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A Reader’s Guide to Seminal Vigilante Heroes

Posted on April 27, 2024 7:05 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

I’ve decided to share a bit of my research into major vigilante heroes of fiction, starting with the early and most influential figures in the ever-evolving genre… Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural commentary, Essays, Inspirational, Uncategorized, Vigilante fiction | Tagged Batman, Jack Reacher, Mack Bolan, Mike Hammer, Paladin, Robert Bidinotto, Robin Hood, self-publishing, Shane, Spenser, the Equalizer, the Lone Ranger, the Punisher, the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Vigilante Author, Travis McGee, vigilante fiction, vigilantes, Zorro | Leave a comment

Your Book of Gold

Posted on July 24, 2015 3:34 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in Essays, Inspirational, Writing Advice | Tagged advice for writers, author advice, author inspiration, inspiration for writers, John C. Wright, writing advice, writing inspiration, Your Book of Gold | Leave a comment

Authors — Is It the Best of Times, or the Worst of Times?

Posted on January 26, 2015 7:42 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in Author profiles, BAD DEEDS: A Dylan Hunter Thriller, Book business, Essays, Inspirational, Interviews, Marketing Advice, Publishing Advice, Self-Publishing, Traditional publishing, Writing Advice | Tagged Allan Leverone, author compensation, authors, book business, book market, book marketing, book sales, book selling, publishing, self-publishing, writers, writing, writing success | Leave a comment

My Post at The Kill Zone: Presenting Controversial Ideas in Fiction

Posted on October 20, 2014 4:24 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in Announcements, BAD DEEDS: A Dylan Hunter Thriller, Essays, HUNTER: A Thriller, Vigilante fiction, Writing Advice | Tagged BAD DEEDS: A Dylan Hunter Thriller, controversial novels, controversy in fiction, Dylan Hunter thrillers, HUNTER: A Thriller, Jodie Renner, mysteries, novels of ideas, Robert Bidinotto, The Kill Zone, thrillers, writing advice | Leave a comment

One Word You Won’t Find in My Novels

Posted on September 10, 2014 11:56 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in BAD DEEDS: A Dylan Hunter Thriller, Essays, HUNTER: A Thriller, Writing Advice | Tagged Bad Deeds thriller novel, bad language in fiction, bad language in novels, cursing in fiction, Dylan Hunter thrillers, graphic sex in novels, graphic violence in novels, gratuitous sex and violence in fiction, Hunter thriller novel, Robert Bidinotto | 6 Comments

So, What Is a Thriller?

Posted on August 23, 2014 6:40 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in BAD DEEDS: A Dylan Hunter Thriller, Essays, HUNTER: A Thriller, Inspirational, Vigilante fiction, Writing Advice | Tagged A Kiss Before Dying, Action/Adventure, Alex Berenson, Alfred Hitchcock, Alistair MacLean, Andy McNab, Bad Deeds Dylan Hunter, Bad Deeds thriller, Bidinotto Hunter, Black Sunday, Brad Taylor, Brad Thor, CJ Lyons, Clive Cussler, crime thrillers, Dan Brown, Daniel Silva, David Baldacci, David Morrell, Day of the Jackal, Dean Koontz, Dick Francis, Digital Fortess, disaster thrillers, Frederick Forsyth, Gayle Lynds, Hannibal Lector, High Noon, historical thrillers, horror thrillers, Hungry As the Sea, HUNTER thriller, Ian Fleming, International Espionage thrillers, Ira Levin, Jack Higgins, James Bond, Jaws, John D. MacDonald, John Grisham, Ken Follet, Lee Child, Linda Howard, Lisa Scottoline, Mark Greaney, medical thrillers, Michael Connelly, Michael Crichton, Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, military thrillers, mysteries, Nelson DeMille, Nora Roberts, Patricia Cornwell, Patricia Highsmith, Peter Benchley, Political Intrigue, psychological suspense, Rear Window, Richard Condon, Robert B. Parker, Robert Bidinotto, Robert Crais, Robert Ludlum, Robin Cook, romantic suspense, sci-fi, Scott Turow, Star Wars, Stephanie Meyer, Stephen King, suspense novels, techo-thrillers, Term Limits, Tess Gerritsen, The Da Vinci Code, The Eagle Has Landed, The Faithful Spy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Gray Man, The Guns of Navarone, The Hunt for Red October, The Man from St. Petersburg, The Manchurian Candidate, The Silence of the Lambs, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Towering Inferno, Thomas Harris, thriller genre, thriller writing, thrillers, Tom Clancy, Transfer of Power, Vertigo, Vince Flynn, War of the Worlds, Westerns, Westworld, Wilbur Smith | 11 Comments

Must Today’s Successful Author Be a Writing Machine?

Posted on August 6, 2014 3:51 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in Book business, Essays, Inspirational, Marketing Advice, Publishing Advice, Self-Publishing, Traditional publishing, Writing Advice | Tagged Amanda Hocking, Author Earnings, Barbara Freethy, Bella Andre, Dean Wesley Smith, George R.R. Martin, Hugh Howey, Joe Konrath, John Locke, KBoards Writers Cafe, Liliana Hart, Michael J. Sullivan, Russell Blake, self-publishing, successful authors, writing, writing pace, writing success | 10 Comments

Authors, What Are Your REAL Priorities?

Posted on August 12, 2013 6:46 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in Book business, Essays, HUNTER: A Thriller, Inspirational, Marketing Advice, Publishing Advice, Self-Publishing, Traditional publishing, Writing Advice | Tagged Amazon, authors, Barnes and Noble, Dean Wesley Smith, Hugh Howey, HUNTER: A Thriller, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle Select, Kobo, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Nook, Nook Press, publishing, publishing contracts, Robert Bidinotto, self-publishing, writers, Writing Life, writing success | 14 Comments

Fictional Heroes and Personal Transformation

Posted on June 24, 2013 8:37 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in Essays, Inspirational, Vigilante fiction | Tagged Alistair MacLean, Brad Thor, Desmond Bagley, Don Pendleton, Donald Hamilton, fiction, fiction writing, fictional heroes, heroes, heroic fiction, inspiration, Jack Higgins, Lee Child, Mickey Spillane, Mitch Rapp, Nelson DeMille, psychological growth, Robert B. Parker, Robert Bidinotto, Robert Crais, self help, Stephen Hunter, thriller heroes, thrillers, vigilante fiction, vigilante heroes, Vince Flynn | 2 Comments

Vigilante Author — or Cultist?

Posted on June 1, 2013 4:12 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Posted in Book business, Essays, Humor, Publishing Advice, Self-Publishing, Traditional publishing | Tagged cultism, hybrid authors, hybrid publishing, indie authors, indie publishing, publishing, publishing options, Rob W. Hart, Robert Bidinotto, Salon, self-publishing, traditional publishers, traditional publishing, vigilante author, writing | 4 Comments

Category Archives: Essays

A Reader’s Guide to Seminal Vigilante Heroes

Your Book of Gold

Authors — Is It the Best of Times, or the Worst of Times?

My Post at The Kill Zone: Presenting Controversial Ideas in Fiction

One Word You Won’t Find in My Novels

So, What Is a Thriller?

Must Today’s Successful Author Be a Writing Machine?

Authors, What Are Your REAL Priorities?

Fictional Heroes and Personal Transformation

Vigilante Author — or Cultist?

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