Moving Right Along...

[Brian Drake]

For NaNoWriMo I worked on a spy novel in the James Bond vein and not only failed to reach the 50,000 word goal, I also failed to even get close to the longer length I wanted. Now the rewriting process begins, and new material is suggesting itself, and I'm enjoying the process, but this isn't the crime novel I've dreamed of writing. I have decided to put my name on it, but I hope the market and publishers will let me dabble in both action thrillers and crime novels--heck, it works for Dan Simmons, right? What genre DOESN'T he write?

Anyway I wanted to include a shameless plug for my blog, Brian Drake Explains It All at http://www.briandrake88.blogspot.com/ where I comment on hard-boiled novels I read. I would love to see you all add your comments to the discussion. Lately the updates have been writing-related but (to let you in on a secret) I'm working on a review of Raymond Chandler's "The Long Good-Bye" which is probably the best novel I've ever read. Not the best detective novel, per se, but best novel. Ever. Period.

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