tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post3875949895677710931..comments2024-03-08T05:27:56.968-08:00Comments on 1000th.monkey: I use a mac, not a typewriter: Giving it away1000th.monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-67202055887066038552012-08-06T08:36:48.639-07:002012-08-06T08:36:48.639-07:00Haven't heard/seen it, I will definitely Goggl...Haven't heard/seen it, I will definitely Goggle it :)<br /><br />Thank you :)<br /><br />I suppose, since I have the habit of throwing myself into new things, I love learning/challenging myself, but I also get eaten up (at times) with self-doubt since I don't have a background in competency upon which to build my choices.<br /><br />In other words, I may be re-inventing the wheel, but IϨth.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-29563466580990054092012-08-06T08:32:59.823-07:002012-08-06T08:32:59.823-07:00Yes, of course, there's always a person drivin...Yes, of course, there's always a person driving the story, but you could never describe something I've written as *action-packed* ;)<br /><br />...at least we can be biased together ;)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-66873945178774001212012-08-03T12:36:22.548-07:002012-08-03T12:36:22.548-07:00I honestly think it is: it's a question of deg...I honestly think it is: it's a question of degree, not one of kind. Even the big world-saving stories tend to have, at the core, some one wrong decision that spirals out of control to inform the entire story. Though I tend to share the sense of 'what happens *after* the Horrible Event (however major or minor) so I am biased :)alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-70548858406075219532012-07-31T09:52:03.808-07:002012-07-31T09:52:03.808-07:00The show: The Killing - does a really good job wi...The show: The Killing - does a really good job with anticipation as far as mysteries go. I think if you are looking to see if you are on track, but don't feel like reading a similar book to yours (I know how this can sometimes mess with me), I suggest that show.<br /><br />With that being said, your story has always interested me on numerous levels - because it feels like you have so much R.A.Desiletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440729149601654745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-36737922928103049292012-07-30T10:33:10.233-07:002012-07-30T10:33:10.233-07:00Heh, I guess it is similar. Instead of starting wi...Heh, I guess it is similar. Instead of starting with the murder and working backward, I started with the body in the truck and worked backward.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there isn't really a *murderer/killer* in this story. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the award! I'll come check it out :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-78320223093353489172012-07-30T10:30:15.538-07:002012-07-30T10:30:15.538-07:00Hahahaha, yes, of course :) I know he's a come...Hahahaha, yes, of course :) I know he's a comedian, but I think his point is still valid.<br /><br />In any story, I think we're reading to find out what/why happens/ed. There's anticipation to find out answers to the questions raised on the first page of every book.<br /><br />...and the *what/why* is different in every story. The anticipation is different.<br /><br />It's true 1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-12550907925073604372012-07-30T10:23:48.283-07:002012-07-30T10:23:48.283-07:00It did seem like an interesting book.
I haven'...It did seem like an interesting book.<br /><br />I haven't read a mystery in years. Probably 15+ years. When I was a little kid, I read most of the Agatha Christie books during visits to my grandparents' house. After a couple summers of that... I never wanted to touch another mystery ;)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-77460257588168085902012-07-30T10:22:25.242-07:002012-07-30T10:22:25.242-07:00...as long as it doesn't disappoint in the end......as long as it doesn't disappoint in the end ;)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-64623751159100176212012-07-30T10:21:34.541-07:002012-07-30T10:21:34.541-07:00Hahahaha, very true :) I think there are several c...Hahahaha, very true :) I think there are several carrots in this story, and (hopefully) I've spaced them out enough so the reader doesn't starve until 4/5 of the way through the story... then they get their mouth overstuffed with carrots all at the same time.<br /><br />...'cause packing in all the *reveals* all at once... that's really annoying. I know, 'cause I've done 1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-5742186069662694932012-07-30T06:31:11.655-07:002012-07-30T06:31:11.655-07:00I love Stephen Colbert!
I've never written a ...I love Stephen Colbert!<br /><br />I've never written a murder mystery, but it seems like you have to start out with the murder and work backwards. I think the fascinating part is getting in the head of the killer, finding out why they did what they did.<br /><br />There's an award for you on my blog today. :)<br />http://imagine-today1.blogspot.com/kjmckendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534751311630921447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-16466197357394022082012-07-28T12:27:52.463-07:002012-07-28T12:27:52.463-07:00I'd point out he's a) a comedian and b) pl...I'd point out he's a) a comedian and b) plot isn't story. <br /><br />Plot is just what gets from A to B, story is t he driving force of the narrative: you might know, as the reader, what is going on, but how the characters find out and what they do with it is often motivation enough to keep reading a story.alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-83421591956749880202012-07-27T18:41:47.670-07:002012-07-27T18:41:47.670-07:00I don't read a lot of mysteries but I sure do ...I don't read a lot of mysteries but I sure do want to read Canada.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-69196753840144437082012-07-27T16:47:58.856-07:002012-07-27T16:47:58.856-07:00crazy! I think your way of putting the mysteyr tog...crazy! I think your way of putting the mysteyr together is intriguing and would keep me reading.prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-49315287026430078922012-07-27T13:15:59.512-07:002012-07-27T13:15:59.512-07:00Murder mysteries are tough. I make it a point to m...Murder mysteries are tough. I make it a point to make the event stronger than the anticipation, but keeping the anticipation strong all the same. Never let the carrot dangle too long, but you can always dangle something else. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.com