Theatre Review: “Flight of the Monarch” Makes World Premiere at Gloucester Stage Company
Even by the high standards of the Gloucester Stage Company, one of America’s most respected venues for new dramatic works, “Flight of the Monarch” has made an astonishing first impression. This new work, penned by Jim Frangione and directed by … 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If you’re an unpublished or emerging novelist, you know the feeling well.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
A Professional Critique Can Help You Craft Your Novel, by Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
Many of my clients who are writing novels want commission an objective assessment of their work before they send the manuscript to literary agents or publishers. They want to know how a first-time reader will respond to their story, if … Continue reading
Thomas Hauck, Editor: Capitalization of Job Titles and the “Janitor Rule”
I subscribe to the New Yorker. It’s a great magazine and I look forward to every issue. I’ve noticed, though, that they have a odd approach to capitalizing job titles, specifically that of the president of the United States. Let’s … Continue reading
“Fifty Shades of Grey” – Past or Present?
Like nearly every household in America, we now have our copy of “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E L James piled amongst the many other books in our music room, which in any other home would be the living room, … Continue reading
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” – The Ten Secrets of Its Success – Review by Author Thomas Hauck
I’m an aspiring thriller writer. Whenever I read a successful thriller, I want to know why it’s a hit when so many others are misses or, more frequently, are simply workmanlike product that you read once and promptly forget. “The … Continue reading
The Query Letter and the One-Sentence Pitch – Insight from Ghostwriter and Book Editor Thomas Hauck
One of my clients is a very talented novelist who is writing a political thriller. He and his very dedicated literary agents are working diligently to offer the book to selected New York editors, gauge the responses, and then modify … Continue reading
“The Dreamer” by Luis Aira
Congratulations to my friend Luis Aira on the publication of his new novel “The Dreamer.” This richly imagined story begins in a place called Eden Orchards. Dozing under an apple tree is a local wino named Old Slim. A young … Continue reading
“The Overton Window” by Glenn Beck
Totalitarianism is bad. Freedom is good. You can’t argue with the message that FOX television personality Glenn Beck expertly delivers in “The Overton Window.” Modern industrialized democratic societies are capable of embracing dictatorships, as Germany and Italy did in the … Continue reading
“Life” by Keith Richards – Review by Thomas Hauck
There are many reasons why I would want to read “Life,” the new memoir by Keith Richards. I’ve been Rolling Stones fan since I was a kid back in Cincinnati and I first heard “Satisfaction” and “Last Time” on WSAI-AM, … Continue reading