tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post3684536899803171244..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': How Jessica Mann's crime writing career beganMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-69809524665097044882011-03-06T13:31:25.542+00:002011-03-06T13:31:25.542+00:00Thanks, Paul - yes, there is definitely hope!!!Thanks, Paul - yes, there is definitely hope!!!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-21319589278503320372011-03-03T07:27:27.663+00:002011-03-03T07:27:27.663+00:00Martin, this is a delightful feast of a guest blog...Martin, this is a delightful feast of a guest blog with much to savour. Thank you for hosting Jessica.<br /><br />The writing of a fine debut novel in dribs and drabs, fitting it in with childcare and so on…there’s hope for me yet! (Grandchildren in my case.)<br /><br />The “thin ice” point concerning civilised society is interesting. I’ve thought about it in different terms but it amounts to much the same thing: the way we can unwittingly pass through the veil and find ourselves in a parallel world where the normal rules do not apply, ill prepared to face the unknown. How terrifying, with the familiar world all around, to find it now beyond reach, with no way back…<br /><br />Then there’s the fascinating point about the avoidance of self-revelation. Yes, even when determined not to give ourselves away, our subconscious can betray us in subtle ways… Of course, with authors under pressure to promote themselves these days, there’s the question of how far it’s possible to maintain privacy.<br /><br />I really hope Jessica writes that sequel to ‘A Charitable End’. How fascinating, to see how the characters have fared over the years. And a feather in your blogging cap too, Martin, to have set the ball rolling…!<br /><br />Regards, PaulPaul Beechnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-57905094648044230722011-03-02T23:31:26.443+00:002011-03-02T23:31:26.443+00:00I'm glad the four of you liked this post - Jes...I'm glad the four of you liked this post - Jessica is a very interesting writer and I'm surprised she isn't much more widely discussed in the blogosphere.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-27033713633408171602011-03-02T20:08:24.105+00:002011-03-02T20:08:24.105+00:00Thank you Martin and Jessica for an interesting pe...Thank you Martin and Jessica for an interesting peep behind the curtain!Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-80234110040297936952011-03-02T12:09:14.798+00:002011-03-02T12:09:14.798+00:00I've been a fan of Jessica Mann (I feel as if ...I've been a fan of Jessica Mann (I feel as if I should say "Mrs. Mann") since I read THE EIGHTH DEADLY SIN, which has one of the most intriguing plots I've encountered in mystery fiction. I recently read (on Martin's recommendation) A PRIVATE INQUIRY, another plot with wonderfully intricate twists and turns.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-78384951331031350782011-03-02T10:42:25.960+00:002011-03-02T10:42:25.960+00:00I enjoyed reading about the genesis of Jessica'...I enjoyed reading about the genesis of Jessica's first novel...it would be wonderful to have a sequel that was 40 years in the making!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-33239913533596845682011-03-02T01:22:40.341+00:002011-03-02T01:22:40.341+00:00Martin - Thank you very much for hosting Jessica.
...Martin - Thank you very much for hosting Jessica.<br /><br />Jessica - Thank you for sharing your own experience writing your first novel. I hope you will consider a sequel :-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com