SCOTT SMITH

Two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane-the pilot is dead and his duffle bag contains four million dollars in cash. In order to hide, keep, and share the fortune, these ord

Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins. After a long journey into the jungle, the group come across a partly camouflaged trail and a captivating hillside covered with red flowers. Lured by these, the group move closer until they happen across a gun-toting Mayan horseman who orders them away. In the midst of the confrontation, one of the group steps inadvertently backwards into the flowering vine. And at that moment their world changes for ever...

Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine. Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacationsun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site . . . and the terrifying presence that lurks there.

Mexiko: Sonne, Strand, Meer und ... Tequila. Nichts anderes haben sich Jeff und Amy, Eric und Stacy für ihren Urlaub erträumt. Die vier Amerikaner faulenzen am Strand von Cancún, als sie einen jungen

Do You Dream of Retiring and Making a Living As a Writer? Learn How!Do you dream of one day retiring and spending the rest of your days sitting on your couch and watching TV? Maybe! But if you do, then you probably are not reading this description! Most people, even in retirement, want to have a job. We may not call it a job, or even think about it as a job--but we want to do something.For many people, that job is writing that great story theyve had in their head for years. While these people typically dream of making a good income out of it, most never do. Its not because their book was no good. Its because they never took the time to understand how to do it right. They spent months--years even--working on something they cared deeply for, but only a few hours maximum thinking about how they would get people to read it.The goal of this book isnt to tell you how to write your story. There are plenty of books on that. The goal of this book is to help you with that next step in the journey: publishing it. And by publishing it, I dont mean helping you find a publisher or agent who will do the heavy lifting for you--I mean helping you do it yourself through self-publishing and bring home the income most writers only dream of!Its going to show you the strategies used by thousands of writers (myself included) to turn their passion for storytelling into something thats more than a hobby--something that has an actual livable income that comes with it.Are you ready to start your retirement career? Lets go!Note: this book is based of "The Six Figure Writer"; it has an expanded section covering formatting and publishing.

Are Your Ready to Quit Your Job and Make a Living As An Author? I was offered my first book deal before the age of 30. I was over the moon! I had a literary agent, and one of the top publishers in the country; when the book was published, there were even mega-production studios calling my agent to inquire about the rights.Its what every author dreams of, right?!Kind of. Sort of. No!It used to be. But that was several years ago. That was before the birth of the first real game-changer since Gutenbergs press: the Amazon Kindle.The Kindle itself didnt rock the industry to its core - rather, it was the self-publishing platform that came with it: Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)Authors could always self-publish, but prior to KDP, it was something you did when no publisher would take a chance on you. After KDP, authors were proving that for the price of $0, you could have your book published not only electronically, but in print as well. In a very short time, authors started using KDP and becoming millionaires!I started using KDP (as well as other publishing distribution channels) way back when it first opened its doors, and I havent looked back. Ive launched several imprints and have sold over 2,000,000 books. In this book, Ill show you how I, and other authors, have done it.A word of caution: this isnt a how-to publish a book on KDP; if you need a step-by-step on how to navigate through the KDP dashboard, then there are other books that cover that (but seriously, publishing through KDP is ridiculously easy!). This book is to help you launch your book and attract more readers.

Jump Start Your Career As a Childrens Writer!Many years ago, I had the idea for my first picture book. I sat on in for years for one reason and one reason only: I couldnt draw. Like at all! Even my stick figures looked terrible!I hoped one day to be connected with an illustrator who couldnt write, but one day I decided to stop waiting and start doing! I got proactive and started looking for an illustrator. And it wasnt as much as I anticipated. I realized that this was something that really could be done on a budget!This book is twofold: One, its for writers like me who need to know how to find an illustrator on a budget Two, its for childrens writers who are hoping to one day make a living doing this. Lets be clear: This is not an easy career; nor is one you will get rich quick at. But if you are ready for some hard work, then read on!Note: this book is based of "The Six Figure Writer"; it has an expanded section covering Childrens Authorship.

In this coming of age story of a man who never really comes of age, musician Sam Greene loses his best friend and mentor, Jazz great, Ben Webster (the piano player, not the saxophonist) and his life spins out of control. He gets himself into a love triangle (which is mainly in his head,) develops a boil on his backside, and gets stalked by Jerry Springer to play his 1999 Y2K, New Years Eve party.

Comptable dans un coin reculé de l’Ohio où il a grandi, Hank Mitchell a l’impression d’être passé à côté de sa vie. Son frère, Jacob, erre de bar en bar, en ressassant la perte de la ferme familiale

Unos jóvenes norteamericanos que pasan unas vacaciones en México ven cómo sus días de diversión se convierten en una pesadilla. Lo que en un principio iba a ser un trekking emocionante por la jungla mexicana, se convertira en una caza y captura en la que ellos seran las victimas.Inquietante y aterradora, Las ruinas posee la misma tension in crescendo que caracterizo a Un plan sencillo, asi como recuerda algunas de las mejores obras de Stephen King y la perturbadora novela La playa, de Alex Garland (publicada por Ediciones B y llevada al cine con Leonardo Di Caprio como protagonista).Stephen King dice de ella: Suspense al mas puro estilo Ruth Rendell. Smith pretende aterrorizar al lector y lo consigue, y lo hace de una manera directa, sin atajos: Las ruinas es un prolongado grito de horror. La estancia en Mexico de sus protagonistas es el equivalente actual de lo que fuera en su dia Tiburon en las playas de Nueva Inglaterra.

Superior horror literatureNew York TimesA compelling set-up and provocative premiseKirkusTheres no let-up, not so much as a chapter-break where you can catch your breath Stephen King__________________Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins.After a long journey into the jungle, the group come across a partly camouflaged trail and a captivating hillside covered with red flowers. Lured by these, the group move closer until they happen across a gun-toting Mayan horseman who orders them away. In the midst of the confrontation, one of the group steps inadvertently backwards into the flowering vine. And at that moment their world changes for ever...

Spectacular. . . . Ten shades blacker and several corpses grimmer than the novels of John Grisham. . . . Do yourself a favor. Read this book. Entertainment WeeklyTwo brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a planethe pilot is dead and his duffle bag contains four million dollars in cash. In order to hide, keep, and share the fortune, these ordinary men all agree to a simple plan.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine in "the best horror novel of the new century" (Stephen King). Also a major motion picture!Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacationsun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site ... and the terrifying presence that lurks there."The Ruins does for Mexican vacations what Jaws did for New England beaches. Entertainment Weekly Smiths nail-biting tension is a pleasure all its own.... This stuff isnt for the faint of heart. New York Post A story so scary you may never want to go on vacation, or dig around in your garden, again. USA Today

Hank, su hermano y un amigo encuentran cuatro millones y medio de dólares en una avioneta estrellada. Para quedarse con el botín trazan un plan por el que Hank, el único de ellos que cuenta con un empleo estable y que aparenta ser un hombre respetable, guardara el dinero hasta que nadie lo reclame y puedan repartirselo. Pero la intervencion de la esposa de Hank y la irrupcion de un inoportuno granjero pondran en peligro sus proyectos.