If you haven’t read Trial Run (book 1 in my Fault Lines techno-thriller series), you can get the ebook version for only $2.99 from February 18-21, 2016. Links to the ebook edition of Trial Run: Amazon – $2.99 Barnes & Noble – $2.99 ChristianBook.com – $2.39 Introducing book 2: Flash Point Book 2 in the…
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‘Cinema-Worthy Action,’ Says ‘Trial Run’ Reviewer
Today I’m featuring excerpts from reader reviews of Trial Run. I encourage you to click on the link next to each reviewer’s name to read their full review. “…How much is fiction and how much of this could be just around the corner – especially when politics gets into the mix?” –from Stephanie Herron’s Goodreads…
$4.99 for 4 Days – ebook version of ‘Trial Run’
The ebook version of Trial Run is on sale for $4.99 through this Thursday, October 15, 2015. Here are the links to two online booksellers that are offering the sale price: Amazon – $4.99 ChristianBook.com – $3.99 Here’s the Trial Run trailer:
‘Trial Run’ is like a 5000-piece jigsaw puzzle, says reviewer
Today I’m featuring reviews of Trial Run from three bloggers: Amy Brock McNew Tina Hunt Steve Hilton Amy Brock McNew, on her blog, Guts on the Page Trial Run is a techno-thriller, and one of the few I’ve read that truly lives up to the name. While there is a lot of technical jargon, the…
Q&A With Thomas Locke: What is Near-Time Sci-Fi?
Q: You refer to Trial Run as “near-time sci-fi.” What does that term mean? Thomas Locke: Near-time sci-fi is a story that takes place in today’s world, but one where reality is drawn around the unseen corner. A perfect example is Jurassic Park, where dinosaur DNA is extracted from amber, inserted into frog embryos, and…
Sweepstakes Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners in the Trial Run sweepstakes! Grand Prize Taylor Wasson, from Washington State, won an iPad mini. Taylor is a student at the University of Washington, studying marketing, international business, and French. I’ll bet the iPad mini will come in handy! First Prize Karen Hadley from Oklahoma and Heidi Dru Kortman from…
Q&A With Thomas Locke: Do you alter details of real places to suit the story?
Q: Several settings in Trial Run (Santa Barbara, CA, the Italian/Swiss border site) depict real places. How do you select these real-life settings for your stories, and do you alter details of these places to suit your stories? Thomas Locke: When John Grisham published The Client, a number of readers wrote in to say that he…
Q&A with Thomas Locke: How do you use the ‘Tapestry’ writing strategy in ‘Trial Run’?
Q: In Trial Run, you introduce several seemingly unrelated threads at the beginning of the story. By the end of the story, those threads have become woven together in an intricate tapestry. Please explain your thought process behind this writing strategy, and also, how you envision your reader as part of this tapestry. Thomas Locke: One…
Q&A with Thomas Locke: Who is the ideal reader of ‘Trial Run’?
Thomas Locke: I suspect there are a lot of readers out there like me, who love mainstream fiction in principle, but are dismayed by how dark it is becoming. I love to read. I am happiest with a good book in my hands. And most of my purchases are mainstream fiction. Too often, however, I find…
First reader reviews of ‘Trial Run’ techno-thriller
Early reviews from members of “Team Trial Run” are coming in. I love finding out what readers think of this first book in the Fault Lines techno-thriller series (TRIAL RUN releases August 4, 2015; you can pre-order it now). Here are excerpts from reviews by: Sherry Arni Dave Milbrandt Eddie Gilley Linda Pusey Robin Bunting…
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