FRiction FRiday | Tom Clancy is Back | Dead or AliveWow, FRiction FRiday is here again? How did I get stuck with all of these tire stoppers anyway? Yeah, I know I got a break with Jack Higgins 18th Sean Dillon novel,...

FRiction FRiday | Jack Higgins | The Judas GateWow, is it FRiction FRiday already? They sure seem to come up fast … even though some weeks are pretty long … so let’s kick up a few more rocks and talk some...

Ken Follett's Fall of GiantsIf you're any kind of a history buff ... and enjoy fiction in this Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre, you're already familiar with Ken Follett, who we discussed briefly last week.As usual, Follett delivers another great historical epic across the...

Recently, we extolled the prodigious talent of James Lee Burke, a royal member of the mystery-thriller-suspense genre and last week identified the Edgar Award nominees for the Best Novel of the Year for 2011. By the way, don't forget to...

Last week we extolled the prodigious talent of James Lee Burke, a royal member of the mystery-thriller-suspense genre. I hope you've been privileged to pick up one of his books. When you do, it will only take a few pages...

As promised, we completed the First Five of the Top Ten Favorite Characters recently in the mystery-thriller-sense fiction category ... the Second Five Favorites thereafter ... and then began the favorite fiction, which is a potpourri of great characters that, for all...

What are we going to be covering in this 6th and final podcast in our Action Planning Course? In this final episode of our Strategy podcast series, we extend our conversation to examine a 4th criterion that should be used...

“Teach a parrot the terms ‘supply and demand’ and you've got an economist.” ~ Thomas CarlyleA lady walked into a neighborhood market one day and spoke loudly over the counter to the head butcher.“Your prices these days are atrocious, Sal. Joe’s...

At this time of year, we all get excited about personal renewal, our plans for the coming year and how we can enhance our personal and professional lives in 2011. Even though most of us have traveled the road of...

As promised, we completed the First Five of the Top Ten Favorite Characters two weeks ago ... the Second Five Favorites last week ... so we've completed the Top Ten Favorite Characters in the mystery-thriller-suspense fiction genre. How many of those 160 books have...

We're halfway home to discovering my Top Ten Favorite Characters in the mystery-thriller-suspense genre and there are many great ones remaining. You'll remember from our discussion of the First Five of the Top Ten Favorite Characters last week that the nice thing...

If you woke up this morning with sugar plums dancing in your head, most likely Santa made it down the chimney ... and Rudolph is stretched out on the ottoman with a cup of egg nog in hand. "Seriously?" my...

We knew that 2010 was a pretty "fowl" year didn't we ... but did you think that the price of a French hen would increase by 233%? Or that two turtle doves would now cost 78.6% more? That a lone...

Wow, I'm a little behind this week so I'm going to have to keep this short until next time .... [All names in Bold Italic ... BLACK for authors, titles in GREEN, characters in ORANGE ... except URL references in...

I've heard from a few of you that you're a little confused about FRiction FRiday. Pretty simple, really ... just a joyride down a back alley hidden behind our office building. No, I'm not changing the web site or becoming a...

How could I NOT share this email with you?Seriously? Isn't this all about Exkalibur ... really? Pretty cool, huh? Maybe somebody's looking out for us? (BTW, I might have to "borrow" the image of that sword handle.)How many of you know...

It seems like everyone is ready for a little R&R these days ... and there's no better time than the Thanksgiving holiday for a respite with family and friends. Thanksgiving kicks off the long holiday season ... yet it's devoid...

What are we going to be covering in this 5th podcast in our Action Planning Course? We've all been here, haven't we? We've got a great idea to expand our business, we dive in head first so certain that it...