tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post4800056737478829318..comments2024-02-29T22:56:25.464-05:00Comments on The Post Modern Pulp Blog: My 2015 Writing in ReviewJack Badelairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-16314862285301610772016-01-23T04:39:22.919-05:002016-01-23T04:39:22.919-05:00Nonton drama Korea terbaru disini aja guys
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Some have given up publishing entirely. I have a good core group of them, so I never lack for work. What bothers me about the entire "pages read" system is that Amazon admits to tracking what you read. This bothers me a lot. <br />I do understand their reasons as they want to promote titles with more substance. Too many people were tossing public domain titles up there under new ones and pissing off customers. Not to mention the phantom reviewers who were bought from 5iver. Amazon has declared a scorched earth policy on fake reviews to the point where its hard to get a legitimate review published. <br />At least I no longer read these "Oh my gosh this book is fantastic" reviews.Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-77099183767475134792016-01-04T22:50:33.229-05:002016-01-04T22:50:33.229-05:00A good year..well done and keep it up throughout 2...A good year..well done and keep it up throughout 2016Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-45064000526426673962016-01-04T17:17:13.807-05:002016-01-04T17:17:13.807-05:00Dent had formula for the Doc Savage novels that wh...Dent had formula for the Doc Savage novels that while it made for a lot of similarity but there is enough variation. Gibson's Shadow novels had a lot of similarities but they could be radically different. Some were murder mysteries, some are gangster stories, some are proto-superhero stories.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-90367316742047628502016-01-04T17:09:49.829-05:002016-01-04T17:09:49.829-05:00Don't forget old Doc Savage, as well! Lester D...Don't forget old Doc Savage, as well! Lester Dent did well over a hundred of those as I recall. It's all about making the core concept work for multiple stories, from my personal experience. (Sixteen in a series, working on seventeen...) If there is versatility, you don't get bored. There's always more you can work into a universe, a new character, a new concept.<br /><br />Definitely important! There are some quite random books on my shelves that I've picked up on a whim, and a lot more on the Kindle. If for no other reason than you never know what will trigger an idea for a story or a character, and they can come from the oddest of places...Richard Tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043914767873645160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-57353433203842762732016-01-04T16:57:01.062-05:002016-01-04T16:57:01.062-05:00On the other side of burnout, Walter Gibson wrote ...On the other side of burnout, Walter Gibson wrote two hundred something featuring the Shadow and said that he never really got tired of that. In regards to money, this was during the Depression so a lot of it was he was glad to have a job.<br /><br />I definitely want to read the sequel to Killer Instinct and SFS whenever you eventually get around to it.<br /><br />I too make it a point to vary my reading otherwise I might get burned out on certain author or genre.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-34866517536454853252016-01-04T16:52:46.332-05:002016-01-04T16:52:46.332-05:00This is all made twice as bad when I get multiple ...This is all made twice as bad when I get multiple bargain ebook emails a day, giving me an opportunity to pick up books for free or at a heavy discount. I try to resist the urge, but for every book I read, I've bought two more. What's worse, about half of my reading now is research-related, which while fun, cuts into leisure reading even more.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-88902096576146371622016-01-04T16:42:08.552-05:002016-01-04T16:42:08.552-05:00It is something that I've noticed - my reading...It is something that I've noticed - my reading really took a hit when I stopped commuting, and it's yet to recover. I'm trying to build more time in this year to work down the pile...but the list keeps on growing...Richard Tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043914767873645160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-5135436404316536782016-01-04T15:31:34.423-05:002016-01-04T15:31:34.423-05:00I have a similar problem! Reading versus actual wr...I have a similar problem! Reading versus actual writing.M Harold Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949772130509527838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-35172087243791723132016-01-04T15:30:08.951-05:002016-01-04T15:30:08.951-05:00Shieldwall is on my Kindle, but I haven't got ...Shieldwall is on my Kindle, but I haven't got around to it yet. One of my New Year's Resolutions was to try to catch up a bit with the book backlog. When it's into three figures, you know you have a problem! I've read up to Book Six of Cornwell's Saxon Series, not Sharpe, though.Richard Tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043914767873645160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-68657061080434133312016-01-04T15:26:42.642-05:002016-01-04T15:26:42.642-05:00@Richard Have you tried my Shieldwall book?@Richard Have you tried my Shieldwall book?M Harold Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949772130509527838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-16160243136698418922016-01-04T15:04:11.326-05:002016-01-04T15:04:11.326-05:00Richard, it is definitely worthwhile if you haven&...Richard, it is definitely worthwhile if you haven't already to pick up a couple of Bernard Cornwell's SHARPE series of Napoleonic War adventures. They are *awesome* reads, and Cornwell does an "author's note" (the inspiration for my own) at the end, where he often points out where he deviated from history and why. He provides, I think, a great template for those who are interested in getting into the genre.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-47970499887812663272016-01-04T14:37:59.686-05:002016-01-04T14:37:59.686-05:00Speaking as someone working on the seventeenth boo...Speaking as someone working on the seventeenth book in his series, I’ll say that series sell. The stand-alones I’ve done (never intentional, to be fair) haven’t done anything at all by comparison. A series with frequent releases builds a fanbase like nothing else. I must admit to curiosity about the approach to historical fiction, as well; right now I’m writing in science-fiction and occasionally fantasy, but moving into histfic as a second string is at the top of my priority for 2016. I had an abortive attempt at a Crusader novelette last year, but I always worried about interleaving fiction with history - though I suppose finding a period with little established is one option! Speaking as a fan of ‘Scholar Knight’ and ‘Commando’, I’d have to say they feel just about right. Richard Tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043914767873645160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-38388419685097363572016-01-04T13:11:39.300-05:002016-01-04T13:11:39.300-05:00Yeah, I have "plans" for sequels to both...Yeah, I have "plans" for sequels to both KI and SFS, I just feel that working on them will have to be my "reward" for lack of a better term, for getting my bread-and-butter series moving again. And I do feel that, if I had sequels for both of those books, it would do a lot to increase their visibility and sales. Right now, though, I'm following the money until I feel the pressure (as much personal as any other source) to keep writing Commando novels has lessened.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-72487302156014828382016-01-04T12:52:12.968-05:002016-01-04T12:52:12.968-05:00You know, I am probably one of the few of your rea...You know, I am probably one of the few of your readers that has not read any of your commando books. I've read Killer Instincts and San Francisco Slaughter (which seems to be your lease series.) I'll probably get around to reading one of your Commando books sometime.<br /><br />I think that not publishing might have hurt your sales in a way other than simply having a new book to be bought. No one decided to buy a copy of your other books, because they had not read the new ones. That's just a guess, though.<br /><br />As for burn-out, Arthur Conan Doyle got so tired of Sherlock Holmes he threw the detective down a waterfall. This was as much because he thought his historical novels were his real work. (Kind of the reverse of your situation with your historical novels being your best sellers.) To be fair, while never as popular as his Sherlock Holmes novels, his historical novels were very good and sadly overlooked.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-68223843963702306862016-01-04T12:08:22.655-05:002016-01-04T12:08:22.655-05:00Hah yes. The nice thing about pre-Modern stuff is ...Hah yes. The nice thing about pre-Modern stuff is that the sources often disagree. :)M Harold Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949772130509527838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-79249073800141994652016-01-04T12:03:18.428-05:002016-01-04T12:03:18.428-05:00I've very much admired how Cornwell addresses ...I've very much admired how Cornwell addresses this topic, especially in his Sharpe books, where there's a pretty coherent historical record for most of the Napoleonic actions. I'll get into it more once the book is live, but I have borrowed a few things here and there. Part of it is trying to respect the heroics of the people who performed the deeds, most of whom no doubt still have children and grandchildren whom I don't want beating on my door in anger. And, of course, the "Buffs" of WW2 history can be, ah, a bit particular regarding historical details. In all the previous books, history served as the backdrop to the adventure, but the story itself was entirely made up, so having an almost minute-by-minute timeline of what has to happen when caused me no small degree of frustration, especially since not all sources agreed with each other...Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-11904642815754509882016-01-04T11:44:25.243-05:002016-01-04T11:44:25.243-05:00Your remarks about writing around historical event...Your remarks about writing around historical events are in interesting. Cornwell happily stole other men's heroics for Sharpe. However I too always try to add my characters to a story rather than swap them in. Perhaps it's easier writing about things Medieval? Even so, I had to make a decision about how deep to go. For example, in my "War of the Roses"[sic] books, I could have reconstructed the Stafford retinue from the available sources. However, I decided to stop at the level of the main players and simply model the lower layers realistically. M Harold Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949772130509527838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162714825014472282.post-61975016438996041592016-01-04T11:12:29.689-05:002016-01-04T11:12:29.689-05:00You certainly blew my sales out of the water.You certainly blew my sales out of the water.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com