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Allen Appel – My Life In The Big Red Band. Or at The Appel Store. 2 thoughts on “ About. August 7, 2015 at 4:38 pm. Our mothers were cousins and spent a lot of time together in their childhoods. My grandmother was Myrtle Busch Snider, a sister to Belle and your grandmother. We lived on 20th Street (1911) and I graduated with your younger brother, David. I’ve read a few of your posts and really enjoyed them, especially the family history parts! I plan to order one of your books from Amazon! Blog at WordPr...
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THE THRILLER GUY: April 2015
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Thursday, April 16, 2015. Title, Come Hither. The New Pastmaster book! Thriller Guy is still exhausted after his three part rant against literary snobs and the publishing industry in general, so he’s going to let Allen Appel take the podium today. Why the weird title for this entry? I was reading a review of a Lewis Begley book in the Washington Post. A few days ago. The book. The review isn’t important here – was titled Killer, Come Hither,. And my immediate thought was, what a stupid title. Was the wor...
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THE THRILLER GUY: May 2015
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Thursday, May 28, 2015. An Incredibly Exciting Announcement: George R. R. Martin to Give Away Ten Copies of New Book! I’d like to announce that George R.R. Martin has finished the latest book in the Game of Thrones. Series, and he has promised ten free copies to the readers of this blog! Wait a minute. You can’t say that. You said you wanted me to make an incredibly exciting announcement. But it’s not true. Call the Internet police. Have them put me in Internet jail. A year and a half ago I initiated a K...
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THE THRILLER GUY: Patterson Master Class - Ideas
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Patterson Master Class - Ideas. I recently watched the third entry in the James Patterson how-to-write-a-novel, Master Class series, (see entry below) and I continue to be impressed with it. But I’m only three chapters in, so we won’t draw any conclusions yet. He’s got plenty of time to piss me off. This entry was on Ideas and Where to Come Up With Them. When you do come up with something, he continues, run it by a friend or two and see if it elicits a “tell me more̶...
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THE THRILLER GUY: June 2015
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Thursday, June 11, 2015. Another Incredibly Exciting Announcement. Before Thriller Guy gets to the announcement, he would like to serve up another factoid in his series. Of “Real Words and Phrases Used By Real Special Ops Guys.” This is a public service TG provides so you thriller writers can use snappy terminology that gives your novels that oh so important air of authenticity. OK, here’s A. Appel with his Second Incredibly Exciting Announcement. Was available for purchase in hard copy fromAmazon. Allen...
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THE THRILLER GUY: Questions You Need to Stop Asking and Answers About Harper Lee.
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Monday, July 27, 2015. Questions You Need to Stop Asking and Answers About Harper Lee. 8220;When’s it going to be done? 8220;How many words do you have written? 8221; “When can I read it? 8221; “So how much longer is it going to take? 8221; “You’re what? And sundry other questions asking for a timetable on finishing your book. TG’s answer in these situations is on the order of, “Sod off, you stupid twit, how the hell do I know when it’s going to be done? 8221; What does finish. TG’s alter ego, Alle...
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THE THRILLER GUY: You Too Can Be James Patterson: At Least You Can if You’ve Got $90.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015. You Too Can Be James Patterson: At Least You Can if You’ve Got $90. This is not me. This is James Patterson. And don’t you forget it, Appel. I’m watching you. I’ll be back. OK, OK, TG, just trust me. I can handle this. Facebook has recently been bombarding me with ads from my new best friend James Patterson. Do they think I’m so deluded I believe that? Do I actually think that James Patterson cares about anything more than getting possession of my $90? Click here to order copy.
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THE THRILLER GUY: February 2015
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Friday, February 20, 2015. Fifty Shades of Shut Up. Because TG’s rant is going on too long, he will be splitting this one up over the next week or so. Stay tuned. Here’s the lesson for the day, brethren: Honey Badger Don’t Give a Shit. For those of you who don’t understand this reference, TG will explain it later. The Fifty Shades movie is out and every film reviewer is in total agreement: the book sucked. Wait a minute, what about the movie? Any one who read TG’s thoughts on the book. What irks TG (some...
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THE THRILLER GUY: August 2014
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Thursday, August 21, 2014. Cool Info For Hot Writers. OK, here’s the thing. Thriller Guy is not going to dump ice water over his own head. TG sends out plenty of checks to various Good Causes and he doesn’t need a video gimmick to encourage him. But the rest of you, feel free to dump away, just stop cluttering up TG’s Facebook page with the videos. Here, in the Guardian. With today’s available gadgetry. Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. Here are a couple of sites that teach you and you...