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Saturday Special: Fascinated or Frightened?

By Diane on August 23, 2014 in Behind The Book, Beyond The Covers, Blog

Over on my blog this week, we explored a couple of fascinating and frightening topics.

1) The idea of creating a database of faces that can be analyzed by technology is both fascinating and frightening. If a machine could scan your face to reveal your identity, banking passwords, and personal information, would you be mostly fascinated or mostly frightened?

2) This one is 100% terrifying: There are scam artists out there who make a bundle through virtual kidnapping. For tips to avoid becoming a victim, CLICK HERE.

3) The Hunt for Jack Reacher: Is the Big Guy Fascinating or Frightening? As we are reminded in Jack in the Green, Lee Child’s creation is one extremely noticeable, yet extremely elusive guy.

“Jack Reacher. He didn’t stay long. But I’m told he never does.”

So what’s the verdict? Fascinating or Frightening?

Meanwhile —

Caffeinate and Carry On!

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How To Avoid Virtual Kidnapping

By Diane on August 21, 2014 in Blog

Forewarned is Forearmed 16th Century Proverb Did you know that virtual kidnapping is as pervasive as telemarketing? (It’s crazy the things you learn while researching your next thriller novel. Virtual kidnapping is a topic I explored during research for my book, Flight 12: A Jess Kimball Thriller.) Here’s how virtual kidnapping works. Typically, the scam artist calls […]

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Could Your Face Be In A Database?

By Diane on August 19, 2014 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

In the future, you may not need a PIN at the ATM. Technology is advancing to the point that a machine could scan your face, immediately know who you are, clear you for fraud, and allow you to make your transaction. I started thinking about this technology when I was writing Jack in the Green […]

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Saturday Special: Let’s Indulge Ourselves!

By Diane on August 16, 2014 in Blog

Jess Kimball of Fatal Distraction and Flight 12 fame is inspired by Dominick Dunne, the famous movie producer-turned-journalist/victim’s rights advocate. If you could have lunch with one person who has inspired you either professionally or personally, who would it be? Maybe on the menu would be something like this, if we’re lucky. Indulgent, I know. […]

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Lunch with Dominick Dunne

By Diane on August 14, 2014 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

If he were still alive today, Jess Kimball would have lunch with Dominick Dunne, a man who inspired her. In short, although they never met, Jess views Dominick Dunne as a mentor. Jess Kimball, of Fatal Distraction, Fatal Enemy, and Flight 12: A Jess Kimball Thriller is alone in the world. Her son, Peter, was kidnapped as an infant when […]

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Flight 12: New Release From Cheryl Bradshaw!

By Diane on August 12, 2014 in Blog

Good news, reader friends! The latest FLIGHT 12 book is out TODAY! Cheryl Bradshaw’s Flight 12: A Sloane Monroe Thriller is the newest release in this ongoing project. Sometimes even the most innocent vacations turn deadly… A fancy hotel. A weekend getaway. For Sloane Monroe, rest has finally arrived, until the lights go out and her nightmare begins. […]

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Saturday Special: Beyond Coffee, How Did Your Week Taste?

By Diane on August 9, 2014 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

When I’m writing fiction, it’s not enough just to narrate the action and the plot. A good book involves all five of the senses — and then some. So, for this week’s Saturday Special, let’s look at five highlights from the past week — one representing each of the main senses. Start with … TOUCH: I […]

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The Best Travel Apps: Not A Drill

By Diane on August 7, 2014 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

Delta recently named 85 of the top travel improvements of the past 200 years. Among the most notable improvements listed? Travel Guide Apps. Jack Reacher doesn’t need Travel Apps because he doesn’t have a smart phone. But I do. And so do Otto & Gaspar on the Hunt for Reacher. After all, this is not […]

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Who Says We Only Have 5 Senses?

By Diane on August 5, 2014 in Blog

You know what the traditional five senses are: sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch. So what sense is FBI Special Agent Carlos Gaspar using when, in Jack in the Green, we learn: “It was his sixth sense that rankled.” –Jack in the Green At the time, Gaspar is arriving at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base […]

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Saturday Special: Our Best Traits

By Diane on August 2, 2014 in Blog

The news of this week had me thinking about character traits in leaders, and that tops this week’s Saturday Special: 1. FEMALE LEADERS like Governor Helen Sullivan in Fatal Distraction are effective because they are shown to be better than men at several important leadership qualities: taking initiative, driving for results, integrity and honesty. But […]

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