"The theater was a notoriously immoral place. In Shakespeare's days, the audience was being solicited by walk-about prostitutes. A century later, the actresses themselves were prostitutes. Of course, at least one of them made it into the…"
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Josh Lanyon commented on Josh Lanyon's blog post Let's Briefly Put on Manly Readiness"So very true, Benjamin."
Josh Lanyon commented on Josh Lanyon's blog post Let's Briefly Put on Manly Readiness"IJ, the context is that MacDuff learns his wife and children have all been slaughtered by MacBeth, and he's -- naturally -- a little upset. ;-) Malcolm tells him, in essence, pull yourself together and we'll seek revenge like men. MacBeth…"
Benjamin Sobieck commented on Josh Lanyon's blog post Let's Briefly Put on Manly Readiness"And all this from a writer who lived in a time when women were prohibited from acting."
"Ah, yes. I lack the context. But still, do we associate emotion with women only?"
Josh Lanyon commented on Josh Lanyon's blog post Let's Briefly Put on Manly Readiness"Exactly. That's my point. Lady MacBeth is in fact, a brilliant, ferocious character even if she does subsequently succumb to madness (as does MacBeth, in fact). Plenty of strong female characters in Shakespeare, but it's this idea that…"
"I think the meaning here is "bravely." You may, of course, argue from this that the Elizabethans associated courage with being male. I don't think anything can be deduced about Shakespeare's male chauvinism. He has a number of…"
Josh Lanyon posted a blog postLet's Briefly Put on Manly Readiness
Watching Polanski's The Tragedy of MacBeth again last night. A bit grisly, but one of my favorite versions of "The Scottish Play." I had never really consciously considered Shakespeare's explorations of gender before. Which is to say, I hadn't missed it, but I hadn't previously realized that it might be deliberately provocative.Many wonderful lines, of course, but last night these struck me in particular.MALCOLM Dispute it like a man.MACDUFF I shall do so; But I must also feel it as a man. See More
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- Los Angeles, California
- About Me:
- Josh Lanyon is the author of numerous novellas and short stories as well as the Adrien English mystery novels, including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USABookNews awards for GLBT fiction. Josh an Eppie Award winner and a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist.
Josh's work is available in print and ebook format.
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- http://www.joshlanyon.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Raymond Chandler, Joseph Hansen, Richard Stevenson. I'm a fan of the old crime pulps of the 40s and 50s -- and, in fact, I liken the current ebook "revolution" to the way the old pulps changed the publishing world.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- I'm a fan of classic film noir.
The last TV show I watched regularly was THE PROFESSIONALS, a 1980s British crime show -- uh, I didn't watch it when it originally aired, no.
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Let's Briefly Put on Manly Readiness
Watching Polanski's The Tragedy of MacBeth again last night. A bit grisly, but one of my favorite versions of "The Scottish Play." I had never really consciously considered Shakespeare's explorations of gender before. Which is to say, I hadn't missed it, but I hadn't previously realized that it might be deliberately provocative.
Many wonderful lines, of course, but last night these struck me in particular.
MALCOLM…
ContinuePosted on October 25, 2010 at 3:55am — 7 Comments
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"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Posted on October 21, 2008 at 2:27am
Suddenly, a Pirate Ship Appeared on the Horizon!
So...yeah. Two years later, but who's counting?
It was through the back-from-a-watery-grave publication of The Hell You Say two years ago, that I met many of you -- and discovered M/M writing. I don't know about M/M writing, but I have never been the same.
Assuming all goes well, Death of a Pirate King is now live at Loose Id .
I'm happy with the way the book turned out (okay, as happy as I… Continue
It was through the back-from-a-watery-grave publication of The Hell You Say two years ago, that I met many of you -- and discovered M/M writing. I don't know about M/M writing, but I have never been the same.
Assuming all goes well, Death of a Pirate King is now live at Loose Id .
I'm happy with the way the book turned out (okay, as happy as I… Continue
Posted on September 19, 2008 at 4:31am — 2 Comments
Fan Fiction dot Nut
I don't even know how I came across it, but I happened to stumble over Lee Goldberg's very old (2004ish?) blog on fan fiction. I gather it was part of an on-going rant on the subject, but that one post alone and all the comments it inspired wore me out.
I recently discovered fan fiction myself -- in this case, fan fiction for a 1970s British cop show called…
ContinuePosted on February 2, 2008 at 12:12pm
Comment Wall (19 comments)
- At 5:49am on February 23, 2010,
Sandra Maude said… - Rather to be judged by 12 men than carried by 6
- At 12:05pm on April 10, 2009, Thomas Grant Bruso said…
- Josh, I am having difficulty adding you as a friend.
- At 3:27am on May 20, 2008, Josh Lanyon said…
- Thanks, Lillian. I appreciate hearing that. I'll have to get over to your blog and check it out.
- At 12:45am on May 20, 2008,
Lillian Porter said…
- I enjoyed your book The Hell You Say and posted a review on my blog. I look forward to reading more of your work
- At 4:28am on April 4, 2008,
Ann said… - Whoah, how'd I get to this window? Yes, I find it takes me longer and longer every morning to answer all my emails. Not that I mind all that much. Its nice to have a conversation, albeit virtual, when sitting in front of a monitor all day.
Crimespace is very busy and very chatty. What did I expect from a bunch of writers? I posted on one discussion and now I've got over ten emails tracking the continuance of that discussion.
- At 3:17am on January 19, 2008, Ann said…
- Hi Josh,
Your blog led me here and I have to say, its a great site. Very intimidating, of course.
- At 10:08am on October 28, 2007, Josh Lanyon said…
- Yeah, you're right, of course. My thought is that the series will probably end with book five, but it depends on a variety of things -- including how interested readers will be at that point.
I've always dreaded becoming one of those writers who doesn't know when to stop. On the other hand, there are writers who've tried other stories and series, and readers just don't take to them the same way, which would be disconcerting to say the least.
- At 6:48am on October 27, 2007,
Patty G. Henderson said…
- Josh,
In my opinion, there shouldn't be a set number of books for any series. It's totally at the author's discretion. How do you feel about your character? Are you still in love with him/her at the end of 3 or 4 books? Do the stories involving your character keep piling up in your head? I'm thinking Brenda Strange might be at the place I pictured her at in 6 to 7 books. It might be less, it might be more. Don't put a magical number on yourself because that just stifles creativity. Just keep writing and listen to what your series character is telling you.
- At 6:36am on October 26, 2007,
- Josh,
I have to tell you, that I read THE HELL YOU SAY, and I hadn't enjoyed a mystery like that in a long time. I couldn't stop reading it. I'd like to give you the typical "I couldn't stop reading and stayed awake all night" routine, but let me take it one step further.....I took longer breaks at work and nearly got in trouble! LOL. Awesome read and I can't wait to read more of the Adrien English mysteries. I would love to get my hands on the original, non-erotically enhanced versions, as I like my mysteries without all the graphic sex.
- At 7:23am on October 15, 2007, Josh Lanyon said…
- Damn. You read my mind.
And, of course, you read my books so what's not to like.
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