tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post2151034992913750460..comments2023-07-18T04:32:44.951-04:00Comments on The Thrill Begins: VENTRILOQUISM by Timothy HallinanCathyPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671747592743029540noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-76261012133454496992011-09-19T13:38:39.910-04:002011-09-19T13:38:39.910-04:00My apologies to everyone -- I've been at Bouch...My apologies to everyone -- I've been at Bouchercon in St. Louis, and it ate me alive from 7 AM through midnight. Met a million people and heard enough nice things said about my books to keep me blushing through Easter.<br /><br />Thanks for all the comments, and I have to stress that my characters don't usually dictate their books to me. Normally, I do it the way pretty much everyone does, which is to feel around in the dark, with the help of an occasional flash of inspiration, until a story finally emerges, and then I just follow it the best I can.<br /><br />Karyne, my experience is the opposite of yours -- the longer I stay away from my characters, the more likely they are to snub me, to stop acting like real people and turn into ugly little action figures that I have to move around by hans.<br /><br />Warren, thanks for remembering me, and it was nice to meet you, too. Hope I didn't talk too long -- I sometimes come down with Khadaffi syndrome and go on as the room empties.<br /><br />Hi, Lil, and thanks for telling everyone how much you like old Junior. I like him myself.<br /><br />Sara, as noted above, most of my characters really wait for me to invest a lot of energy in them before they can be coaxed into life.<br /><br />Everett! My MAN!! Follow me wherever I go. When my next royalty check arrives, I'll buy you the brand-new Apple YELLING CAPS app, which turns everything you say about me into an audio file voiced by James Earl Jones.<br /><br />Al, hope you gave yourself that present, and I hope it wasn't a dud. Send me a note at my site and let me know, if you feel like it.<br /><br />Connie, I think practically all writing, no matter the genre, comes from the same place, which is the ancient impulse to make sense of our world by telling ourselves stories. And aren't we privileged to be able to do it?<br /><br />And Jenny, you are the jewel of the Internet, and thanks for your inexhaustible generosity and good spirits.Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-58123773856498515302011-09-16T11:27:21.802-04:002011-09-16T11:27:21.802-04:00I love it. A character that tells you the story in...I love it. A character that tells you the story instead of the other way around. I have to confess, my protag usually only talks to me when I'm not writing fast enough for her taste.<br /><br />She used to sit on my bed and talk to me non-stop when I was first writing the story, mainly because I wasn't writing enough. When I finally began to dig in, she went away, but not too far.Karyne Corumhttp://www.jerseywisefiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-8066120673585758502011-09-16T05:37:29.568-04:002011-09-16T05:37:29.568-04:00I enjoyed meeting you when you spoke with the Bord...I enjoyed meeting you when you spoke with the Border Crimes Sisters in Crime Chapter. I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears voices when there's nobody else around.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-30113767582485515242011-09-15T21:57:49.142-04:002011-09-15T21:57:49.142-04:00Both "Crashed" and "Little Elvises&...Both "Crashed" and "Little Elvises" are wonderful. Junior is one of the most delightful characters I have ever read. I hope more people enjoy him.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-43314667957475922082011-09-15T21:08:27.732-04:002011-09-15T21:08:27.732-04:00I wish characters would talk to me like that.I wish characters would talk to me like that.Sara Backerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204253154706304455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-39712301813385835352011-09-15T19:47:52.343-04:002011-09-15T19:47:52.343-04:00So glad you said it, Everett, and so glad to see y...So glad you said it, Everett, and so glad to see you here, too!Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-6193351019230575382011-09-15T18:42:18.529-04:002011-09-15T18:42:18.529-04:00Crashed and Little Elvises are WONDERFUL books tha...Crashed and Little Elvises are WONDERFUL books that haven't gotten NEARLY the attention they deserve. So many people in this world are missing out on a truly wonderful thing.<br /><br />Have I said how wonderful I think they are?Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-48646370508092731442011-09-15T14:47:02.032-04:002011-09-15T14:47:02.032-04:00Happy Birthday again, Al! That will be a great pre...Happy Birthday again, Al! That will be a great present, too :)Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-68028824107087860902011-09-15T13:14:13.337-04:002011-09-15T13:14:13.337-04:00Very cool post. I'm always interested to hear ...Very cool post. I'm always interested to hear how books get written, because no two ever seem to come about in the same way. Today's my birthday, and when I get home tonight I'm downloading CRASHED as a present to myself...Al Leveronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875867178918970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-10006095838657402052011-09-15T11:16:48.461-04:002011-09-15T11:16:48.461-04:00That is really interesting, Connie. Amazing how so...That is really interesting, Connie. Amazing how some things are universal, no matter what we write. Connie, incidentally, writes about a hero who grows too old to do his job. I find THE LAST GOOD KNIGHT one of the most evocative titles I've heard in a while.Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-22816569713138614152011-09-15T11:10:28.963-04:002011-09-15T11:10:28.963-04:00That is interesting! We write in completely diffe...That is interesting! We write in completely different genres, but our experience seems to be similar! The person, the situation and then the voice; that is how it begins! I will definitely be reading Tim's work the next time I am in the mood for a thriller!Connie J Jaspersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455899967916707544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-1787492968105876882011-09-15T08:28:18.317-04:002011-09-15T08:28:18.317-04:00So glad to have Tim Hallinan here! Well, Tim isn&#...So glad to have Tim Hallinan here! Well, Tim isn't really here-here, he's actually at Bouchercon in St. Louis (waiting on news of his Macavity nomination), but I bet he's thinking of all us debut-ers--who may join him at B'Con next year!Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.com