Period Fiction in Today's Marketplace? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T21:14:01Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/period-fiction-in-today-s?x=1&id=537324%3ATopic%3A301046&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTrue. I just read The Given D…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-27:537324:Comment:3020482011-07-27T00:48:22.175ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
True. I just read The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane, who need beg from no publisher. Great story, set in 1919, about the Boston Police Strike, two families, one white, one black, and, believe or not, featuring Babe Ruth when he played for the Red Sox!
True. I just read The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane, who need beg from no publisher. Great story, set in 1919, about the Boston Police Strike, two families, one white, one black, and, believe or not, featuring Babe Ruth when he played for the Red Sox! Thank you, Kathy. I appreciat…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-26:537324:Comment:3019692011-07-26T13:39:10.581ZTerrence McCauleyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TerrenceMcCauley97
Thank you, Kathy. I appreciate it.
Thank you, Kathy. I appreciate it. Thanks, Steve. Sounds like a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-26:537324:Comment:3019502011-07-26T13:38:48.918ZTerrence McCauleyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TerrenceMcCauley97
<p>Thanks, Steve. Sounds like a great story you have there. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Thanks, Steve. Sounds like a great story you have there. Best of luck.</p> I love period mysteries.
I h…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-26:537324:Comment:3019062011-07-26T05:09:06.703ZKathyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Kathy347
<p>I love period mysteries. </p>
<p>I hope you find a publisher... I'd love to read it.</p>
<p>I love period mysteries. </p>
<p>I hope you find a publisher... I'd love to read it.</p> I hope they're wrong, since I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-25:537324:Comment:3017722011-07-25T11:57:25.314ZSteve Marinihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SteveMarini
I hope they're wrong, since I've written a crime novel set in Boston in 1970s. The main character is inspired by a real life detective who lived in that period and the crime is similar to a mob massacre that actually occurred in Boston on the 1970s. Seems to me that early Spencer novels are still selling and Baby Boomers (aka Seniors) easily recall the 70s (we don't all have dementia yet). Stick with your story.
I hope they're wrong, since I've written a crime novel set in Boston in 1970s. The main character is inspired by a real life detective who lived in that period and the crime is similar to a mob massacre that actually occurred in Boston on the 1970s. Seems to me that early Spencer novels are still selling and Baby Boomers (aka Seniors) easily recall the 70s (we don't all have dementia yet). Stick with your story. The excuse publishers give on…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-24:537324:Comment:3016882011-07-24T22:17:20.660ZByron Leon McAllisterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/YDNUOR
The excuse publishers give one is not necessarily based on their actual reasons for rejecting one's work. They may already have something of that kind in the mill; they may not like one's writing style; they may see too many flaws; they may just be feeling too lazy to get involved; they may be averse to communicating with somebody they don't know. That applies to agents, as well. If the agent doesn't want to sell one's work, it may be for the reason they give; it may be for some other reason;…
The excuse publishers give one is not necessarily based on their actual reasons for rejecting one's work. They may already have something of that kind in the mill; they may not like one's writing style; they may see too many flaws; they may just be feeling too lazy to get involved; they may be averse to communicating with somebody they don't know. That applies to agents, as well. If the agent doesn't want to sell one's work, it may be for the reason they give; it may be for some other reason; it may be for no reason at all. I don't know whether they go so far as to lie about the reason they can't sell it even if they have already agreed to try, but lying isn't uncommon in the world. So adjust to all possibilities, and either move to another agent or put that piece away and write something else. After all, when you dig it out again, it will still be a period mystery. Let us know when it hits the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-23:537324:Comment:3014632011-07-23T21:47:38.386ZBrian Hoffmanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianHoffman
Let us know when it hits the market. I know I'll buy a copy.
Let us know when it hits the market. I know I'll buy a copy. Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-23:537324:Comment:3014622011-07-23T21:25:50.888ZTerrence McCauleyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TerrenceMcCauley97
Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate it.
Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate it. Agreed, Cammy. Thank you so m…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-23:537324:Comment:3014612011-07-23T21:25:00.871ZTerrence McCauleyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TerrenceMcCauley97
Agreed, Cammy. Thank you so much for the input.
Agreed, Cammy. Thank you so much for the input. I agree, Brian. I still have…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-23:537324:Comment:3014602011-07-23T21:23:17.548ZTerrence McCauleyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TerrenceMcCauley97
I agree, Brian. I still have a few other publishers to go to, so I'm not discouraged yet. Just really puzzled by their claim that no one wants to read period pieces anymore. If the other publishers have the same argument, I will self-publish.
I agree, Brian. I still have a few other publishers to go to, so I'm not discouraged yet. Just really puzzled by their claim that no one wants to read period pieces anymore. If the other publishers have the same argument, I will self-publish.