Comments on: Books by Brooks

By: Lira

Lira — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:58:23 +0000

Larry,

I was just wondering when you’ll be releasing the ebook: Get Your Bad Self Published. I’m not sure if you sent it out last month and missed me in the shuffle of people who prepaid for it. Just wanted to check.

Thanks,
–Lira

By: Structural integrity « The Edited Life

Structural integrity « The Edited Life — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:08:06 +0000

[...] Posted on March 8, 2010 by Gwen Hernandez I just finished Story Structure Demystified by Larry Brooks, and I think it’s the book I’ve been looking for all along. We’ve [...]

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:59:02 +0000

Wow, you sure know how to make a writer feel, well, like it’s all worthwhile. Thank you for this gift, Laura. Down the road I hope to see Dilon and The Dark Lady doing their dance on the silver screen. I’m thinking Tom Cruise and Angelina.

Thanks again. Wow.

By: Laura Thompson

Laura Thompson — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:53:46 +0000

Hi Larry:

I commented the other day on your review of Colin Harrison’s work, and I wanted to come back because I just finished “Darkness Bound.”

AMAZING book. Seriously, amazing. Especially the last hundred pages. I kept going back and forth, trying to figure out who I should hate, and I wouldn’t want to leave any spoilers here but when I thought that one main character was going to totally screw over another character, I had a visceral reaction, and very few writers can produce that in me.

Most of the books I read are predictable, but you somehow managed to keep me jumping around from one guess to the next throughout the book. You managed to confront some of the most uncomfortable and most human emotions and desires in the book, but without preaching. It takes a strong writer to let the reader come to his or her own conclusions about a controversial situation (or ten controversial situations).

Koontz is one of the only authors whose books I’ll read over and over again, but I’ll read “Darkness Bound” again as well.

I’m going to read “Pressure Point” next, and I’ll pick up the other two next time I’m at the bookstore. Are you coming out with anything new this year?

By: How to Write a Novel | Men With Pens

How to Write a Novel | Men With Pens — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:23 +0000

[...] when Larry Brooks, an old friend, an ex pro baseball player and most importantly a bestselling novelist, offered to write a series on fiction writing and getting published, I was quite happy to say [...]

By: Three Key Questions to Ramp Up Your Story’s Mojo | Men With Pens

Three Key Questions to Ramp Up Your Story’s Mojo | Men With Pens — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:51:01 +0000

[...] Lately, we’ve been running a series on fiction offered to us by our good friend and bestselling novelist Larry Brooks. [...]

By: Story Theme You Need | Men With Pens

Story Theme You Need | Men With Pens — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:01:52 +0000

[...] guest post is from Larry Brooks, the bestselling novelist talking novel over at Storyfix. We hope you enjoy his next installment in his guest series for fiction [...]

By: Fiction Writing Plot Outline | Men With Pens

Fiction Writing Plot Outline | Men With Pens — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:02:09 +0000

[...] Brooks, the bestselling novelist over at Storyfix, brings us more wise words in the next installment of his guest series for fiction [...]

By: Six Core Competencies of a Fiction Novel | Men With Pens

Six Core Competencies of a Fiction Novel | Men With Pens — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:01:56 +0000

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:31:43 +0000

Hi KattyBlackyard (GREAT name there…) — not sure I understand your question about copyright. Since you’re on the books page, are you asking if the books are copyrighted? (They are.) Pls clarify if you’d like to. Thanks!

Larry