Thanks for the add, and the nice you said about my talk about noir.

Hi, thank you for adding me as a friend

Me and Jack, we go back a long way. I was his writing coach when he churned out hundreds of pages with "red rum" on them. :-)

Thanks for the comment. I'm gonna pick up a copy of The Big Switch and a pint of Jack Daniels, and I'll let you know what I think.

Thanks, I thought it was unique.

Yes, I'm afraid that for Ocean City it's merely a matter of time ....

Thanks Jack, your opinion means a lot to me. I'll be dropping you a line after I pick up a couple of your books, which I am looking forward to reading.

Okay, I am AWFULLY late in replying to your comment. All of this "social networking" gets awfully busy! Yes, I love a good British mystery. But that isn't to say I only read those, not by a long shot.

Well now that I'm here, I'm going to check out your site...

Thanks for the comments Jack. Like Bluedaizy, I cannot take credit for my avitar...ain't THAT clever, and I have no idea where I found it, I just hope it isn't breaching copyright. Knowing my luck though it is. I'll have to baricade the door to the flat (apartment).

Hey! Thanks for the comment regarding my avitar. I can't take credit though. It's an image of a Tiffany stained glass window. It's HUGE and much more beautiful in person.

Thanks for your comment, Jack--will definitely 'get back to work' on that! Very impressed by all your writing and articles but I think one thing you said is going to help the most: 'most learn (voice) by assimilation'. Think I've been trying too hard to write like 'real, published (& probably American) writers & reading more 'how to write' pieces than pieces I read for pleasure, so no surprise it's been easier to turn out non-fiction--think it's time to go back to reading the kind of stuff I want to write!. So--thank you!

Thank you, Jack, for your kind words. I'm flattered that you like my website and interviews with Louis L'Amour, etc. You have quite a website, yourself. And 40 books blows me away. Thanks also for adding me as your friend. :-)

JackBludis, thank you for accepting my request! I look forward to reading your published, and unpublished work. Even though I write everyday and complete reports every week, I still marvel at the difficulty of it all.

p.s. I wish I could rise to the level of hack, especially if you're an example of one!

Hi Jack,
I'm still feeling my way around this wonderful website. How fortunate you only have one procrastination...wish that mine were limited to one! I'm about to explore your website.
M

Jack,
I'm in awe after reading your bio and checking out your website. Could you recommend two or three of your books as representing your best? Otherwise, I don't know where to start. Also, I quoted you in a Forum I started in the Writer's Den called "Defining Noir." You might want to check it.

Hi Jack-I wonder if you'd be willing to write about a favorite "forgotten book" for my blog project in August. You can see it at http://pattinase.blogspot.com
If it's not your thing, I understand. Patti

I guess what I am asking is WHY?
Not being an author myself, I would think that if I was to write a novel, I would be so proud of it that I would want my name attached...
Is it a sign of great success to be able to use a pseudonym?

I loved The Road (amazing book) and No Country as well. Generally I'm keen on disenfranchised characters -- I like when life doesn't turn out all that well. Unresolved issues. Don't know why... it's just a bit more interesting to me I guess.

And probably I don't watch TV as I lost the habit after living in Ethiopia for a year. Although we could get five year old seasons of Friends on satellite -- we'd race to congregate for that bit of English entertainment -- at least when we had electricity. I like watching things on DVD maybe as well as it's on my schedule, not the stations! :)

Hi Jack, thanks for your comment. I think? LOL. My reading habits mirror my life...never down one distinct patch, always taking detours!