tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post4586957386004458682..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Following in Simenon's FootstepsMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-81116720282718781392016-08-18T09:36:50.564+01:002016-08-18T09:36:50.564+01:00Cheers, Paul. Yes, Simenon was quite a unique writ...Cheers, Paul. Yes, Simenon was quite a unique writer and that high-speed method of his is not for everyone, that's for sure!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-54584371719728631602016-08-18T07:33:10.616+01:002016-08-18T07:33:10.616+01:00Good to hear you had such a good time with your so...Good to hear you had such a good time with your son in Belgium, Martin, though I feel puffed out just looking at the pics of the Mountain of Bueren! I like the pic of you in shades, sitting next to Simenon’s statue, though. <br /><br />Gosh, what a crime writer Simenon was, surely one of the most prolific ever, though in a Paris Review interview he once commented: “Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness. I don’t think an artist can ever be happy.” In the same interview he explained how, before beginning a novel, he’d check he had no appointments for eleven days (the anticipated writing period) then call his doctor for a check-up before starting.<br /><br />An enjoyable post that has taken me back – I visited Belgium in ’69, my first time abroad.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-9272597984479455472016-08-17T22:02:25.252+01:002016-08-17T22:02:25.252+01:00Thanks, Richard.Thanks, Richard.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-5644555620321145982016-08-17T22:02:12.366+01:002016-08-17T22:02:12.366+01:00Thanks, Art. Hope Tara enjoys it as much as I did!...Thanks, Art. Hope Tara enjoys it as much as I did!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-21613704007637899182016-08-17T15:20:31.887+01:002016-08-17T15:20:31.887+01:00Wonderful! Thank you for the brief travelog and ph...Wonderful! Thank you for the brief travelog and photographs.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-51171432015328384132016-08-17T12:45:41.737+01:002016-08-17T12:45:41.737+01:00Thanks for the tour here, Martin--sounds like a fu...Thanks for the tour here, Martin--sounds like a fun time. My wife Tara is actually headed to Brussels herself in a couple of weeks. I'll share this with her as well!Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.com