tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post4641564422179557396..comments2023-05-22T11:35:58.321-04:00Comments on Out in WriteField: Location, Location, LocationBobby Mangahashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335616508441176887noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-75031165033689715782009-04-02T08:16:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:16:00.000-04:00I love this point:"Why is this setting the only se...I love this point:<BR/><BR/>"Why is this setting the only setting that works for your story?"<BR/><BR/>We're working on description and making the setting its own character in the story (Alex Sokoloff does this brilliantly in THE HARROWING, as do you with Chicago, Joe. I'm stealing this one for class!<BR/><BR/>(hell, between you and Alex, I feel more like a parrot than a teacher some days. Great stuff!)Jake Nantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637039507172446111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-83495363000809240122009-03-30T21:00:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:00:00.000-04:00Sorry if ?I'd been absent from my own blog, but th...Sorry if ?I'd been absent from my own blog, but thanks to Joe Konrath and whomever stopped in for a read.Bobby Mangahashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335616508441176887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-48197318918557604542009-03-30T17:21:00.000-04:002009-03-30T17:21:00.000-04:00Hey RJ, I feel like I know you I follow you around...Hey RJ, I feel like I know you I follow you around so much. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for having Joe here.<BR/>I was hoping he'd let us ask questions. But no, he just did the post and vamoosed. LOL<BR/>I fully agree that setting and weather play a HUGE role in a story. People do AWFUL things when it's hot. And Dashiell Hammett liked to use the hot desert wind to make people itchy.<BR/>I've always wondered why Joe has Jack Daniels wear panty hose. LOL I don't know anyone under 60 who still wears panty hose; and ESPECIALLY not in the hot chicago summer. Might be a guy thing, he can research the hell out of how to beat a lie detector test, but not notice that a woman might overheat in the summer. Or maybe cops in Chicago still wear them. Or maybe I just know women with great naked legs... that's probably it.<BR/>Thanks for continuing the party!<BR/>KarenKaren from Mentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685540761526680384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-80877480147132118782009-03-30T13:35:00.000-04:002009-03-30T13:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for having me, Bobby.Thanks for having me, Bobby.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-26333506822938863642009-03-30T10:15:00.000-04:002009-03-30T10:15:00.000-04:00This is a lot of good info. Thanks. Looking forwar...This is a lot of good info. Thanks. Looking forward to reading Afraid.<BR/><BR/>I'm working on my first novel and have found that between the free publishing e-book you have on your site, plus Alex Sokoloff's blog, I I feel I'm getting more than I would if I took an MFA course. Especially since the Newbie's Guide e-book has a lot of great stuff on the publishing end and self-promotion/effective marketing.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880478510237219406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-31474611589822140802009-03-30T10:02:00.000-04:002009-03-30T10:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping in, Jane. Glad you like the bl...Thanks for stopping in, Jane. Glad you like the blog.Bobby Mangahashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335616508441176887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-90144444153410682872009-03-30T09:46:00.000-04:002009-03-30T09:46:00.000-04:00Since I am from a small town in Wisconsin, the set...Since I am from a small town in Wisconsin, the setting makes the story even creepier for me...<BR/>Great blog, R.J. I'll be back.<BR/>Janejane, candidhttp://janebretl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836299369568387109.post-10702583520661539012009-03-30T09:45:00.000-04:002009-03-30T09:45:00.000-04:00Great post. I guess I never really stopped to thin...Great post. I guess I never really stopped to think about how huge a role that setting can play when used effectively.<BR/><BR/>By the way, love your Jack Daniels series. An I'm on my way to go pick up <I>Afraid</I>. I saw it at the local B&N yesterday. Unfortunately, the two indies in my area closed . I would have preferred to go there instead.davethemysteryguynoreply@blogger.com