tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post8382014998822739337..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Laura Lippman Interview, Part IIILinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-38006106007267870112009-04-26T08:15:00.000-04:002009-04-26T08:15:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for such a thoughtful interview....Thank you so much for such a thoughtful interview. I teach creative writing and sometimes students will come up to me and say, "This story was so easy to write. I did it in half an hour." And I always think, Oh oh.Susan Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830827929749312480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-77884438088774554882009-04-25T14:03:00.000-04:002009-04-25T14:03:00.000-04:00Thanks, Laura. I am a huge fan and just finished r...Thanks, Laura. I am a huge fan and just finished reading Life Sentences. Great book.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-1489692189871024172009-04-24T15:57:00.000-04:002009-04-24T15:57:00.000-04:00Thanks, Laura, for a terrific interview. Much con...Thanks, Laura, for a terrific interview. Much continued success.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-54419125098604012452009-04-24T14:52:00.000-04:002009-04-24T14:52:00.000-04:00I do the same, Alan - read aloud in my head. But r...I do the same, Alan - read aloud in my head. But reading aloud for real might be good practice for those public readings that are sometimes unavoidable.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-58895399274688232402009-04-24T09:59:00.000-04:002009-04-24T09:59:00.000-04:00Great interview, Laura and G.M.!
I'd never really...Great interview, Laura and G.M.!<br /><br />I'd never really thought about it, but Laura makes a great point when she says that great "page-turning" writing flows from the author's sincerity. <br /><br />And she offers up some good pointers, too: Kill Your Darlings, stick to "said" and "asked," and reading your words aloud. (I read "aloud" in my head and can "hear" the words. Does that count, or am I just fooling myself?)Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-49898484910016441862009-04-24T09:41:00.000-04:002009-04-24T09:41:00.000-04:00Jess - I'm not a big expert, having written only a...Jess - I'm not a big expert, having written only a few short stories, but I tend to use them as palate cleansers, or to experiment with an idea I wouldn't be able to sustain for the length of a novel. <br /><br />Both forms are satisfying, novel and short story, but for me the short story is more difficult. The polishing is endless.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-87580197474735521552009-04-24T09:19:00.000-04:002009-04-24T09:19:00.000-04:00For me, the key element in this Part III was the p...For me, the key element in this Part III was the phrase "they don’t really believe in what they’re doing."<br /><br />That's the key ingredient in doing anything well - believing in it. If you don't, people will smell a fraud.<br /><br />Laura - thank you so much for gracing us with your wonderful advice and charm.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-56784144526358620392009-04-24T08:41:00.000-04:002009-04-24T08:41:00.000-04:00Laura, and anyone else who writes both short stori...Laura, and anyone else who writes both short stories and novels, which is more challenging? If you take time out of the equation, that is. Is it more satisfying to crunch a whole world and a character arc into 30 or fewer pages, or would you rather stretch out for the length of a novel?Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.com