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A Concept Born on Crimespace
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Started this discussion. Last reply by I. J. Parker Nov 28.
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It appears to me that American crime writers are preoccupied with serial killers and thrillers. Given this subject matter, then their objective seems to be to seek to write the grossest murder methods. As you say, this IS violence porn. What I wou...
Excellent, Minerva.
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.
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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.
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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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