Criminal Element is a great mystery/thriller blog, done by professional peoples in the Manhattan.
Go read these things I wrote for them. DO IT NOW.
The Ten Least-Thrilling Thriller Clichés
The Top Ten Action Mystery Clichés
Death Brackets: The Contest and The Contestants
Who’s the toughest of the literary tough guys? I put eight master detectives vs. eight spies, assassins and anti-heroes in a fight to the death. But first they have to find the other…
Eight master detectives
1) Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
2) Jack Reacher by Lee Child
3) Philip Marlowe by Raymond Chandler
4) Dave Robicheaux by James Lee Burke
5) Spenser by Robert B. Parker
6) Easy Rawlins by Walter Mosley
7) Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly
8) Mike Hammer by Mickey Spillane
Sherlock the Holmes, dean of the master detectives
Eight spies, assassins and anti-heroes
1) James Bond by Ian Fleming
2) Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
3) John Rain by Barry Eisler
4) Quiller by Elleston Trevor
5) Jack Ryan by Tom Clancy
6) Skink by Carl Hiaasen
7) Hannibal Lecter by Thomas Harris
8) George Smiley by John Le Carré
Daniel Craig makes for a great 007
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: First Round, Part 1
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: First Round, Part 2
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: Quarter Finals
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: Semi-Finals
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: The Championship!
For two years or whatever, I blogged three times a week about publicity, speechwriting, public relations and scandals for The New York Times about.com. IT WAS INTERESTING. Also, I got checks every month from The New York-Frigging Times, which, as a journalism major, is pretty damn cool.
If you are an author, actor, director, politician, professional athlete, rock star, user of social media or otherwise in the public eye, THESE POSTS ARE USEFUL TO YOU.
If you live in an ice cave, you can safely ignore all this stuff and go back to tanning that elk hide.
Publicity for authors and writers (but not POETS, who are mostly annoying)
Bestseller Bob Mayer on PR for Authors in a Chaotic Publishing World
Public Relations for Authors – Barry Eisler
Barry Eisler, thriller writer and literary muffin of stud
Book Buzz – Building Relationships is Key to Publicity for Authors
How the Web is Changing Publicity for Authors
Tips from the Field: Heather Drucker, Book Publicist
How to Get a Job as a Book Publicist
Top 10 Myths about Publicity and Public Relations
Top 10 Myths about Public Relations
Myth 1: Any Press is Good Press
Myth 2: PR is All about Press Releases and Press Conferences
Myth 3: Once You Break Through with Publicity, You’re Golden
Myth 4: Publicity is Free and Easy
Myth 5: You Need to Hire an Expensive PR Firm
Myth 6: Good Products Don’t Need Publicity – - Only Bad Products Do
Myth 7: Public Relations Can’t be Measured and is Therefore Worthless
Myth 8: PR Means Schmoozing and Controlling the Press
Myth 9: Only Ex-Reporters Can Do It
Myth 10: Public Relations is Spin, Slogans and Propaganda
The basics, which is were all NOOBS MUST START
What’s the Most Effective Form of Media Coverage? Print vs. the Internet vs. Television
What is Public Relations, and How Do You Do It?
Using Narrative Tools in PR – Why the Inverted Pyramid MUST DIE
How to Catch the Eye of the Press and Public
Don’t Do It By the Numbers: Word Counts and Time Budgets Can Fool You
Timing Is Everything: What Is The News Cycle, And How Does It Work?
News Cycle – Typical Day At A Newspaper: The Time Of Day – And Day Of The Week – Matters
Off The Record, On Background And Not For Attribution: What These Phrases Mean And Why It Matters
Time, Money and Words: How Long Does It Take, And How Much Does it Cost?
Why You Need a Media Plan: Big or Small, You Need a Media Plan
Trends are important, people
Don’t Believe the Hype: Newspapers Are Alive and Kicking
Media May Be in Flux – But PR Business is Booming Again
Social media and social networking ARE NOT THE SAME THING
Word of Mouth and Viral Public Relations: If Your Images Are Strong Enough, You Don’t Need Words
How to Maximize Social Media for Public Relations
Social Media 101: A Revolution in Public Relations
Social Media 201: Different Tools for Different PR Jobs
Are Bloggers Parasites on the Mainstream Media?
How Many Followers and Fans Do You Need?
How to Publish a Daily E-newspaper — Effortlessly
Social Networking Synergy for PR
Click and Share — Is it a Smart Idea for Public Relations?
The Shift Toward News on Portable Devices
Mobile News Consumers Are Opinion Leaders
The Shift to Hyper-Local Media
All Public Relations Is Local: Hyper-Local News Is Changing Everything
News Collectors Are Turning Into News Gatherers
What Are News Aggregators, and How Will They Change Public Relations?
How Should PR pros Deal with News Aggregators?
Not-so-basic publicity stuff
Handling Bad News and Scandals
How Effective Is Your Message? Achieving Stickiness
The Yin and Yang of Word Counts
Dialogue Versus Monologue in Public Relations
How to ID and Reach All of Your Audiences: Audience Analysis 101
How to Find the Right Media Mix: Reaching a Mass Audience in Public Relations
4 Ways to Respond to Bad Press
Five Reasons to Monitor Your Media
The Care and Feeding of Media Lists: Building Different Lists for Different Purposes
How to Use Charts and Graphs in PR Presentations
Taking Your Lumps in the Press: Not Every Bad Story Can Be Fixed, and That’s a Good Thing
How to Interpret and Use Polls in Public Relations
Who are Opinion Leaders, and Why Do They Matter? Shaping Public Opinion at the Grass Roots
Putting Opinion Leaders to Work: Opinion Leaders Can Be Vital to Any Public Relations Effort
What Do You Want Your Quote to Be? Soundbites Are Getting Shorter
Tips From The Field: Public Information Officer
Why reporters HATE press releases
‘I Want a Press Release’ is Often Wrong
Why Reaching Your Audience Takes More than a Single Press Release
Why A Story Kit Is Often Smarter Than A Single Media Product
Why you should avoid holding press conferences FOREVER AND EVER
When To Hold A Press Conference – And When Not To
Avoiding Big Problems with Press Conferences
Preparing For A Successful Press Conference: Planning And Practice, Location And Length
Writing stuff that ACTUALLY WORKS
Why Most PR Products Get Ignored: How to Avoid the Slush Pile
How To Write A Letter To The Editor
Before You Start Writing An Oped
Reaching Your Audience with Public Service Announcements
How to write and wield TALKING POINTS
Three Blueprints for Talking Points
Talking Points Need Structure and Discipline
Curing the PR Disease of Talking Paragraphs
How to write KILLER headlines and hooks
Killer Headlines and Hooks: Headlines and Intros 101
Hit Them With a Hard Headline and a Soft Hook: Headlines and Intros 201
Cut Your Headlines and Paragraphs In Half: Headlines and Intros 301
Writing Hard Headlines and Intros: Headlines and Intros 401
Soft Intros Aren’t for Sissies: Headlines and Intros 402
Writing Advanced Intros: Headlines and intros 403
Photos and video, they are your FRIENDS
If you’re not on TV, you don’t exist
Three mug Shot Mistakes and How to Fix Them
How to Stage and Use Group Photos: Avoiding the Dreaded Staged Photo
How To Take and Use Action Photos: Readers Are Attracted to Motion
How to Turn Mug Shots and Group Photos into Action Shots
Doing battle with rumors, lies and propaganda, which are EVIL
Defending Against Rumors, Lies and Propaganda: Defense Against the Dark Arts
How to Fight Rumors, Lies and Propaganda
Why Rumors are So Viral and Damaging
Rumors Can Plant False Memories
Examples of Rumors and Public Relations
What is Propaganda, and How Does It Work?
Planning for AMAZING media events
The Purpose And History of Town Hall Meetings: Thousands Of Years Old, Still Relevant Today
Setting Up A Town Hall Meeting: Scheduling, Publicizing And Staffing
Following Up After A Town Hall Meeting
How To Organize A Debate: Types Of Debates And Tips For Holding Them
How To Organize A Listening Tour
How To Organize A Media Availability
How To Organize A Photo Op: Location, Lighting And Action
How To Organize A Speaking Tour: Persuading The Public In Person
How To Organize An Editorial Board Tour: Dialogues And Debates
Rules of the Road – 6 Key Tips for Going on Tour
Name recognition is KING
Why Name Recognition is Key in Public Relations: Name recognition 101
How Name Recognition Works: Name recognition 201
Four Ways to Boost Name Recognition: Name Recognition 301
Giving killer speeches, just because you CAN
Using the Tools of Rhetoric in Public Relations
Rhetoric 101: Three Parts Of Rhetoric And Three Types Of Debates
Rhetoric 102: The Right Kind Of Persuasion
Rhetoric 103: Avoiding Fallacies
Rhetoric 104: Know Your Audience
Rhetoric 501: How to Write a Short Speech
Rhetoric 502: Putting A Short Speech On An Index Card
Rhetoric 503: How To Practice Short Speeches
Rhetoric 601: How To Write A Keynote Speech
Rhetoric 602: Writing A Keynote Speech For A Client
Rhetoric 603: How To Write A Keynote Speech For Yourself
Rhetoric 604: Seven Ways to Prepare For A Keynote Speech
What You Can Learn From Great Speeches
Rhetoric 610: Learning From Lincoln: Less Is More
Rhetoric 611: Learning From Churchill: Passion and Resolve
Rhetoric 612: Learning from Reagan: Specifics and Real People
How To Prepare For Different Speeches
The Promise and Perils of Presentations
Why You Must Cross-Train Public Speaking Muscles
How President Obama Announced Osama Bin Laden’s Death to the World
Case studies – You’re doing it WRONG
3 Key Lessons from the Charlie Sheen PR Debacle
Facebook Gets Caught in PR Scandal: A Whisper Campaign vs Google Boomerangs on Facebook
The Gallagher Brothers Go to Court – Against Each Other
Pay No Attention to the Clown Holding a Shaving-Cream Pie
Hacking and Bribery Scandal Destroys The News of the World
Case studies – OK, you’re doing it right
Betty White Named Most Trusted Public Figure in U.S.
How PETA Targets A Global Audience
How PETA Uses Publicity Stunts to Spread Their Message
PETA.XXX – Brilliant Move or Insanely Dangerous PR Stunt?
NFL Draft Picks Live and Die by Publicity
Case studies about the POLITICS
Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminates His Good Public Image
The Arizona Shootings: Reacting to a National Tragedy
How a Press Conference Finally Killed the Birthers
Trump for President: a PR Stunt that Backfired
Walking Off a Live TV Show: Terrible Gaffe or Brilliant PR Move?
The Kerfluffle Over Newt Gingrich and His Allegedly Fake Twitter Followers
When Coming in Third is Worse than Finishing Last
The Public Relations Battle About the U.S. Debt Limit
Political PR: Race for the White House
Weinergate: The Fall of a Promising Politician
How Rep. Weiner Lost Control of His Own Press Conference
Palin Goes Rogue on Paul Revere’s Ride
Case studies about millionaires who PLAY WITH BALLS
Jorge Posada: Why Pro Athletes Can’t Be Seen as Quitters
Lessons Learned from LeBron James and the Miami Heat
Case studies from AROUND THE WORLD
Egypt: The First Twitter Revolution?
Um… WOW!
Yeah, that’s all I have to say.
at risk of prompting an as yet unknown response – where is agatha? just discovered and devouring your splendid blog
Huh?
mkdanaher, is, I believe referring to Agatha Christie.