tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post6519817436468427184..comments2024-03-27T13:26:32.587-07:00Comments on Mystery Fanfare: Process: Guest post by John ConnollyJanet Rudolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-22454884857818213032017-06-16T14:26:42.822-07:002017-06-16T14:26:42.822-07:00John!
I was introduced to your work (specifically...John!<br /><br />I was introduced to your work (specifically the Charlie Parker series) via A Time of Torment and immediately went back to the first one in the series and read them all. I have been transported (sometimes painfully so) back to my youth.<br /><br />My formative years were spent in the Greater Portland area, but my family lived all around Southern Maine. The Great Lost Bear is fond highlight of return visits to the family homestead. My parents became spiritualists after the death of my brother. Some of my earliest memories are of seances, mediums, and a spiritualist church in Portland. Your CP series gets it right.<br />Paul Dinh-McCrillisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-80366626466418111062017-06-09T08:58:56.421-07:002017-06-09T08:58:56.421-07:00Great post. I have always enjoyed your writing. Yo...Great post. I have always enjoyed your writing. Your books are the ones I go back and read again to enjoy the writing once I've rushed through them the first time to get to the solution of the mystery. My writing process is similar, I like to keep all my characters and plot points fluid to see where they will lead me. Glad to know other writers work the same way!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048083773255241000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-29890350981335657872017-06-09T06:58:50.777-07:002017-06-09T06:58:50.777-07:00John - I've been a fan of Charlie Parker from ...John - I've been a fan of Charlie Parker from the start - always on the edge of my chair waiting for Angel and Louis to show up and for justice to be done no matter what it takes. Thanks for letting the characters call the shots through you - in my mind, it couldn't be better.Carolyn J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242279772482113824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-73265479549464119782017-06-09T06:20:49.014-07:002017-06-09T06:20:49.014-07:00I Love Love Love your writing. I find that books ...I Love Love Love your writing. I find that books I don't enjoy; the main reason is poor character development. How can you like a book if you don't care or cannot relate to the characters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-2500258222280300252017-06-09T01:28:30.918-07:002017-06-09T01:28:30.918-07:00Thank You so much John for this insight into your ...Thank You so much John for this insight into your writing. I too am a fan of James lee Burke and do see so much of his descriptions in your writing. Keep up the good work.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064092173716064270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-37214232013878298552017-06-08T17:43:10.658-07:002017-06-08T17:43:10.658-07:00I follow a similiar path when writing my mysteries...I follow a similiar path when writing my mysteries. I enjoy not knowing what's around the next corner and learning and exploring along the way. Thank you for sharing your process. A huge fan. Kathleen Bridge<br />Weekend In The Hamptonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011383891243259650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-76260628545419096072017-06-08T14:55:52.189-07:002017-06-08T14:55:52.189-07:00I enjoyed this immensely. Thanks! It helps to know...I enjoyed this immensely. Thanks! It helps to know that other writers doubt their work at times, are ready to give up, but something won't let them quit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775808854682956877noreply@blogger.com