The review thread. - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T16:50:49Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/the-review-thread?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A212829&feed=yes&xn_auth=noReviewer: McFetridge writes l…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130552009-09-08T17:44:21.651ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Reviewer: McFetridge writes like a god!<br />
McFetridge: But I'm an atheist!<br />
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Ha ha ha ha ha. I'm still laughing.....
Reviewer: McFetridge writes like a god!<br />
McFetridge: But I'm an atheist!<br />
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Ha ha ha ha ha. I'm still laughing..... Been there. Done that. If you…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130542009-09-08T17:32:59.874ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
Been there. Done that. If you come to Bouchercon, <i>I'll</i> buy <i>you</i> a drink, and we can discuss the fine art of keeping our big yaps shut in public.
Been there. Done that. If you come to Bouchercon, <i>I'll</i> buy <i>you</i> a drink, and we can discuss the fine art of keeping our big yaps shut in public. EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHE…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130522009-09-08T17:27:06.919ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE is the new book by John Mc.<br />
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It is in fact available on Amazon UK.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE is the new book by John Mc.<br />
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It is in fact available on Amazon UK. I really should have shut up…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130482009-09-08T16:46:38.854ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
I really should have shut up a long time ago ;)
I really should have shut up a long time ago ;) Reviewer: McFetridge writes l…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130462009-09-08T16:36:22.733ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
Reviewer: McFetridge writes like a god!<br />
McFetridge: But I'm an atheist!<br />
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Carver? Really? But he's a huge and incredibly self-conscious stylist. There's nothing invisible or transparent about minimalism, per se. Life isn't like that, either.
Reviewer: McFetridge writes like a god!<br />
McFetridge: But I'm an atheist!<br />
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Carver? Really? But he's a huge and incredibly self-conscious stylist. There's nothing invisible or transparent about minimalism, per se. Life isn't like that, either. As I've said elsewhere, there…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130432009-09-08T16:29:31.755ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
As I've said elsewhere, there's a particular kind of online review that, sincere or not, ought to generate a swift kick in the ass for the reviewer. I don't like the idea of ceding authority to online amateurs that they haven't earned. I have to wade through an elaborate vetting process every time I bring a book to press, and under the old rules reviewers had to have at least some minimal cred, too--somebody was paying them to write book reviews, at the very least. Now it's a complete…
As I've said elsewhere, there's a particular kind of online review that, sincere or not, ought to generate a swift kick in the ass for the reviewer. I don't like the idea of ceding authority to online amateurs that they haven't earned. I have to wade through an elaborate vetting process every time I bring a book to press, and under the old rules reviewers had to have at least some minimal cred, too--somebody was paying them to write book reviews, at the very least. Now it's a complete free-for-all, which is fine, but I don't think we can blame authors who give in to the impulse to jump into the fray if a review seems unfair or lazy or ill-informed. I won't do it again, probably, because I agree that doing so can make one seem to be picking on the little guy (even if the "little guy" roundly deserves it). But at the same time I think it might be a good thing to hold in reserve: you never know, as McFetridge would say, when you'll need to go medieval on their ass. I was too old for Pulp Fictio…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130422009-09-08T16:18:24.419ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
I was too old for Pulp Fiction when it came out and not imaginitive enough for the suspension of disbelief it required.<br />
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I can undestand what people see it in and I think I undestand why they like it, and I don't want to sound like a petulant author (ha, sorry, a joke) but like I said, I work hard so that my dialogue isn't like that.<br />
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It's funny, my first novel wasn't crime fiction, so it never got compared to Elmore Leonard or Tarantino. My crime novels never get comared to probably my biggest…
I was too old for Pulp Fiction when it came out and not imaginitive enough for the suspension of disbelief it required.<br />
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I can undestand what people see it in and I think I undestand why they like it, and I don't want to sound like a petulant author (ha, sorry, a joke) but like I said, I work hard so that my dialogue isn't like that.<br />
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It's funny, my first novel wasn't crime fiction, so it never got compared to Elmore Leonard or Tarantino. My crime novels never get comared to probably my biggest influence, Raymond Carver. My writing style has improved I hope) but not by much.<br />
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It doesn't bother me that these reviews are really about the content and not the style. I am trying for a kind of invisible literary style (which again, is pretty much the opposite of what Tarantino is after, constantly drawing attention to the fact that hois movies are movies, afterall).<br />
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And besides, most people think Tarantino-like is a great compliment so I'm just going to look at it like that. I don't know, John--one of th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130412009-09-08T16:10:58.624ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
I don't know, John--one of the pleasures of Pulp Fiction is its scriptedness, the sense of a writer at work behind the characters. I like that people say things you or I wouldn't necessarily think of in the moment. "Go medieval on your ass" is a great line <i>because</i> it's unexpected, and a lot more interesting than "I'm going to fuck you up," or whatever we might actually say following the totally improbable series of events that actually got us there in the first place. Perfect line in…
I don't know, John--one of the pleasures of Pulp Fiction is its scriptedness, the sense of a writer at work behind the characters. I like that people say things you or I wouldn't necessarily think of in the moment. "Go medieval on your ass" is a great line <i>because</i> it's unexpected, and a lot more interesting than "I'm going to fuck you up," or whatever we might actually say following the totally improbable series of events that actually got us there in the first place. Perfect line in that context, if you ask me--that's why it's so memorable. Thanks Jack.
No UK deal yet.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130382009-09-08T15:37:18.542ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
Thanks Jack.<br />
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No UK deal yet. I think you can get it from Amazon.UK but I imagine it'll be expensive.<br />
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I'm working on it.
Thanks Jack.<br />
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No UK deal yet. I think you can get it from Amazon.UK but I imagine it'll be expensive.<br />
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I'm working on it. What's the title in UK, John.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-08:537324:Comment:2130362009-09-08T15:09:45.914ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
What's the title in UK, John. I can't wait! :-)
What's the title in UK, John. I can't wait! :-)