tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post5760770855545827475..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Complicit: reviewMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-15389769664468203362010-03-30T09:51:09.555+01:002010-03-30T09:51:09.555+01:00Thanks for these comments.
Janet, I was there at H...Thanks for these comments.<br />Janet, I was there at Harrogate too that time - small world.<br />Deb - very interesting point indeed about character consistency. I'll keep it in mind next time I read NF.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-22846542107105228162010-03-30T09:22:04.159+01:002010-03-30T09:22:04.159+01:00I've enjoyed some French novels in the past, b...I've enjoyed some French novels in the past, but not read any of the recent ones. What I'm fascinated by is the concept of writing a book with someone else. I saw them speak at Harrogate a few years ago and they made it sound easy, but it would be my idea of hell!<br />At least they're in the same location. Allegedly the mother and daughter team who write as PJ Tracy live in different states in the USA. (I can't imagine writing with my mother, either)Janet O'Kanehttp://www.jokwriting.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-3580225338850607612010-03-29T14:53:28.796+01:002010-03-29T14:53:28.796+01:00I've tried several Nicci French books. They a...I've tried several Nicci French books. They all have great set-ups and interesting situations, but then they get caught up in outlandish plots that require the characters (especially the heroines) to do uncharacteristically dumb things. (I think you hit the nail on the head with your word, "unwise.") In each of the French books I've read, the heroine does something incredibly foolish that enables (of course) the villain to take advantage. French's heroines just aren't consistent. One moment they're wise and perceptive and thoughtful, and the next they're making boneheaded moves that make me want to throw the book across the room.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-8291529285786975782010-03-29T12:34:10.984+01:002010-03-29T12:34:10.984+01:00Thanks for the review, Martin...I'll have to f...Thanks for the review, Martin...I'll have to find this one.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, I cam across them on my Google reader the other day--a series they've done for the Telegraph on writing: http://bit.ly/9oJFLz<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-33181161908020479572010-03-29T03:16:34.666+01:002010-03-29T03:16:34.666+01:00Martin - Thanks for this. This is one Nicci French...Martin - Thanks for this. This is one Nicci French I haven't read, but I do like their style. It's good to hear that it's up to their quality standard : ).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com