I.J. Parker . . . forgive me.

[B.R.Stateham]

Writing is a mystery.  And the fame that comes to one writer and bypasses another even a greater mystery to contemplate.

 

We have a great writer here in Crimespace.  She writes a wonderful set of novels called the Sugwara Akitada series.  Her name is I.J. Parker. If you are into historical detectives, her Akitada novels are for you.  The best of the best.

 

But success . . . fame. . . recognition.  A mystery.  Read my blog and see what I have to say about it.  (and I.J., I wrote the blog as a fan.  A real fan.)

 

http://noirtaketurner-frank.blogspot.com/2011/04/great-series-deser...

[I. J. Parker]

Oh, wow!  I'm gobsmacked, as the Brits say.  Thank you.  I'm deeply honored.

 

You know, most of the time I work on doggedly on the novel in progress, even though I may spend part of the day cursing the publishing business.  But the writing part is still a joy, and just yesterday I decided to go back to writing short stories again (after a hiatus) and came up with an idea. So I'm a happy writer at the moment.

 

And here's another happy thought:  it used to be that a story was dead after the brief appearance (one or two months on sale) in a magazine.  No longer.  Now we can republish the story electronically.  It lives again, more permanently, and there's a bit more money in it, too.  So let's keep hoping and writing.