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Creating Comedy: The Genesis of Tinman

Rock n Roll Reilly — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:15:58 +0000

Creating Comedy 101. Find how Marc Reilly created the main characters, plots and theme for his comedy/caper books featured in the Tinman Series. Discover how one writer thinks and creates. The Genesis of Tinman I’ve written many things in my life, but none of them include all my favorite subjects, except, The Tinman Series. Indeed, […]

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Reno: Little City, Big Character Part 1

Rock n Roll Reilly — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 23:24:57 +0000

In any novel, the main location hopefully functions as both atmosphere and character. When I set out to write the Tinman Series, I wondered where I should place my gang of crooks. I’ve lived in many places, including nine cities, and had enough in-depth knowledge of these locales to place my series in any one […]

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Reno: Little City, Big Character Part 2

Rock n Roll Reilly — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:34:34 +0000

Reno: Little City, Big Character Part 1 described how I came to choose Reno as the primary location for the Tinman Series. Once this decision was firmly embedded in my work, I set about looking for key locations within the city to use in the books. The first locale I was searching for was the […]

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