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Corporate/financial thrillers: What's the draw?
The corporate/financial thriller genre, though not distinctly included within many publication service providers' classification categories, ought to be ripe for readers’ indulgence.

Thomas Papa
Aug 244 min read


Powering up boring business presentations: Tips from fiction
Useful tips for captivating business presentations can be drawn from fiction writing. Foremost: Don’t bore the audience.

Thomas Papa
Feb 264 min read


Light bulb moment: Paris, 2024
A riveting photo-finish at the Olympics’ signature sprint event imparted a few lessons, which could be pertinent for writers. Particularly, when one’s creativity is stifled by heightened stakes — Letting the words and story come naturally is key.

Thomas Papa
Feb 215 min read


Business book: Smarta**es
Instructive book about venal business leaders

Thomas Papa
Feb 192 min read


Jazzing up boardroom chats: Lessons from The Queen’s Gambit
Clear stakes, a human story, and a running clock are the ingredients to captivate audiences.

Thomas Papa
Feb 172 min read


Scene development: Insights from a 1960s espionage thriller
For fiction writing, compressed character development, clever raising of stakes, and tossing in dilemmas might be the key to revving up boardroom conversations.

Thomas Papa
Feb 152 min read


Author Q & A: Insights on Black and White Smoke
Preparing to launch his new corporate thriller, Black & White Smoke, Thomas V. Papa sat down with C.Hoort to talk about the inspiration and journey in developing the book, and its plot and characters. Relatedly, NewinBooks and the Literary Titan also interviewed the author about the book’s development.

Thomas Papa
Feb 25 min read
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