Libby Hellmann's Discussions
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Started this discussion. Last reply by F.T. Bradley Jun 8, 2007.
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- Hometown:
- Chicago
- About Me:
- Crime fiction writer, going to the dark side.My 7th novel, SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE, a stand alone thriller that goes back, in part, to the late Sixties, was released December, 2010.
- I Am A:
- Writer, Editor
- Website:
- http://www.libbyhellmann.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Everyone on this list, of course.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- TV: 24, The Shield, Desperate Housewives, Weeds, Damages
Movies: My favorite all time 5 are Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Battle of Algiers, Chinatown, and Casablanca...
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A Pox Upon Your Newspeak
I was about half-way through a blog about the collapse of Chicago’s plan to provide wireless internet service throughout the city – and I still wonder whose greed scuttled what could have been a noble effort to empower citizens -- when I ran across something, that, for lack of a better cliché, makes my blood boil.
See, I was also going to talk about the issue of Net Neutrality. For those who aren’t familiar with it, it seems as if communications giants like AT&T, Comcast, Verizon,… Continue
See, I was also going to talk about the issue of Net Neutrality. For those who aren’t familiar with it, it seems as if communications giants like AT&T, Comcast, Verizon,… Continue
Posted on September 8, 2007 at 6:22am
Vonnegut, Propaganda, and Fox
As writers we know the power of words. We choose them carefully – rooting around sometimes for hours or days just to find the right verb or adjective. We respect the differences and shadings, however minute, that specific words connote. We understand that the right words create a mood or perception in which the whole is bigger than the sum of its parts.
We also recognize when others do it effectively. When novelists do it well, it’s called good fiction. But when the guardians of the… Continue
We also recognize when others do it effectively. When novelists do it well, it’s called good fiction. But when the guardians of the… Continue
Posted on April 25, 2007 at 2:48pm — 6 Comments
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I just saw your interview on New Mystery Reader. As the father of a 17-year-old daughter, part of me wants to read EASY INNOCENCE right away, and part of me says I won't sleep if I do.
I love that you shifted protagonists because you thought it would be too hard to keep finding credible murder situations for Ellie; I wish more crime fiction writers took that into consideration. I've don e over sixty reviews for NMR, and I can't remember the nuber of books where I thought, ten pages in, "Nope. That wouldn't happen." Of course, that's probably why I can't remember the books.
Looking forward to saying hello again at Bouchercon. Best wishes for the book.
I finished CHICAGO BLUES last night, not a weak story in the bunch, though I thought The Outfit, along with Stuart Kaminsky and Max Allan Collins were the headliners. As irony would have it, I read most of the book on a plane flying to and from Chicago, or in my hotel during a business trip this past week. Kind of set the scene for me.
It was a pleasure to meet you last night at the Pikesville library. I enjoy your and Cara's comments, and I'm looking forward to reading CHICAGO BLUES,as well as EASY INNOCENCE, though that one may have to wait for my TBR pile to reach manageable proportions.
I'm looking forward to seeing you again at Bouchercon.
Hope to see you there.
Dana
I just saw a nice plug for CHICAGO BLUES on the Crime Fiction Dossier blog. Good to see the word is getting out, and continued success with this project.
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