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Glenn Ashton writes interesting books. If you like international thrillers with interesting plots and characters, lots of detail and fascinating places, then check out my books! On Amazon and as Kindle ebooks, at the low, low price of only 99 cents. HOW CAN YOU LOSE??
2020-07-25 17:51
Where do you get your ideas? We are often asked that, as are most writers. And sometimes it's a difficult question to answer. How we get the ideas is easier: we look for them; we put ours… Read More
2020-07-25 17:49
There is no Planet BDo you think it easy to lay a foundation for a novel? Think again! Every novel needs a storyline, but it also needs a theme – a basic, bedrock, underlying fou… Read More
2020-07-25 17:47
James BondDo you have a worthy villain? Is your Bad Guy bad enough? How do you measure his 'badness'? It's no good just to people your novel with good heroes; you also need villains of su… Read More
2020-07-25 17:43
Where do the ideas for a new book come from? Are there Book Fairies who float around, like Tooth Fairies, circling around those seeking ideas for a new novel, and swooping down to tap the… Read More
2020-07-25 17:40
Can a drunkard give you hope? The answer is Yes! Scratch the surface of any writer and you'll uncover a deep fear of rejection. Your lot as a writer seems to depend on others, and every s… Read More
2020-07-25 17:35
In 2005 Liza Rogak published The Man Behind The Da Vinci Code – An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown. She describes the outline for Seven Powerful Tips used by Dan Brown on his… Read More
2020-07-25 17:29
Gondola in VeniceOur man in Venice ended up taking on a life of his own, and we found ourselves simply having to follow him as he lead us through the canals of his home city.Our Venetian c… Read More
2020-07-25 17:27
Nein! Nein! Nein! Three times we were told during our visit to Berlin in 2009 that we could not see the famous bust of Nefertiti. Alone - Nefertiti in the Old Museum, BerlinShe was not op… Read More
2020-07-25 17:22
I asked Loraine to dance with me, in the garden where Charlton Heston rode his horse while filming The Ten Commandments and in the shade of the hotel where Roosevelt met Churchill to… Read More
2020-07-25 17:15
Continuing our quest for a publisher for Obelisk Seven, our thriller, Loraine and I attended the Surrey International Writers Conference.The conference had arranged a superb roster of pre… Read More
2020-07-25 17:13
Writing a novel gives you the chance to create your own little world, fashion your own people to inhabit it, weave events to move your plotline forward, and set up obstacles to challenge… Read More
2020-04-13 15:48
Part 1 - Excerpts from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined and a desperate search for a cure in a ParkLab laboratory set up i… Read More
2020-04-02 23:43
Part 2 of All 43 extracts from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadlly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 CENTS!)For Part 1 (pos… Read More
2020-04-02 23:20
All 43 Extracts from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents).Note: First 30 posts here… Read More
2020-04-02 02:15
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:15
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:14
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:14
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:14
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:14
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:13
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:13
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:13
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:13
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:12
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:12
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:12
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:12
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:11
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:11
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:11
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:11
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:10
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:10
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:10
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:09
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:09
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:08
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:08
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for ONLY 99 cents): Read More
2020-04-02 02:03
Extract from my novel Silent Lips, which deals with a deadly virus that leads to New York City being quarantined (available as an eBook for only 99 cents):Back in his office, Commissioner Mc… Read More
2020-03-31 00:24
From my kids' book LittleTown: Nuts in a Log"Humph!" said Goodwi the chipmunk.He was sitting next to the old log in which he had stored his nuts. It had a nice hole in one end, b… Read More
2020-03-30 01:35
From my kids’ book LittleTown (available as a Kindle eBook for only 99 cents and as a printed book on Amazon):HOW CAN YOU FLY IF YOU ARE BLIND?It was only when you looked at little Vo… Read More
2020-03-25 16:11
Shutting down New York because a virus has been released inside it, from my novel Silent Lips (click here for more information):"There were seven men in the room when he entered, all… Read More
2020-03-22 23:15
Covid19 has struck New York City and it is reeling with the impact. The Governor is calling on the President to use laws to force manufacturers to produce medical equipment so desperately n… Read More
2019-08-10 18:35
2019-03-15 20:21
Do you think our city and other governments have climate change policies that really really really enthuse citizens? Do you think that our governments would be glad to have at least on… Read More
2018-10-13 18:53
Brooks ClubSome years ago Loraine and I wandered into a deserted bar in London, and sat down at the bar. I mentioned to the bartender that I was looking for a favourite drink for the h… Read More
2017-12-15 05:03
Spent a bit of time getting to know Photoshop, and decided to write a kid’s story with big pictures and rhyming text.The result is Ant and Lily. Its 48 pages show the hunt for a new fr… Read More
2017-12-14 17:15
Here's the gist before the hunt started:The object of Minecraft is to run around and build stuff, block by large pixelated block. That may sound simplistic and boring, but an impressive nu… Read More
2017-07-22 21:01
Over several years I found a large number of public domain images that I could use to illustrate a series of kids books I was planning. I needed to alter the images to fit the storylin… Read More
2017-07-14 20:52
Over several years I found a large number of public domain images that I could use to illustrate a series of kids books I was planning. I needed to alter the images to fit the storylin… Read More
2017-07-13 16:58
It's a massive market in the USA, and is an unreported one, as well!This site has oodles of interesting facts about the romance market; enough to make any would-be author think twice about o… Read More
2017-06-28 00:33
MOM, DAD AND THE TIME CAPSULE HIDDEN IN THE CAVEWhen my partner Loraine had a Significant Birthday coming up, I suggested that we celebrate it by circumnavigating the world, using any means… Read More
2017-06-01 22:52
Scientists are concerned about this, and a recent study of hundreds of massive craters and mounds (some mounds half a mile wide) heightens their concern, as this article explains:But the big… Read More
2017-01-30 21:10
In my How-To book for authors, I recommend using a weekly checklist with your Team of advisors to help you continuously market your own books,This checklist is set out below. Feel free to sh… Read More
2017-01-30 21:10
Straight out of law school, I had to seek articles so that I could be trained in the practice of law, write my qualifying examinations, and then be turned loose on the public as a lawyer.The… Read More
2017-01-28 21:34
Simon Haynes author of yWriteBuilding your novel is tough, but not thinking about how it will be structured is a sure recipe for disaster. If you just plunge into writing, without think… Read More
2016-12-19 18:02
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2016-11-20 23:07
The reread the Michael Moore analysis of the Brexit States (Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan).And click on his speech to hear his stunningly assessment of Trump as Molotov Cocktail.An… Read More
2016-11-20 01:43
London sphinx guarding Thutmose III obeliskHere’s the latest news that Pharoah Tut 3 is making:The find occurred in the context of an archaeological mission known as the "Thutmosis III… Read More
2016-11-10 16:51
Intense navel-gazing for the next six months down south, as the changing of the guard takes place in Washington D.C.But the explanation for the Trump win is not really that hard to find, as… Read More
2016-11-08 17:46
Canadian democracy takes a giant leap forward:A non-binding plebiscite on electoral reform in Prince Edward Island has shown voters support a switch to a form of proportional representatio… Read More
2016-10-27 23:20
This is the canny Moore’s assessment of The Donald’s appeal to so many millions of American voters:MICHAEL MOORE: I know a lot of people in Michigan that are planning to vote for… Read More
2016-09-11 17:46
The latest development in the search in France for those aiming at killing people around the famous 850-year old Notre Dame cathedral in Paris:Molins said the investigation has led to the di… Read More
2016-09-10 23:49
Small Steps to Bigger Book SalesWelcome to my latest HOW-TO book, written for authors who wish to better market their books, and for all those who use social media in some form or another. B… Read More
2016-09-10 20:09
The famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris has for years been a target for terrorists, as this report shows:“Paris landmarks on terrorists’ list October 04, 2010 THE EIFFEL To… Read More
2016-09-09 19:10
Terrorists tried to set off the Notre Dame Cathedral car bombA few minutes ago we learned that one of the women now under arrest tried to set off the car loaded with gas cylinders, that had… Read More
2016-09-09 03:30
2016-09-07 16:25
Months before the vicious terrorist attack on Paris, my latest thriller The Euros: Notre Dame Point Zero, was self-published on Amazon’s Createspace. The elevator speech for The Euros… Read More
2016-01-09 22:01
Every now and then you come across a simple article that manages to pack in it some really extraordinary advice. The one below is worth your time to read. If you want to give a New Year&rsqu&hell…Read More
2015-10-23 16:33
Future EarthsSeems we’re only just started the Earth-making process in the universe:Based on Peeples and Behroozi's calculations, only about 8 percent of the planets of this type… Read More
2015-08-18 00:42
James Patterson, WunderWriterRead this and then go to this website for more information from the phenomenally successful author James Patterson about his method of writing.Patterson has 21 l… Read More
2015-06-03 16:29
Author M.K. (Mary) TodEver wondered whether your marketing efforts are the same as, better than or worse than those of other authors? Then this survey of over 2,000 readers and writers might… Read More
2015-05-16 18:16
Most of us would be at home taking tea at Dr. Johnson’s, hearing the contact of a civilized man with society discussed with British common sense and good nature, with British idiosyncr… Read More
2015-05-16 18:16
Your 50-Step Checklist for Publishing your Kindle eBookYou’ve finished typing your manuscript and now you face publishing it as an eBook on Kindle. How do you go about it? If you&rsquo&hell…Read More
2015-05-16 18:15
A Writer of History blog post has links to the latest survey of readers of historical fiction, as well as a summary of results of the latest 2013 survey, at this site.Here are some of the 20… Read More
2015-05-16 18:14
There are lessons to be learned from opinions of readers in various surveys, and the 2012 survey gives some good ones for self-published authors.In the 2012 survey of readers of historical f… Read More
2015-05-16 18:14
Not that much information out there in the market place about who earns what in the world of publishing, once you move away from the traditional publishers and their stables of “safe&r&hell…Read More
2015-05-16 18:14
Thomas Eckert, The Man who Broke PokersOn Good Friday, April 14, 1865, President Lincoln went to see Laura Keene in Our American Cousinat Ford’s Theatre. A lone assassin, the actor Joh… Read More
2015-04-26 21:17
Amazon 5-Star Review of The Euros: Notre Dame Point ZeroHere is the review:The Euros grab the headlines and the reader!By BOBA on March 1 2015Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase Like ma… Read More
2015-04-13 19:59
In Save the Cat! Blake Snyder talks about a writer needing the beating ability –he describes it as a battle cry of Let's beat it out!What's with the beat?It's about structure, Blake sa… Read More
2015-04-13 19:56
As a self-published author, you will need a Promotion Plan that provides for the use of social media networks in order to market your books.With my latest book, Your Purrfect Way to Publish… Read More
2015-03-28 23:44
Welcome to my latest book, written for authors who wish to better market their books, and for all those who use social media in some form or another.Based on proven marketing methods, Small… Read More
2015-03-28 03:43
If you are an author and a wannabe published one, you probably dip into articles on the Internet for hints about how to publish and promote your books. And if you are like me, you are often… Read More
2015-03-28 03:42
Ever since we wrote Obelisk Seven, we have been surprised by the number of people who have raved about their first encounters with an obelisk while holidaying in Europe.We tell them of our f… Read More
2015-03-28 03:41
Just noticed that LittleTown had its first review on Amazon – and was awarded 5 stars by the reviewer, Happy Reader. Here is the review:My daughter is 10 years old and couldn't put thi… Read More
2015-03-28 03:24
I've just read a delightful review on Amazon of my new book, Your Purrfect Way to Publish & Promote Your Amazon & Kindle Books.It's been given 5 stars by the reviewer, also an author… Read More
2015-03-28 03:23
... with an epilogue showing a small terrorist-hunting Dane placing five red roses on a grave while he says: “We got them, Marc. All of them.”This is what Cupid’s Crescent… Read More
2015-03-28 03:22
Glenn AshtonIf you have subscribed to my author Newsletter using the subscription form on my author blog, then this is for you.I hope that you have fun reading my Newsletter and author blog… Read More
2015-03-28 03:21
Thought I would give my how-to book another shameless plug – the delightful review on Amazon of my book, Your Purrfect Way to Publish & Promote Your Amazon & Kindle Books said… Read More
2015-03-28 03:21
Venice - by Edward A. GoodallThe climax of our novel, Obelisk Seven, takes place in the Doge's Palace in the heart of Venice. In an earlier post (reproduced here), we explored the histo… Read More
2015-03-28 03:20
Right in the heart of Paris is the Notre Dame cathedral, which celebrated its 850th birthday a little while ago. If you plan to visit Paris, then you should download my book from Amazon (a p… Read More
2014-11-27 21:38
Lucy, Glenn's ancient ancestorForgeddabout Ancestry.com – all I need to do to find out who my ancestors are, is to read this article:It is not even clear where in Africa modern humans… Read More
2014-11-27 12:23
Every now and then a rare book surfaces, worth a fortune; and even less rarely, a rare book that might solve an enduring mystery comes to light.This is the case this week:Few scholars have y… Read More
2014-11-27 00:28
Just returned from touring the Joshua Tree National Park in California, and discovered something remarkable. President Richard Nixon, of Watergate fame, is not honoured by having his likenes… Read More
2014-11-27 00:25
USA problems in copingToday we saw an ebola nurse defy the order of the Governor of her state to remain in quarantine, after she returned from ebola-stricken Africa. Kaci Hickox took to the… Read More
2014-11-27 00:25
After visiting the huge battlefield of Gettysburg, Loraine and I drove down to see Harpers Ferry, the first time for both of us.A memorable place, it is a small town, located at a point wher… Read More
2014-11-27 00:25
After visiting the huge battlefield of Gettysburg, Loraine and I drove down to see Harpers Ferry, the first time for both of us.A memorable place, it is a small town, located at a point wher… Read More
2014-10-09 02:33
London gatesLondon was not part of the aristocratic system. Its municipality was no less independent and democratic than it had been in the Middle Ages. It had always been a third power in t… Read More
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