(Cross-posted from Poe's Deadly Daughters)



“It’s being made into a movie.”



Words to strike terror into the heart of a devoted reader. Even worse: “It’s being filmed for television.”



Sometimes it’s done right. The movie of Mystic River is almost as good as Dennis Lehane’s novel. The first Godfather film is better than the book. Showtime did a credible job of bringing Darkly Dreaming Dexter to television, and I liked it despite some changes.



More often, films… Continue

(Cross-posted from Poe's Deadly Daughters)





Now, at last, I understand my urge to publish novels.



It’s not a deep-seated desire to communicate. It’s not a need to purge my imagination of all those crazy made-up people who keep running around in their made-up world, doing shocking things. It’s not, heaven knows, a belief that publication will make me rich and famous. (I was never naive enough to believe that.)



No, it’s… Continue