tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post1606128604934012881..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Mortmain Hall - the US editionMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-2016421017577957642020-10-01T11:45:02.029+01:002020-10-01T11:45:02.029+01:00Thanks, Jonathan. I think your description of the ...Thanks, Jonathan. I think your description of the differences between the two books hits the nail on the head. As for First Cut, writing those early scenes certainly entertained me!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-76620486986078634462020-09-30T02:34:38.864+01:002020-09-30T02:34:38.864+01:00Hi Martin, from my recollection, I think the plot ...Hi Martin, from my recollection, I think the plot Mortmain Hall makes good sense on its own for the reader who begins there. But I also wonder if such a reader loses out on the characterisation, especially with respect to who Rachel is and what she's like - as well as her dynamic with her servants and Jacob. <br /><br />Being a GA mystery fan, I like Mortmain Hall better, being as a mystery with thrilling elements, in comparison to Gallows Court, which seems to me to be more of a thriller with a mystery element. I very much enjoyed both, but I suspect it'd be easier for my friend to receive Gallows Court as a gift, and then proceed on to Mortmain Hall - than to move in the reverse. <br /><br />Incidentally, I just started on 'First Cut is the Deepest'... Looking forward to seeing how Harry digs himself out of the hole he got himself into! Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-28825425574415177812020-09-29T19:22:31.249+01:002020-09-29T19:22:31.249+01:00Hi Jonathan. Thanks - this kind of feedback is alw...Hi Jonathan. Thanks - this kind of feedback is always helpful as well as interesting and encouraging. There is a sizeable minority of people (Jose Ignacio is another) who feel that it's better to start with Gallows Court. I didn't think that would be the case when I wrote it, and it's a factor I may well bear in mind when I get to book three. Yes, this is the US cover - very different. There was some 'market testing' undertaken by the American publisher, I gather, and this one came out ahead of the UK version - for the American market, which is rather different (in ways I don't fully understand) than the British when it comes to cover artwork...Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-6814280962271761762020-09-29T05:58:37.063+01:002020-09-29T05:58:37.063+01:00I enjoyed Mortmain Hall very much - and hope to ge...I enjoyed Mortmain Hall very much - and hope to get a copy as a birthday present for a friend. The only hesitation is that my memory of the series suggests that it makes sense to start with Gallows Court in terms of getting to know the characters; otherwise I think my friend would like the genre of Mortmain Hall better. Is the cover on this post for the US edition? I do like the other cover. :) Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-23522271149771115772020-09-28T19:56:57.516+01:002020-09-28T19:56:57.516+01:00And thank you, Jose Ignacio, for that marvellous r...And thank you, Jose Ignacio, for that marvellous review!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-12455794011502226772020-09-28T13:21:47.183+01:002020-09-28T13:21:47.183+01:00Congratulations, Martin!Congratulations, Martin!Jose Ignacio Escribanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296527986083953692noreply@blogger.com