Mark Hosack's Blog, page 3
July 28, 2012
First Chapter Is Up
http://www.scribd.com/doc/100967488/I...
The book will be released in a little over a week -- on August 7th.
Thanks!
Mark
July 10, 2012
The First Word On IDENTITY Is Out — Thank You Michaelbrent Collings!
“Hosack has a real problem: with a first book like Identity, it’s going to be hard to top himself. Populated by likable, interesting characters and a break-neck plot, Identity is that rarest of books: a thriller that knows, first and foremost, how to thrill. I hated reading it because the damn pages wouldn’t turn fast enough. A great big thumbs-up and a high recommendation to anyone who likes the feeling of wanting to peek at the end to see who lives, who dies, and how it all turns out.” – Michaelbrent Collings, bestselling author of The Haunted and Apparition
IDENTITY will be on the interwebs everywhere August 7th.
Pre-Order it now at:
iBook Store with iTunes
June 21, 2012
Mark Finishes His Novel
I think the title of this video blog sums it up!
Mostly…
May 8, 2012
Want To Read A Chapter Of My Book IDENTITY?
Sure you do — or at least pretend like you want to. Pocket Star, Simon & Schuster’s newest imprint, just launched its new website and it features my book IDENTITY.
Just click: pocketstarEbooks.com
From there, you can easily download the Free Pocket Star Ebook Sampler. Read all of the samples, of course — I’m lucky to be in great company here. To read the IDENTITY sample, just head to Page 75, and there I am. Just keep in mind, this isn’t really Chapter One — it’s Chapter Three. So if there are some things that don’t make sense, they will after you read Chapter One, which I’ll gladly post after I finish writing the book.
You can also download the Ebook Sampler on your Kindle / Nook / iPad. Just click on the below links and go to page 75. Happy reading and let me know what you think — ! Unless, that is, you hate it. Then let’s all just move on.
I suppose I should warn you, there’s swearing in this thing–but if you can handle Grisham or Crichton, or if you’ve ever hung out with a sailor, you can handle this.
April 17, 2012
Drum Roll Please … The IDENTITY Cover Revealed!
The corporate greed of Wall Street meets the Hitchcockian suspense of North by Northwest in this thrilling debut by screenwriter Mark Hosack.
One day Paul Majors is a respectable businessman looking into some accounting irregularities in his office’s parent company. The next, he’s wading through a murky world of dark finance, uncovering a vast web of illegal activities in the CEO’s executive circle, being hunted by a ruthless corporate assassin and the FBI, and getting sucked into a second company’s illicit dealings.
As he travels across the United States to unravel the twin mysteries he’s caught in, it’s not clear who Paul can trust—or even who is who. The woman who seduced him at the hotel bar might be there to help, or take him out. The government agents change with a chameleon’s ease. Heck, even Paul’s running around under an assumed name!
In this corporate shell game of names and motivations, Paul’s got 1,500 loyal employees—and his own life—on the line. But it’s becoming dangerously clear that Paul himself is not Too Big to Fail…or be killed.
April 15, 2012
Mark Calls Goldman Sachs
While on Chapter 6, about 15,000 words into my business thriller, Identity, I ran across an investment bank question. I figured that Goldman Sachs, the biggest investment bank on Wall Street, must have the answer.
This video blog is that call.
March 20, 2012
Name Needed by YOU — Competition! Open to all!
Okay everyone –
Name competition!!!
As you all know, I’m madly writing this book, and I’m in need of a good Spanish name. First name only. Male or female. Something that sounds somewhat exotic. Winner gets his or her name published. Losers get high-fives–just swing by my place.
You can post the name here under comments or on my Facebook page.
Have at!!!
Mark
**** UPDATED WITH WINNER ****
Okay, everyone, and the big winner is … Fernanda! With the name … “Fernanda” ! They were all very good, and I picked the name by judging which flowed best with the sentence. Big Congrats to Fernanda Bustamante and to everyone else, I’ve got those High-Fives waiting for you.
March 15, 2012
The Juggling Writer Interview
My writing colleague, maestro of “The Juggling Writer,” and all around good guy, Christopher Gronlund, just posted an interview with me on his blog. Check it out at Interview with Mark Hosack.
Be sure to follow Chris’s blog here: The Juggling Writer.
March 8, 2012
And So It Begins…
On August 7th, 2012, Mark Hosack’s first book, IDENTITY, will be published by Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
There are five long months between this post and the street date.
This blog is that journey.
