tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post2123742729020199057..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: Teaser (self-promotional)Jenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-14036961578354135432008-02-04T10:05:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:05:00.000-05:00Hello - Have just stumbled across your blog and am...Hello - Have just stumbled across your blog and am now very much looking forward to reading your novel - it sounds fascinating.<BR/>All the best.Sara O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072523590967285445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-75373372883553770222008-01-29T01:41:00.000-05:002008-01-29T01:41:00.000-05:00Looking very good ...(Andrew, I think you've got a...Looking very good ...<BR/><BR/>(Andrew, I think you've got a writer's priorities backwards. Sounds like you ought to go into corporate publishing.)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-22469675607569269622008-01-28T22:43:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:43:00.000-05:00Jenny,It's most important that it's purchased. Th...Jenny,<BR/><BR/>It's most important that it's purchased. Then you can worry about it being read....<BR/><BR/>OK, now back to finishing my own book!Andrew Gelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715992780769751789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-65281916573051863402008-01-28T12:48:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:48:00.000-05:00For your triathlon novel, you must employ this met...For your triathlon novel, you must employ this method!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017371953361964015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-22390112684734778632008-01-28T11:06:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:06:00.000-05:00Levi: Yes, a huge thrill, even proofing 'em is kin...Levi: Yes, a huge thrill, even proofing 'em is kind of exciting!<BR/><BR/>Wendy: I too like the little explosionisty graphic!<BR/><BR/>Andrew: I think the parallel to Name of the Rose is an apt one--it's the combination of worldbuilding and thriller that's needed for this kind of historical narrative--but I am afraid that NotR was notorious for being much purchased but little read!<BR/><BR/>Brent: Very true! Not sure it serves any comparable purpose, though, other than being sort of aesthetically (on model of physiologically) satisfying to pick up the pace rather than starting to lag!Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-15770974158792187892008-01-28T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:00:00.000-05:00Congratulations, Jenny! Seeing the designed pages ...Congratulations, Jenny! Seeing the designed pages must be a thrill, even if it does mean you have to proof them!Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-33099650856778350622008-01-28T10:48:00.000-05:002008-01-28T10:48:00.000-05:00Negative split!Negative split!Brent Bucknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754659334435107746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-19071632729402478212008-01-28T09:44:00.000-05:002008-01-28T09:44:00.000-05:00The Name of the Rose is slow for the first 150 pag...The Name of the Rose is slow for the first 150 pages or so and then picks up pace. Elsewhere, Eco wrote, Eco-like, that he did this on purpose because he only wanted readers who were serious about the book.Andrew Gelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715992780769751789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-9308424530524221992008-01-28T09:29:00.000-05:002008-01-28T09:29:00.000-05:00Exciting!I love the graphic above the chapter numb...Exciting!<BR/><BR/><I>I love the graphic above the chapter number.</I>Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300094483282054900noreply@blogger.com