What are the Biggest Trends in Crime Fiction? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:18:03Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/what-are-the-biggest-trends-in?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A311710&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell, actually my guy is smar…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-09-17:537324:Comment:3150302011-09-17T23:37:58.789ZSusanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
Well, actually my guy is smart enough to allow his roving eye to take in the women and still pay attention to what his contact is saying ... :)
Well, actually my guy is smart enough to allow his roving eye to take in the women and still pay attention to what his contact is saying ... :) Nice idea. Then when he meets…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-09-07:537324:Comment:3136672011-09-07T10:54:15.183ZTim Scanlonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TimScanlon
Nice idea. Then when he meets his contact in a bar he is thinking more about all the women in the room and isn't paying attention to his contact's important info.
Nice idea. Then when he meets his contact in a bar he is thinking more about all the women in the room and isn't paying attention to his contact's important info. Okay, I'll chime in with anot…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-09-06:537324:Comment:3135562011-09-06T23:45:14.384ZSusanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Okay, I'll chime in with another pet peeve about the stereotypes foisted upon series protagonists. I am soooo sick of the "former alcoholic" PI or cop. And then they have to go meet their informants or whoever in a bar. And there's a lotta interior dialogue about how they wish they could have a drink, blah blah blah. Booorrring. </p>
<p>So I made my series protag, New Orleans homicide detective Frank Renzi, a philanderer. He thinks about sex a lot. Way better than pining for a 2 olive…</p>
<p>Okay, I'll chime in with another pet peeve about the stereotypes foisted upon series protagonists. I am soooo sick of the "former alcoholic" PI or cop. And then they have to go meet their informants or whoever in a bar. And there's a lotta interior dialogue about how they wish they could have a drink, blah blah blah. Booorrring. </p>
<p>So I made my series protag, New Orleans homicide detective Frank Renzi, a philanderer. He thinks about sex a lot. Way better than pining for a 2 olive martini ... </p> Haven't read that book, but t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-27:537324:Comment:3122172011-08-27T12:06:47.176ZTim Scanlonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TimScanlon
Haven't read that book, but that would be annoying.
Haven't read that book, but that would be annoying. Have you ever read NUmber of…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-27:537324:Comment:3122092011-08-27T05:02:34.210ZPaul Grzegorzekhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PaulGrzegorzek
Have you ever read NUmber of The Beast by Robert Heinlein? At one point there's a discussion between two characters that involves serious mathematics, and it goes on for 17 pages, yes, 17 pages of almost pure equations. Now THAT'S dull...
Have you ever read NUmber of The Beast by Robert Heinlein? At one point there's a discussion between two characters that involves serious mathematics, and it goes on for 17 pages, yes, 17 pages of almost pure equations. Now THAT'S dull... I am so with you on this Susa…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-27:537324:Comment:3121902011-08-27T03:27:16.511ZTim Scanlonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TimScanlon
<p>I am so with you on this Susan!</p>
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<p>While I don't mind techno-thrillers I do hate boring exposition. I remember in Patriot Games Clancy spent two pages describing Jack Ryan's fancy laptop. It's a laptop for crying out loud!</p>
<p>I am so with you on this Susan!</p>
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<p>While I don't mind techno-thrillers I do hate boring exposition. I remember in Patriot Games Clancy spent two pages describing Jack Ryan's fancy laptop. It's a laptop for crying out loud!</p> Alan, I think it's because wo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-26:537324:Comment:3121752011-08-26T23:38:44.146ZSusanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Alan, I think it's because women (more than half the readers out there) find technology utterly boring. Spare me from whatshisname oh yeah, Tom Clancy, telling me more than I want to know about the inside of an F-16 fighter jet or whatever. Women, and yes some male readers too, care about people. I didn't mind the hacking scenes in Girl w/tattoo, but long explanations about it (like Barry Eisler?) and extended emails between characters bore me to death. It's so cold and clinical. Two…</p>
<p>Alan, I think it's because women (more than half the readers out there) find technology utterly boring. Spare me from whatshisname oh yeah, Tom Clancy, telling me more than I want to know about the inside of an F-16 fighter jet or whatever. Women, and yes some male readers too, care about people. I didn't mind the hacking scenes in Girl w/tattoo, but long explanations about it (like Barry Eisler?) and extended emails between characters bore me to death. It's so cold and clinical. Two characters facing each other at the edge of a cliff and one has a gun ... yeah, that's more like it! </p>
<p>I found Neuromancer interesting and well written, especially the way he created a totally believable world, but, here again, the emotional coldness left me, um, cold.</p>
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<p> </p> Hello Karen,
I'm one of the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-25:537324:Comment:3119152011-08-25T12:12:12.670ZNoir Nationhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NoirNation
<p>Hello Karen,</p>
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<p>I'm one of the editors of Noir Nation, and I am definitely looking for stories with female protagonists. This is the century of women and crime fiction should reflect that. </p>
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<p>If you don't have a publisher for SAYONARA, you might try <strong>Bare Knuckles Press</strong> (BKP), which is owned by the same owner as Noir Nation. BKP has 7 titles coming out this fall as eBooks, and some as print aswell. I can represent the book to the boss. …</p>
<p>Hello Karen,</p>
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<p>I'm one of the editors of Noir Nation, and I am definitely looking for stories with female protagonists. This is the century of women and crime fiction should reflect that. </p>
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<p>If you don't have a publisher for SAYONARA, you might try <strong>Bare Knuckles Press</strong> (BKP), which is owned by the same owner as Noir Nation. BKP has 7 titles coming out this fall as eBooks, and some as print aswell. I can represent the book to the boss. alan@noirnation.com</p> Check out a book called "The…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-25:537324:Comment:3119142011-08-25T12:06:54.155ZNoir Nationhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NoirNation
<p>Check out a book called "The Technohuman Condition" <span class="ptBrand">by Braden R. Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz.</span></p>
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<p><span class="ptBrand">The implant thing is happening and functional, just not commercial yet.<br></br></span></p>
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<p><span class="ptBrand">If you start off with a story before going for the full novel I'd like to see it. That's the kind of think I'm looking for for Noir Nation.</span></p>
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<p><span class="ptBrand">Later,…</span></p>
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<p>Check out a book called "The Technohuman Condition" <span class="ptBrand">by Braden R. Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz.</span></p>
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<p><span class="ptBrand">The implant thing is happening and functional, just not commercial yet.<br/></span></p>
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<p><span class="ptBrand">If you start off with a story before going for the full novel I'd like to see it. That's the kind of think I'm looking for for Noir Nation.</span></p>
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<p><span class="ptBrand">Later,</span></p>
<p><span class="ptBrand">A<br/></span></p> And there's an interesting wh…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-24:537324:Comment:3117842011-08-24T16:23:50.638ZPaul Grzegorzekhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PaulGrzegorzek
<p>And there's an interesting whole other topic... I recently started writing a modern day cyberpunk novel which i won't go into detail about here. Suffice to say that i realised that we're living in the future. Came up with the idea when re-reading Neuromancer for the umpteenth time. Made me chuckle when Case had this uber all singing all dancing artificially intelligent deck, but slapped a tape in the side...</p>
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<p>So i thought, there's enough tech out there now to make…</p>
<p>And there's an interesting whole other topic... I recently started writing a modern day cyberpunk novel which i won't go into detail about here. Suffice to say that i realised that we're living in the future. Came up with the idea when re-reading Neuromancer for the umpteenth time. Made me chuckle when Case had this uber all singing all dancing artificially intelligent deck, but slapped a tape in the side...</p>
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<p>So i thought, there's enough tech out there now to make cyberpunk as a genre a reality without the actual implant thing (although we're getting there), so why don't i write one? If i hadn't had to go back and do major edits on the latest crime novel for my agent i'd have finished it by now... Another project shelved :(</p>