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What Lies Beneath

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on July 30, 2012 by ted kreverJuly 30, 2012

Work on the ‘Mindbenders’ sequel is proceeding. I’m almost at the end of a good draft; the next several should proceed much more quickly (fingers crossed). I’m not an orderly storyteller. Stories come out of my subconscious in episodes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged art, characters, e-books, theme, writing | Leave a reply

The Road That Takes You

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on July 20, 2012 by ted kreverJuly 20, 2012

Smitty told me the other night: the world is 3% sociopaths who run roughshod over the rest of us – everyone else just wants to be heard. This might not be an exact quote. Anyway, the thought speaks to me in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, e-books, My Books, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged art, characters, e-books, fans, indie publishing, mindbenders, publishing, the web, writing | Leave a reply

A Good Story Isn’t a Pancake

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on July 14, 2012 by ted kreverJuly 14, 2012

You have to feel a story. It has to come from some impulse way down deep inside. One popular strain of advice for independent writers these days is: write a lot of books really fast. Then when a reader discovers … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, My Books, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged art, characters, creativity, writing

Still Sherlock…

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on May 22, 2012 by ted kreverMay 22, 2012

  It’s Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday! He’s a sprightly 153!   I’ve been watching the amazing ‘Sherlock’ on PBS lately and then went back to the first episode on Netflix last night. Smitty turned me on to the series … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else, Mind Power, Reviews, Writing | Tagged afghanistan war, art, characters, mind power, sherlock, thrillers, writing | Leave a reply

It’s the Setup, Not the Punch Line

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on April 6, 2012 by ted kreverApril 6, 2012

Vaudevillians had an article of faith: It’s the Setup, not the Punch Line. Which was a way of remembering that the punch line is just a match, a spark; meaningless without tinder and kindling laid out carefully underneath, ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Writing | Tagged characters, john le carre, mystery, Smiley's People, thrillers, tinker tailor soldier spy, writing | Leave a reply

Fish Story

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on December 27, 2011 by ted kreverDecember 27, 2011

  The old TV show began ‘There are six million stories in the Naked City’ and certainly plenty of them had to be fish stories – New York was, after all, the place PT Barnum had a museum (with live … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else, The World | Tagged absurdity, characters, fisherman, manhattan, real life, street life | Leave a reply

‘Mindbenders’ is Free!

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on December 24, 2011 by ted kreverDecember 24, 2011

For the next three days, through December 26th, ‘Mindbenders’ will be a free ebook download on Amazon! The Reviewers have spoken: ‘Mindbenders is an incredible read and I was recommending it to others before I even finished reading it. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Sale!!!, e-books, Mind Power, My Books, Reviews, Uncategorized, Video Trailers | Tagged Big Sale!!!, characters, e-books, Iraq War, mind power, mindbenders, ptsd, reviews, thriller, video trailer | Leave a reply

New ‘Mindbenders’ Review

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on October 18, 2011 by ted kreverOctober 18, 2011

The world is not the way we think it is, October 15, 2011 (4.5 out of 5 stars) By James Tepper (Boonton Township, NJ United States) ” Mindbenders”, by author Ted Krever is a highly touted (by Amazon reviewers) indie SF novella (at 229 … Continue reading →

Posted in e-books, My Books, Print on Demand, Reviews | Tagged characters, e-books, mindbenders, paperbacks, publishing, reviews, thriller | Leave a reply

Villains I Have Known and Loved (Part One)

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on October 15, 2011 by ted kreverOctober 15, 2011

Villains are every bit as important to the power of a thriller as the hero—maybe moreso. If the reader is going to care about the outcome, she will not only have to be interested in the characters, she’ll have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else, Writing | Tagged art, characters, fantasy, mindbenders, movies, story, thriller, thrillers, writing | Leave a reply

Welcome to His New York. Got Kidney?

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on September 22, 2011 by ted kreverSeptember 22, 2011

My friend C.O. Moed has a wonderful blog about the New York that’s vanishing before our eyes and today has a post that I felt needed sharing. Visit her blog here – read, leave comments and if you have help to … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else, Mind Power, The World, Your Stories | Tagged characters, lovers, mind power, real life | 1 Reply

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