Goal # 2 might take a while, but I've got my fingers and toes crossed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If anyone is interested in checking out my novel here's the link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/bryankoepke">Vengeance</a> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657147897755505054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535337085531459265.post-47234161167389420852014-05-11T16:25:00.003-06:002014-05-11T16:26:36.979-06:00Progress Report on Book 2 in the Reece Culver Thriller Series - SABOTAGEBook 2 in the series will be named SABOTAGE and is on schedule to be released some time in 2015. As of today I've written 105,920 words in the current draft of the novel and the story is shaping up very well.<br />
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In this next book in the series Reece and his buddy Haisley Averton travel to Scotland in search of brown trout and as usual end up finding more than they were looking for.<br />
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This book is shaping up as an international thriller with setting locations in Scotland, London, the Colorado Mountains, and the Caribbean.<br />
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