The Horn–Michael Burns

Loppemarkeds bok fra Amazon.com til den nette sum av 1.20 US$, altså 7 kroner omtrent.  Norsk bokbransje må skjerpe seg når det gjelder ebøker.

En topp hemmelig SEAL avdeling samt medlemmer fra US' navy faar i oppdrag aa ta kampen opp mot Somaliske pirater. Med seg har de topptrente soldater fra Seals, samt en gruppe kvinner med SEAL trening.

En lystbaat blir ombygget til krigsfartoey, og kamuflert etter alle kunstens regler.

Vil piratene faa mistanke naar de kommer seilende gjennom Aden bukta ?

Min mening:

Innkjoept fra Amazon til den nette sum av 1.20 dollar, eller 7 kroner. Loppemarkeds pris, men boken var bra den og havner elegant på en 5 på terningen. Faktisk bedre enn Wilbur Smith sin vinkling på piratvirksomheten i Somalia.

Terningkast

Michael Burns

As you can see by my different novels, I don't write in just one genre. I'd be bored out of my mind if all I did was write war novels, or mystery novels, or romance novels. I think writers who do that tend to get stale. By delving into new genres, it forces me to do research to make sure I get the content right. Research leads to learning and learning leads to knowledge.

I usually write in the third person, but THE FIRST MIRACLE was written in the first person. Making that seemingly minor change caused me to seriously analyze perspective and in the end it made me a better writer. At the time, I had to make a choice. Writing in the third person would have been easier, but I wanted to try something new.

In early September, I finished a 120 page screenplay based on THE HORN, and during this project I found a number of things in the novel that needed to be changed. I didn't write the screenplay only to make money. I wrote it because I wanted to see if I could do it. Call it a personal challenge. But my philosophy is to constantly challenge myself. Without challenges, we don't improve. In fact, just the opposite--we stagnate. So by challenging myself by writing a screenplay THE HORN became a better novel--a lot better. If I never sell the screenplay, at least I've got the satisfaction of getting a much improved version of this story.

NORTHWOODS AND OTHER SHORT STORIES is my collection of short stories. I discovered that it is actually more difficult to write a short story than a novel, because you have to tell the story in a concise format, and it's almost impossible to get all the necessary elements of fiction (exposition, rising action, climax, resolution, and falling action) crammed neatly into such a short space. So the challenge is doing it and getting it right. Recently, a friend confided in me that one of my short stories, THE HYPNOTIST, is the most erotic thing she's ever read. I was very glad she told me that--it made me realize I must have got the story right.

When I was doing the research for the short story NORTHWOODS, I came across some documents that I had trouble believing. In doing more research for this story, I ordered the appointment logs for a specific day at the White House 'mansion' from the Kennedy Library. What I learned is a real eye opener. I won't spoil it by telling you who really killed John F. Kennedy, but after you read this story, you will be able to figure it out.

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