Trigger Guard: A Writer's Guide to Firearms - Hardcover

Grall, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798990134331

Publisher: TactiQuill inc, 2024

Synopsis

“One of the finest research tools of its kind.”
– Jon Land, NYT-bestselling author of The Eighth Trumpet

Don’t be gun-shy.

Guns are featured in almost every form of fiction, and firearms aficionados love to call out mistakes. Fear not: You don’t have to be a gun pro to create accurate gun-related prose.
Retired Green Beret Chris Grall’s Trigger Guard is a one-stop resource for fiction writers about countless firearm-related topics, including:

• The development and evolution of firearms, from the musket to the machine gun
• Detailed illustrations of every weapon discussed
• Basic firearm anatomy
• Types of ammunition and the history of their development
• Realistic firearm malfunctions
• Advice on choosing the right weapon for your character
• instructions for writing dynamic action scenes
• A copyediting style guide
• A detailed glossary of more than 180 firearms-related terms

About this title

About the Authors

Chris Grall is a retired US Special Forces team sergeant with 26 years of service. His first opportunity to be a technical advisor for writers came in 2007 with the book Contagious, by Scott Sigler. Since then he's shared his knowledge of firearms at several conferences and provided technical and tactical advice to many authors.His book, Trigger Guard: A Writer's Guide to Firearms, was inspired by two closely timed events: a conversation on the correct way to express caliber in fiction, and a one-hour session he presented at ThrillerFest, Firearms for Writers.What seemed in the moment as an easy task, turned into a year-long project that included research, graphics production, writing, and learning the ins and outs of self-publishing.Chris swore he would never write a book. The universe heard that and laughed. He's written a novel in the genre of speculative fiction, for which he's trying to find a home. That one may go the self-publishing route as well. Time will tell.He has another work in progress, but those details will have to wait.

#1 New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler is the creator of fifteen novels, six novellas and dozens of short stories. He gives away his stories as weekly, serialized, audiobooks, with over 40 million episodes downloaded.Scott launched his career by releasing his novels as author-read podcasts. His rabid fans were so hungry for each week's episode that they dubbed themselves the "Junkies." The first hit is always free ...He is also is a co-founder of Empty Set Entertainment, which publishes his Galactic Football League series. He lives in San Diego, CA, with his wife and wee little Dogs of Døøm.

Edition details

• Publisher: TactiQuill inc
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798990134331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 370