Global Events & Release Timing for a Novel
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- ecoman
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Global Events & Release Timing for a Novel
- Zain
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You can of course focus on global events that seem likely to happen. Even if they don't, other people will probably expect them to happen, too, and then they are more interested in the topic. It's what happened with all those financial crisis books, for example. I've seen a few books that are about North Korea that suddenly sold well.
I personally would be more interested in the story that is written more to my liking. But I probably would rather look at the one about the younger war than a decade-old one. Not because the other one isn't of any interest to me. It's just that it is part of "my" life, "my" world that is happening right here and right now.
- jcorkman1
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- ecoman
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the deadliest ever seen and the virus is raging ‘‘totally out of control,’’ an official with Doctors Without Borders said Friday (6/20/14). The virus, which causes a particularly nasty form of hemorrhagic fever, has killed 337 people out of 528 infected, the World Health Organization says — making it by far the biggest and deadliest outbreak of Ebola since it was first identified in 1976.
Since this is the virus that the plot for my newest thriller revolves around, would this recent outbreak of Ebola make this novel timely?
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However, there's always a market for thrillers and humans will always be terrified by the idea of deadly viruses. What's scarier than a monster that will kill you slowly and painfully, is invisible, and can come after you from anywhere, even from the air you breathe. And for most humans, social isolation is their greatest fear, so a monster that makes it dangerous to be in the company of other human beings is a particularly scary bugaboo. I imagine you can't go wrong with Ebola, at least for the next 20 years or so.
--Vol. Bobby Sands
- ecoman
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Therefore, even though my novel takes place during December of 2008 and January of 2009, the recent deadly clash between these countries makes my thriller not only timely but informative to potential readers. Also, since my book is fiction, I’m able to present these events in a dramatic fashion. I only hope my efforts help people have a better understanding of what’s going on over there.
- billorton
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