tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post1215209718527214740..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Minette WaltersMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-66338414686010823172007-12-16T12:41:00.000+00:002007-12-16T12:41:00.000+00:00I agree; it's a terrific read. The point about 'ri...I agree; it's a terrific read. The point about 'ringing the changes' is very interesting and I shall write more about it before long. The difficulty for most writers who do not sell as well as Minette is that publishers tend not to like it when we try to ring those changes. The two books of mine that were truly very 'different' proved by far the hardest to sell -yet I believe they were in many ways about my best work. One of the two books hasn't appeared even now, though I have finally received an offer for it. After quite some time, I might add...Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-50634849551261271192007-12-16T11:18:00.000+00:002007-12-16T11:18:00.000+00:00Yes, I agree CrimeFic, The Scold's Bridle was one ...Yes, I agree CrimeFic, The Scold's Bridle was one of the first Walters I read, and I remember it to this day!Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-4949930466892967762007-12-15T00:19:00.000+00:002007-12-15T00:19:00.000+00:00Walters is an absolute darling and never fails to ...Walters is an absolute darling and never fails to enthrall her readers. <BR/><BR/>With each novel she starts from a blank canvas and creates an original story, yet again, but her strong writer's "voice" is always present in full force.<BR/><BR/>That's what brings the reader back for more.<BR/><BR/>I thought she went off the boil many years ago with a novel set on the seas. But I allowed her that "one off" for my taste. Every novel is different and each explores a contemporary theme.<BR/><BR/>When it comes to psychological thrillers, Walters will never let anyone down. She has it coined. <BR/><BR/>If I can offer this, at least, I'd suggest the novice reader starts with her novel "The Scold's Bridle". It really is an eye opener and a wonderful tale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-44437209092326171362007-12-11T21:33:00.000+00:002007-12-11T21:33:00.000+00:00I have enjoyed reading Minette Walters over the ye...I have enjoyed reading Minette Walters over the years, though I did not find her last couple that interesting, I have to say.<BR/>What I liked about the first six or seven books of hers that I read was the fact that they were all so different, for example one was written over a 24 hour period, she plays with genres, themes, styles, viewpoints and so on. I am not aware of other crime fiction authors who are so varied. So although I didn't like her last book, I'm certainly prepared to read her next, as she is now fixed in my mind as an author who "rings the changes" with each book. If one reads a series which "goes off", one simply does not read any more. One can't fairly do that with Walters.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com