How to Write a Powerful Fiction Query – Advice from Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
Many of my valued fiction clients ask me for advice about contacting literary agents and publishers. The most difficult part of any proposal is the query. This is the one-paragraph summation of what your book is about and why the … Continue reading
About paragraph spacing in novels, narrative non-fiction, and most self-help books
Clients often ask me if they should indicate paragraphs with an extra line inserted between paragraphs. (Like this.) It’s the format used in emails, many blogs including this one, and technical books. Here’s my answer. Regarding paragraph spacing in a work … Continue reading
“The House on Hayden Pond” – YA horror novel edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my valued client Jessica Monks on the publication of her new YA horror novel “The House on Hayden Pond,” now available on Amazon. In this fast-paced thriller, a family moves into rustic old house that looks like a … Continue reading
“Resurrection of the Scrolls” by Michael Fattorosi, edited by Thomas Hauck
Here’s an exciting thriller by noted Las Vegas attorney Michael Fattorosi. Base on his family history, “Resurrection of the Scrolls” is a fast-paced historical thriller tracing his family’s thousand-year journey from the Norman conquest of Italy through the First Crusade, their rise … Continue reading
“The President Has AIDS” by Leslie C. Norins, MD, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my valued client Leslie C. Norins, MD on the publication of his new political-medical thriller “The President Has AIDS.” The book opens with Martin Riker enjoying a comfortable retirement in Naples, Florida, when he gets an urgent call … Continue reading
Who Writes a Best-Selling Novel? It Might Just Be a Committee! Notes by Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
If you’re an unpublished or emerging novelist, you know the feeling well. You spend months in solitude, writing your novel. When it’s finished you might ask your partner to read it, or take portions to your writing group. But at … Continue reading
Former CIA Director Porter Goss Praises “Deadly Pages” by Dr. Leslie Norins with Thomas Hauck
Here’s a quote from Porter Goss, former CIA director (2004-2006), praising the new Leslie Norins/Thomas Hauck thriller “Deadly Pages,” now available on Amazon.com: “This assessment of the danger of smallpox seems credible to me, and the means of delivery through … Continue reading
“A Season to Kill” by Michael Mucci, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my valued client Michael Mucci on the publication of his thriller “A Season to Kill” from Rook Publishing. When small-town deputy sheriff Chris DeAngelo is suddenly vaulted to the top law enforcement job, his first case is the … Continue reading
“Empire of Desire” and “Heaven’s Devil” – Two new Kevin Lone thrillers by Thomas Hauck
Now available on Amazon… the next two Kevin Lone thrillers! Empire of Desire: When a female college student is kidnapped and forced into prostitution, super agent Kevin Lone is called to rescue her. His investigation reveals a vast international criminal … Continue reading