tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post8987969771255380781..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Lindsey Davis and the Writer's LifeMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-87113169986962996382010-05-16T00:35:23.313+01:002010-05-16T00:35:23.313+01:00The new Falco novel comes out on the same day as t...The new Falco novel comes out on the same day as the Companion, and the description on fantasticfiction suggests it may be another dark addition to the series. Even the title is ominous: Nemesis. It was also - I hope coincidentally! the the title of the last Miss Marple book.Martinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-47752890699514964562010-05-14T23:42:48.606+01:002010-05-14T23:42:48.606+01:00Hi Minnie. I like The Silver Pigs a lot, too.Hi Minnie. I like The Silver Pigs a lot, too.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-90351497523803715132010-05-14T07:49:38.296+01:002010-05-14T07:49:38.296+01:00Ah, Cyril Connolly's 'pram in the hall'...Ah, Cyril Connolly's 'pram in the hall' [the great enemy of creative enterprise] ... mostly for women, I'd guess.<br />Lindsey Davis deserves every bit of her success; but I'd describe her wit as 'biting' rather than 'amiable'. <br />The BBC Radio recordings of dramatisations of the first 4 of her Falco novels are all excellent. Sadly, the best Helena of all - the incomparable Fritha Goodey - died shortly into the series. But highly recommended just the same.<br />IMHO 'The Silver Pigs' is still the best of a very good collection (perhaps because it is the darkest).Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-26039440313120792592010-05-13T21:18:42.059+01:002010-05-13T21:18:42.059+01:00Thanks very much for these comments, Margot, Eric ...Thanks very much for these comments, Margot, Eric and Clarissa. It is an interesting discussion topic, I think.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-83305357283310103822010-05-13T13:36:29.902+01:002010-05-13T13:36:29.902+01:00I love that quote! It's so true, I have others...I love that quote! It's so true, I have others that live with me in the house but when I work, I need and find my solitary existence. <br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-47589904851545674182010-05-13T03:43:28.499+01:002010-05-13T03:43:28.499+01:00That is interesting. And to prove that authors sho...That is interesting. And to prove that authors should not be confused with their characters Falco, of course, did marry. I just coincidentally read Alexandria in which he, and his wife and kids and other relatives are all involved in his work, albeit inadvertently since they were supposed to be on vacation when the murder got in the way.Mary or Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210964762989092658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-51006365716601733582010-05-13T02:59:37.118+01:002010-05-13T02:59:37.118+01:00Martin - I've enjoyed the Falco novels I'v...Martin - I've enjoyed the Falco novels I've read, so it's good to hear that Lindsey Davis is as pleasant as she is talented. I had to laugh at your mention of the distraction of children. My own daughter is the delight of my life, and I hope she knows it. But there's nothing like children to provide distractions to writing....<br /><br />You make an interesting point about writing as a solitary kind of pursuit. I have no data on this, but I'll be a lot of writers need solitude to write. They may have spouses, partners, children, and the like, but during "writing time," most writers I know like solitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com