tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post3099397885988218396..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: David Sedaris, by Jess LoureyLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-7537688935689357942008-06-18T07:28:00.000-04:002008-06-18T07:28:00.000-04:00I'm not a short story or essay reader, but I'll le...I'm not a short story or essay reader, but I'll leave my fiction comfort zone for Sedaris any day. I'm going to listen to his latest on audio. And I'm like Sue Ann. When I've at pivotal points in my own book, I steer clear of mysteries. Fortunately, as you know, there are some incredible books out there to serve as distractions and often open my eyes wide to the power of really good writing.jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-2383961405851350132008-06-17T17:45:00.000-04:002008-06-17T17:45:00.000-04:00He does have a unique voice, doesn't he, Nina? Sue...He does have a unique voice, doesn't he, Nina? <BR/><BR/>Sue Ann, I've heard the "tainting" concern before, but I can't get my head around what it would look like. Wouldn't it be the author's writing with another layer?<BR/><BR/>G.M., he does write about Paris in his latest, but not Normandy, though the one of his I'm reading now does have some scenes in Normandy.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-42632797941988169552008-06-17T13:35:00.000-04:002008-06-17T13:35:00.000-04:00Sedaris is a hoot. I think I first ran across him ...Sedaris is a hoot. I think I first ran across him in the New Yorker. I haven't read this latest of his but if he writes some more about his life in France, I'm there. I think he lives in Normandy, which complicates his life nicely. I think he likes that.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-36787806411796673892008-06-17T12:11:00.000-04:002008-06-17T12:11:00.000-04:00Jess, I love Sedaris, too. I started out hearing ...Jess, I love Sedaris, too. I started out hearing him read his own stuff on Public Radio. Now I hear his voice reading it in my head when I read it. Proof in another way of what we already know: his voice is unique, which is what sets him apart from writers of "adequate" humor.Nina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-64315298877368724362008-06-17T11:52:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:52:00.000-04:00I'm always reading, and mostly mysteries. However,...I'm always reading, and mostly mysteries. However, when in the heavy intense meat of my latest manuscript, I try to avoid books that might be similar to mine, lest someone else's voice taints my own. But when I’m doing final edits, or in that small window between projects, I like to cram in as many of the fun books as I can. Right now I'm in the final weeks of a deadline, so I’m reading “L.A. Outlaws” by T. Jefferson Parker and “Bangers” by Gary Phillips. Neither of which are remotely like my work.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-78516490712238582592008-06-17T10:35:00.000-04:002008-06-17T10:35:00.000-04:00I agree--it's important to read when writing becau...I agree--it's important to read when writing because it'll season your broth, so to speak.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-72921871407835134802008-06-17T09:57:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:57:00.000-04:00What I read greatly influences what I write. But ...What I read greatly influences what I write. But I wouldn't say I always read in the crime/mystery/thriller genre, but whatever I'm reading, I find myself parroting to some degree when I sit down to write.Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.com