Comments - Thriller Bugbear #69: Plot-Point Techno Madness! - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T00:13:24Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A203626&xn_auth=noWell, the Larsson thing is hy…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-18:537324:Comment:2036492009-06-18T13:50:28.808ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Well, the Larsson thing is hype, partially resting on the solid performance of other Scandinavian writers. And yes, the book is flawed in just that way.<br />
Getting the research right for the experts who will read the book is always a problem. It's not so much doing the research but rather incorporating it. I've had to deal with it myself in historical novels. You cannot count on any reader knowing anything about Japanese history (or Sweden, or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but you can count on…
Well, the Larsson thing is hype, partially resting on the solid performance of other Scandinavian writers. And yes, the book is flawed in just that way.<br />
Getting the research right for the experts who will read the book is always a problem. It's not so much doing the research but rather incorporating it. I've had to deal with it myself in historical novels. You cannot count on any reader knowing anything about Japanese history (or Sweden, or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but you can count on it that the few "experts" will be looking for mistakes and omissions. So true. It's funny, thriller…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-18:537324:Comment:2036362009-06-18T13:28:10.116ZJohn McFetridgehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
So true. It's funny, thriller writers are often obsessive about getting the weapons right, but I guess that says as much about thriller readers and what concerns them the most.
So true. It's funny, thriller writers are often obsessive about getting the weapons right, but I guess that says as much about thriller readers and what concerns them the most.