Andy Zach was born Anastasius Zacharias, in Greece. His parents were both zombies. Growing up, he loved animals of all kinds. After moving to the United States as a child, in high school he won a science fair by bringing toads back from suspended animation. Before turning to fiction, Andy published his PhD thesis “Methods of Revivification for Various Species of the Kingdom Animalia” in the prestigious JAPM, Journal of Paranormal Medicine.Andy, in addition to being the foremost expert on paranormal animals, enjoys breeding phoenixes. He lives in Illinois with his five phoenixes.
Month: October 2016
Resources, Links, and Reviews by Andy Zach
Here you get useful resources and links to the key books that I used in self-publishing. You also get great reviews great books. Finally, you also get links to zombie and fantasy web sites I have found useful and links to other fantasy authors.
Resources and Reviews by Andy Zach on Self-publishing and Writing
Dan Poynter’s Self Publishing Manual Vol 2
How I Sold 30,000 eBooks on Amazon’s Kindle
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Bullies, Bastards, & Bitches: Write Fiction Bad Boys
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Book for Writers, June 3, 2017
By Andy Zach
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This review is from: Bullies, Bastards And Bitches: How To Write The Bad Guys Of Fiction (Paperback)
As a fantasy author, I learned a lot about writing villains. I was in the middle of writing my sequel, “My Undead Mother-in-law” and it ended up much better (according to early readers; it’s not out until July 2017).
Besides villains, Ms. Morrell also covers dark heroes, anti-heroes, sympathetic villains, likable bad guys, neutral characters and truly wicked ones. She has a chapter on psychopaths and sociopaths, too, providing definitions and examples of each. She goes further, giving resources the reader can pursue to understand the psychology of criminals.
Indeed, the many examples she cites of heroes, lovable bad guys, and villains from contemporary culture, fiction, and movies, are probably the best feature of the book. I recommend this book for anyone interested in writing or learning to write.
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