Some lessons from Tom Clancy’s first novel

Tom Clancy is one of the biggest authors of our time. How did he break in? It’s an interesting story that Deborah Grosvenor, the editor who acquired The Hunt for Red October (Clancy’s first book), tells here. And this early interview provides more insights. So what conclusions can you draw from this? Here’s what I picked

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Maya, a character for a thriller?

Maya lives in a yurt. She has glorious garbage floors. And chickens that run around and lay pastel eggs in odd places like buckets–Easter every day. Here’s a list of her most popular blogs. So, folks. Maya has a fascinating life (as do most people when you start to get the details). So fascinating that you can’t help but

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A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card

I think this has just become one of my favorite Card stories (note: like Stonefather, this is NOT a novel, but another novella). I’m sure part of the interest stemmed from the religious angle. Many people of many differing faiths will see their religion in it, but there were so many of my own beliefs twisted

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