BRAIN vs. BRAWN - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T09:35:44Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/brain-vs-brawn?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A382111&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI don't think one necessarily…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-27:537324:Comment:3827482013-11-27T18:00:14.469ZMartin Roy Hillhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MartinRoyHill
<p>I don't think one necessarily negates the other.Tough guys can be smart guys. Most special operations warriors have college degrees and many have advanced degrees, even the enlisted. It's not unusual to find a Special Forces sergeant with a PhD.</p>
<p>I don't think one necessarily negates the other.Tough guys can be smart guys. Most special operations warriors have college degrees and many have advanced degrees, even the enlisted. It's not unusual to find a Special Forces sergeant with a PhD.</p> When guns turn up in my stori…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-21:537324:Comment:3823122013-11-21T17:56:57.166ZStephen Seitzhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StephenSeitz
<p>When guns turn up in my stories, I try to use them as they are used in real life: never for a good reason. I've covered too gun crimes ever to believe otherwise.</p>
<p>When guns turn up in my stories, I try to use them as they are used in real life: never for a good reason. I've covered too gun crimes ever to believe otherwise.</p> I prefer the more cerebral, m…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-21:537324:Comment:3822142013-11-21T16:34:55.774ZDan L. Colemanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanLColeman931
<p>I prefer the more cerebral, myself. It's good to know a protag. or his sidekick can and will drop a bad guy when necessary, but it has to be quick and not part of some excitement that builds to it. The emotions of a thriller aren't that important to me; it's the plot and the road to resolution that intrigue me most. When the car chase or big shoot-out begins, I skip it or quit reading altogether.</p>
<p>I prefer the more cerebral, myself. It's good to know a protag. or his sidekick can and will drop a bad guy when necessary, but it has to be quick and not part of some excitement that builds to it. The emotions of a thriller aren't that important to me; it's the plot and the road to resolution that intrigue me most. When the car chase or big shoot-out begins, I skip it or quit reading altogether.</p> Oops. Sorry, I didn't know y…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-18:537324:Comment:3824462013-11-18T17:43:04.435ZJed Powerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JedPower
<p>Oops. Sorry, I didn't know you were involved.</p>
<p>Oops. Sorry, I didn't know you were involved.</p> I have two Sherlock Holmes bo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-18:537324:Comment:3822732013-11-18T13:43:04.784ZStephen Seitzhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StephenSeitz
<p>I have two Sherlock Holmes books in print right now, and I've never heard a peep from the estate. They have no legs to stand on and they know it.</p>
<p>I have two Sherlock Holmes books in print right now, and I've never heard a peep from the estate. They have no legs to stand on and they know it.</p> Didn't say I agree with it, S…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-17:537324:Comment:3822682013-11-17T22:08:24.315ZJed Powerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JedPower
<p>Didn't say I agree with it, Steve. Just that that's the estate's argument and some people say they may win.</p>
<p>I'm not interested in using the characters. If I were thinking about it, I would wait until a decision is made. No sense in wasting your time.</p>
<p>Didn't say I agree with it, Steve. Just that that's the estate's argument and some people say they may win.</p>
<p>I'm not interested in using the characters. If I were thinking about it, I would wait until a decision is made. No sense in wasting your time.</p> Ah, yes. Those awful mysteri…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-17:537324:Comment:3821872013-11-17T21:54:48.787ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Ah, yes. Those awful mysteries from the so-called golden age.</p>
<p>Ah, yes. Those awful mysteries from the so-called golden age.</p> It's a really awful argument,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-17:537324:Comment:3823622013-11-17T20:03:25.829ZStephen Seitzhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StephenSeitz
<p>It's a really awful argument, and opens up entirely new cans of worms should it actually win. It would bring many, many series characters, like Fu Manchu, back under copyright if that works. </p>
<p>Les Klinger has brought a case asking the courts to determine Sherlock Holmes to be in the Public domain once and for all. The current rule is life of the author plus 75 years. Conan Doyle died in 1930. Do the math. Holmes is in the public domain, and character development has nothing to do with…</p>
<p>It's a really awful argument, and opens up entirely new cans of worms should it actually win. It would bring many, many series characters, like Fu Manchu, back under copyright if that works. </p>
<p>Les Klinger has brought a case asking the courts to determine Sherlock Holmes to be in the Public domain once and for all. The current rule is life of the author plus 75 years. Conan Doyle died in 1930. Do the math. Holmes is in the public domain, and character development has nothing to do with it.</p>
<p></p> I will confess to having read…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-17:537324:Comment:3821862013-11-17T17:38:20.293ZAndrew Drummondhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AndrewDrummond
<p>I will confess to having read The Complete Sherlock Holmes on three occasions. And in the mid 1980s, I was hooked on the Granada TV series, starring Jeremy Brett. But now I am less than convinced. How many modern writers could get away with using the reappearance of a wronged colonial from 20 (or so) years ago, who has not been introduced until the final chapter? I do still like "The Mystery of the Six Napoleons". Very clever and not a wronged colonial in sight!</p>
<p>I will confess to having read The Complete Sherlock Holmes on three occasions. And in the mid 1980s, I was hooked on the Granada TV series, starring Jeremy Brett. But now I am less than convinced. How many modern writers could get away with using the reappearance of a wronged colonial from 20 (or so) years ago, who has not been introduced until the final chapter? I do still like "The Mystery of the Six Napoleons". Very clever and not a wronged colonial in sight!</p> “Hammett gave murder back to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-11-17:537324:Comment:3821822013-11-17T17:24:20.118ZAndrew Drummondhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AndrewDrummond
<p>“Hammett gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse; and with the means at hand, not hand-wrought dueling pistols, curare and tropical fish." Raymond Chandler, The Simple Act of Murder.</p>
<p>“Hammett gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse; and with the means at hand, not hand-wrought dueling pistols, curare and tropical fish." Raymond Chandler, The Simple Act of Murder.</p>