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Tad S. Torm
I do not have a reading list; I’m not that disciplined. Currently, I’m reading FOOLS DIE, by Mario Puzo and FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Hunter S. Thompson; I’ll probably read next, WHEN THE SACRED GINMILL CLOSES, Lawrence Block and THE ADOLESCENT, by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Tad S. Torm
Mysteries: Fiction and Reality
I happened to live through such a mystery; except it's more like a Columbo mystery: the kind where you know WHO DONE IT; in my case, who's been doing it.
A few years ago, I had a minor character in one of my books, a recent Russian immigrant by the name of Igor. The friends of Igor did not appreciate this fictional character and decided to destroy my best-seller, THE MIDTOWN MURDER (It took them about six months, and most likely the help of an inside friend.) Can I prove it? It would not be hard. So far, I was too lazy to respond, and I didn't want to make a fuss about it. However, people are apt to change, especially when they lose money and recognition.
The third book in the Detective Ben Saga will be influenced by this experience, and will deal with the darker side of the e-book industry.
I happened to live through such a mystery; except it's more like a Columbo mystery: the kind where you know WHO DONE IT; in my case, who's been doing it.
A few years ago, I had a minor character in one of my books, a recent Russian immigrant by the name of Igor. The friends of Igor did not appreciate this fictional character and decided to destroy my best-seller, THE MIDTOWN MURDER (It took them about six months, and most likely the help of an inside friend.) Can I prove it? It would not be hard. So far, I was too lazy to respond, and I didn't want to make a fuss about it. However, people are apt to change, especially when they lose money and recognition.
The third book in the Detective Ben Saga will be influenced by this experience, and will deal with the darker side of the e-book industry.
Tad S. Torm
I’m struggling, at the very early stages, with two mystery crime stories; they will be different from MURDER MY LOVE, although the protagonist of that novella has a few more stories to tell. I also have had in my head, for at least the last six months, the sequel to BLUE FLOWER, a science-fiction novel.
Tad S. Torm
My answer is not and cannot be original, I’d say it is even banal, but has the advantage of being true. (I think - at least true for me).
As a writer you create a world that lives in your pages. You make something that didn’t exist before. This is very satisfying.
As a writer you create a world that lives in your pages. You make something that didn’t exist before. This is very satisfying.
Tad S. Torm
First and foremost writers need to read, need to read a lot. Not only does this improve your style and enrich the content and usage of your inner dictionary, but it helps you in an even more important area: the capacity to self-evaluate your own writing. This is terribly important.
Tad S. Torm
Long walks usually work. Unfortunately I lose most of the best phrases (not ideas, but actual lines of writing) by the time I return to my computer. Another solution is to start working on something totally new and different, and if this fails to work, I start re-editing some old story.
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