David L. Hoof

78, Male

Washington, DC

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:: Washington DC
About Me:: www.littlegods.net
I Am A:: Writer
Website:: http://www.littlegods.net
Books And Authors I Like:: In the Cut
Cormac McCarthy, James Lee Burke, Joyce Carol Oates, Charles McCarry, Martin Cruz Smith, Elmore Leonard, Anthony Burgess, John Sandford, Tess Gerritsen, Lisa Scottoline, John Updike
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Dead Poet's Society
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Gorky Park
Walk on Water
House
The Eye of the Needle
Dead Like Me
Sea of Love
Fargo,
Medicine Man
Straw Dogs
Hardcore
The Piano
Gallipoli
Good Will Hunting
On the Beach (Original and Showtime production)
Body Heat
Away From Her

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Declan Burke

Hi David - Thanks for the invite, I really appreciate it. That's a fascinating CV you have there ... and I love the idea, mentioned by Jennifer below, on a novel about a lost Shakespeare play. That's got to be a lot of fun ... I presume you'll have to include Shakespearian snippets, right? Take care, Declan

Oct 1, 2007
Tina

Thanks! I forgot about Dead Poets, I will have to find it and watch it again, I loved it. You will then have noticed that the friend on House is the same young man.

Oct 2, 2007
Daniel Hatadi

It is kind of exciting, but I already have something a little more low-key planned. And I'm also thinking about a writing contest at some point, maybe even soon ...

Oct 15, 2007
CT

Hello David, and thanks for your comment. I come from Melbourne, and we have redbacks here not funnelwebs which are found in Sydney, and possibly other places but not down here, I'm not sure why, perhaps it's too cold for them

Oct 22, 2007
Dianne

Hey David, Thanks for inviting me. I just got my first rejection. Yippee! I heard that each rejection is that much closer to an acceptance.

As we say in Boston,

Latah'

~ Dianne

Nov 4, 2007
Debbi Mack

Hi David,

Yes, my short story was in the anthology compiled by the Chessie Chapter of SinC, which has been instrumental in getting to know the publishing world and getting my work out there. I've met a lot of great people through it, too.

Debbi

Nov 13, 2007
Debbi Mack

Yeah, I try to get to the meetings when I can. I'm in Columbia--equidistant from DC and Baltimore--which, as someone I used to know put it, is like being between Hell and nowhere (I'll let you decide which city is which :-)).

Mystery Loves Company is a great bookstore. It's nice to see a few indie mystery bookstores still around, supporting authors and encouraging people to read the genre.

Debbi

Nov 14, 2007
Charlotte Williamson

Ah! Washington, DC. My favorite town to visit. I go quite often. I have a friend who lives in Haymarket, VA, and we spend a lot of time in DC whenver I come up.

Nov 14, 2007
Charlotte Williamson

I agree on the taxi drivers. I saw an NCIS episode about that problem the other night on television. I think I'll walk from now on. The Mall, with all the Smithonians, is my favorite. I get this overwhelming sense of power and wealth whenever I enter the city. All that history! It's a grand place.

Nov 16, 2007
Charlotte Williamson

David,
You know, I'll probably have to agree with you on the crime and sleaze. But, I only do the "tourist" stuff. I know which part of town to stay out of. I love historty, and DC has so much of it. You sound like my friend who lives up there. She's not too impressed with it, either. I lived around Atlanta all my life, and I'm amazed at people when they tell what a wonderful city it is. I look at them and think: "Are we talking about the same town?" So I kinda know where you're coming from.

Nov 20, 2007
Daniel Hatadi

Hey David,

I have a strange feeling you've asked this before, albeit in a less mathematical manner, but ... I'm afraid I have no control over the sorting of friends. It's all up to Ning. Good news is that they have received requests to add sorting options and they're in the queue. Not sure how long it will be before they are implemented, though.

You do know what 'chunder' means, don't you? :)

Dec 1, 2007
Charlotte Williamson

David,
I like the way you talk. Intelligently. And I agree. Sorry I haven't gotten back to you. I've been out of town. I enjoy our stimulating converstions. Don't go away. In case I forget, have a Happy Holiday season.

Dec 4, 2007
Olav Guldbrandsen

Hello David,
Nice to hear from you. I must admit that I haven't read "Little gods". But by the look of your readers list here, it looks like we share taste in reading, at least. If you want to, I'll be happy to look at your book if you send it to us. - Cappelen Damm, Oslo, Norway that is. Put my name on it as well and it won't get lost in the shuffle. - By the way, do you remember which publisher bought your book in Denmark?

Dec 11, 2007
Olav Guldbrandsen

Thanks, David. I'll remember David Lorne and "Blind jagt," if I come across any books in Denmark. I'm there once in awhile. And I understand why they altered the title and didn't translate it directly. Blind jagt, is probably more accurate of what a thriller would be about, than the literate translation that would be something like Usett syn, in norwegian at least. They are very similar languages, you see. Grew from old norse, together and formed danish, and only seperated again in the 1800's thanks to the norwegian national romantics and their quest for national identity. The Norwegians was the underlings and wanted to change their language dramatically towards the countrys spoken tongue.
Hope you're doing well (and keep writing thrillers that also suit the scandinavian market.)

Dec 11, 2007
Sarah M. Chen

Thanks for the invite David. I'll have to check out "Little Gods" - sounds right up my alley.

Dec 14, 2007
Olav Guldbrandsen

Hello, David.
And thanks for sending me a copy. It will reach me at Cappelen Damm, PB 350 Sentrum, 0101 Oslo, Norway. And if you add my name to it, it will eventually land on my desk. I'm looking foreward to read it!

Dec 15, 2007
Sarah M. Chen

I'll keep my fingers crossed for the greenlight to film. I'd love to get a copy of Little Gods. I also noticed that Sue Anne Jaffarian wrote a blurb for you. She used to be the Pres here of Sisters In Crime LA chapter and is probably one of the hardest working writers I know. Should I order a copy through your web site? I'd love for you to sign it.

Dec 18, 2007
Sarah M. Chen

I'll email you at your personal email address to get a copy. Thanks!

Dec 20, 2007
Mitzi Szereto

Indeed. Tell me more...

Dec 26, 2007
Sarah M. Chen

Thanks David. Merry Christmas. I can't wait to read it. You can give your former student my email address.

Dec 26, 2007
Mitzi Szereto

You 'read' more into it than I intend! I am just a humble writer and editor. No philosophy behind what I do, other than I hope it's got quality and originality!
Well, Borders, B&N, Waterstones, Amazon?

PS
Is that place still in Shirlington - the one with the chocolate peanut butter pie?

Dec 27, 2007
Mitzi Szereto

LOL!! Now where've I heard that before?

Dec 27, 2007
Hank Phillippi Ryan

Thanks David--

Just made a fast trip to your webpage..and your books look terrific. Thank you so much for the invitation!

You say your brother is a "terrible" Red Sox fan. What, exactly, do you mean by that, hmmm?? I guess you're all about the, who are they? Senators?

I lived in DC for 4 years--two working on the Hill as an aide to a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommmittee, and two at Rolling Stone Magazine. Loved it.

How's the new book going? I'm in the dreaded synopsis phase of number 4, Drive Time. But thrilled that it's book 4! Who'd a thought..

Dec 28, 2007
Mitzi Szereto

Nah, it's one of them chocolate peanut butter pies or nothing! Oh well.... I can dream.

Dec 28, 2007
Hazel Edwards

Many thanks for the welcome as the only webchats I've been on before were as visiting festival author. Noticed your surname differed.Intrigued by your blind detective as I've some Brailled publications, including my Antarctic Writer on Ice diary from my 2001 expedition.Also have Auslan signed DVD children's. stories for deaf students. I'm a fulltime writer in diverse fields.Will update my content as other material went into the locked file on this site.You might like to check out www.hazeledwards.com . when I update there also and include my crime file.Currntly working on a short gambling story and script 'Making a Killing at the Pokies'
I liked the tight writing of your sample pieces. Hazel

Dec 29, 2007
Hazel Edwards

I agree that you need to be intrinsically interested in the character and setting of the story and that writing is not just for financial profit, but to live more richly, by particiapnt-observation.Antarctica was an enriching experience for me, in that I learnt more of the attitudes of 'boffins' and came away with respect for the resourcefulness of expeditioners.That's why my YA novel 'Antarctica's Frozen Chosen' (the frozen chosen are those chosen to work in A) may not be my best seller, but the experience of writing from the viewpoint of a young male and including real experiences such as being beset in the polar ice with 34 blokes and the chopper crash, certainly made me evaluate those polar experiences, perhaps more than those who worked there.I'll read your blind detective as that concept interests me. I mentored a legally blind woman writer for three years and observed and admired her coping techniques.

Dec 30, 2007
Hazel Edwards

Will you be on an author PR tour during your Perth visit? I opened the bi annual Mundaring heARTlines festival there last June at the gallery exhibition which included some artwork from my book Antarctic Dad. Most Australian authors work interstate regularly, but I have no WA plans this year.I'll be speaking at the 2008 CLIC Festival in Alice Springs in May and going onto Darwin NT,which is the setting of my latest YA 'Outback Ferals' .

Dec 30, 2007
Hazel Edwards

Thanks for the Antarctic plot offer, but after four years writing on Antarctica and publishing in diverse fields, I'm moving on.

Dec 30, 2007
Olav Guldbrandsen

Hi, David. and thanks for the book. It lay there waiting for me when I returned to the office after the holidays. Looking foreward to read it!

Jan 4, 2008
Olav Guldbrandsen

Yep, our postal workers are the new knights in shining armour. They deliver. As do some american crime writers named David. Thanks again!

Jan 5, 2008
Daniel Hatadi

You're about 4 hours off. It's 9.42am and I'm at work. Is this a case of double daylight saving doubled? :)

Jan 17, 2008
Pauline Rowson

Hello David, Just getting used to Crimespace. Probably take me ages to work it all out, but you've already given me one idea that I hadn't thought of and that is to display a jacket photo of my latest book, or one of my books, on my profile page. My books are beginning to do well in the UK, but I have only recently gone into the States, mainly in Libraries, but it's early days yet. And talking of early, it's 7.15 am in the UK at the moment and I need to go out soon, after doing a quick bit of writing, so will view your web site and catch up properly later.

Jan 29, 2008
Leigh Lundin

Re: Comment on my page:

Could your character have walked off the page and onto the stage?

Jan 30, 2008
Pauline Rowson

Thanks, David. Yes, sharing knowledge, making connections and supporting one another is what networking is all about. I am what I describe as a terrified sailor. I love the sea but am not very good at the sailing lark. My husband is an expert though! We sail a small gaff-rigged yacht, which is currently laid up for the winter. We had such a dreadful summer last year that we hardly went out in the Solent. Still, who knows, this summer might be better - but then we say that every year.

Jan 30, 2008
Louise Pearce

Thanks David!

Feb 2, 2008
Austin S. Camacho

It was great to meet you at AU today, David, and thanks for your kind words. Stay in touch.

Feb 10, 2008
Phillipa Martin (PD Martin)

Congrats to you too! It can be a hard slog at times, but just so much fun and so rewarding when you finally see your name in print. Hope work's going well on your next one.

Feb 11, 2008
Sarah M. Chen

Hi David. Just wanted to thank you for the read. Reminded me of "A Separate Peace" but with more bite. Hope you're doing well. Keep in touch!

Feb 15, 2008
L.J. Sellers

Hi new friend
Love the cover of your book. I'm intrigued.
Also curious about how you got published in Japan.

Feb 17, 2008
L.J. Sellers

It does help. Thanks much.

Feb 17, 2008
L.J. Sellers

You made me laugh out loud, first thing in the morning.
I like you!

Feb 18, 2008
David L. Hoof

Like me? If you've never been in an exclusive club before, now you can relax.

Feb 18, 2008
Carol Exline

Thanks for the welcome. Congrats on your book. How exciting.

Feb 28, 2008
Carol Exline

What a fantastic idea -- Exline Online. That's cool. I like it.

Feb 28, 2008
L.J. Sellers

The contrasts always catch my attention too. The homeless-looking guy on a $1500 bicycle. The old woman driving the '77 Charger.

Your comments on my photo would make my photographer (good friend Gwen) very proud. We worked for hours to get one good shot. She thinks the photo on the inside of my book, although attractive, is not appropriate for a mystery writer. She convinced me that I needed a mysterious and intense look for my mysterious and intense writing.

Mar 11, 2008
Sheila Quigley

Are they for sale in England shops David.

Mar 13, 2008
Sheila Quigley

I will keep my eye out, pardon the pun, for them. do you think they stole your work?
Also, quite giddy at the thought of it being around three thirty for you when its half six for me.

Mar 13, 2008
Viansa Blake

Why thank you! :o) Happy Bunny Day!

Mar 24, 2008
Sara Meredith

I love Santa Fe, the mountains, the sky, and the people. I am from Chicago originally but have lived in a lot of places.

Mar 25, 2008
Michelle Gagnon

Thanks for the add, David!

Mar 27, 2008