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Started this discussion. Last reply by R. Michael Phillips 6 hours ago.
Kindle or The Nook?
Replied Nov 24
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What a delightful story, Minerva. Very well staged and the characters were very believable. You even captured all the subtle nuances between a wife and sports fanatic husband- it gave the family dimension. First rate.
Mike
I liked it a lot, Minerva.
I agree with Dana - reading crappy books is a great antidote to the fear that you're a terrible writer. Try reading some Danielle Steel - that should boost your confidence. Often there's no connection between success and quality of the writing.
J...
That's a good idea. I recently had a bad review that complained about, among other things, the "endless reminiscing" in one of my books.
He needs to already be who he is, I think. You can do a lot of fun things to fill out the backstory, though--I did mine in dream sequences, but there are lots of other options.
Maybe you'll just have "start" a few books into the series, Dana, and then make book #4 a prequel.
It could work out great, just as you get to the point where you're hitting a all, you'll already have the next book ready.
BR, I think Jon pretty much nailed it. Modern heroes almost have to have something wrong with them, like it's not enough to be a "normal" person and see how events wear at him, unless he's an amateur. A cop or PI has to be a drunk, addict, have PT...
We agree on a lot of points about Marlow, Jon. For me, Marlowe was the ultimate pessimist fueled by booze. A border line alcoholic who . . as you have pointed out . . trusted no one. And certainly didn't trust women.
But he was a lot like the cha...
Marlowe's biggest "flaw" is that he has a generally very dark view of humanity: he trusts almost no one, even himself. He's morally rigid, highly judgmental, and doesn't generally like women all that much. He's too tough for his own good, in a way...
Kids say the darndest things, eh? Very nice, Minerva.
Two years of improvement!
Wow, thanks, Anne!
that was wonderful.
Just posted a new story at my blog; curious to hear y'alls opinions...
http://minervakoenig.com/stories/fenway/
Thanks for your attention! I now return you to your regularly scheduled Thanksgiving programming.
MK
Okay, that was offensive.
Dana, just asking--but what's the difference between Chandler's Phillip Marlowe flawed character and a 21st Century hero's flaws? (not trying to start an arguement--just curious to see what the definition of the modern hero might be)
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- author of the Julia Ninemann mystery series (as yet unpublished)
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Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 4:22am on November 6, 2009,
Harley Sachs said…
- That's a pretty young picture for Crimespace, Minerva. Are you old enoughto be a criminal like the rest of us? Are you on parole, or just on time out?
- At 1:51pm on September 21, 2009,
Karen Dionne said… - Hey, Minerva - thanks for friending me. Hang in there - I've been reading your posts for some time, and am 100% sure you'll reach your publishing goals. You're smart, talented, and willing to learn - that'll do it!
- At 2:03am on June 16, 2009,
Christopher Pimental said… - Hello, Minerva. I am sorry for the delay in answering. I'm in South America right now. If you still need to talk, just drop me a line at king.of.305@chrispimental.com
- At 5:07am on April 17, 2009,
Beth Groundwater said… - Hi Minerva,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author!
- At 2:23am on March 24, 2009,
B.R.Stateham said…
- Thanks for letting me come into your playground and play. I'm looking forward to some interesting conversations.
- At 10:13am on March 21, 2009,
Pepper Smith said… - Thank you for the invitation!
- At 10:44am on March 15, 2009,
Tom Cooke said… - Thank you for the invite. We do need to stick together.
- At 2:10am on March 14, 2009,
Cormac Brown said… - Thank you very much for the invite, cheers!
- At 10:49pm on March 13, 2009,
Larry & Barbara Payton said… - Hola, y'all!
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