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Wow! That actually could be a good plot.
also Anthony, are you planning for a point blanc movie, and a power of five movie (I really hope so)
Sometimes those people who "should be close to someone", are those we don't know very well at all.
Is this the inspiration for the Alex Rider books and why so many of your other books have limited parental figures?
Parents of the past were ignamas. They didn't feel the need to explain their lives to their children and they often had no idea of their child's emotional needs. Thankfully times have changed either fathers tasking a bigger tole in their children's upbringing.
Are you writing ignamas instead of enigmas?
Thank you, Linda Atamian, for clearing that up. I was just about to look up ignamas. Parents were indeed enigmas who couldn't fathom the reality that children are people.
Yes, that would make for an excellent plot indeed... and has layers... there is the whole criminal/shady intrigue that could draw the protagonist in to a mysterious dangerous world.. but also the layer/ common theme for anyone who has lost someone close to them at a young age of what they truly know about them based on their own limitations and perceptions at that time...
On a personal note, as an example, I was a complete mistake, born 11 years after my closer sibling and so being disjointed from family, all sibs having moved out before I turned 8, having parents early dementing and dying and my sister, my closest family member dying young when I was 21, you have no lense upon which to base your understanding of who they were as people, AND who YOU were... we have lost that lens... and I think that's not uncommon...
It might be that search for self that drives the initial exploration in to the father's past ONLY to then be propelled in to a world with more questions than answers... could be good...
I finished the Alex rider series. Are you going to make any more Alex Rider books?
Holmes will definitely have to look into your vanished inheritance!
And I think that story calls for a very good forensic accountant.
I've just read (and enjoyed) five of your novels, so I thought I would comment. Do forgive me if this comment seems in any way insensitive - since you brought the subject up, I assume talking about it is not difficult for you. Your remark about your father reminds me of two celebrated (but very different) mystery novels. One is 'The Waterworks' by the great E.L. Doctorow. In that book, a newspaper editor in post- Civil War New York City investigates the deaths of a series of wealthy men whose fortunes seem to have disappeared as soon as they died, leaving their heirs with nothing. The other is John le Carre's 'A Perfect Spy.' I'm sure you know that book so there is no need for me to explain why your remarks about your father made me think of it. Do you find the comparison apt?
Hmm...I wonder if he tried to abolish your dreams as a writer because he knew it is/was a tough gig to break into and be successful? And I'm thinking -- this is pure conjecture -- if he introduced you to great literary minds, he cared for you, because he wanted to broaden your world. While it's all speculative, you can write the ending of your personal novel; why not make it a happy one?
So sorry you were left without a loving memory or any answers.
From my humble point of view, I think you should send me an email with your life story and I could transform it into a horror mystery tale or a self-improvement biographical novel, for the new generations
very heartfelt on hearing this , take care man. we love you from our heart . keep up your excellent work
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also Anthony, are you planning for a point blanc movie, and a power of five movie (I really hope so)
Sometimes those people who "should be close to someone", are those we don't know very well at all.
Is this the inspiration for the Alex Rider books and why so many of your other books have limited parental figures?
Parents of the past were ignamas. They didn't feel the need to explain their lives to their children and they often had no idea of their child's emotional needs. Thankfully times have changed either fathers tasking a bigger tole in their children's upbringing.
Are you writing ignamas instead of enigmas?
Thank you, Linda Atamian, for clearing that up. I was just about to look up ignamas. Parents were indeed enigmas who couldn't fathom the reality that children are people.
Yes, that would make for an excellent plot indeed... and has layers... there is the whole criminal/shady intrigue that could draw the protagonist in to a mysterious dangerous world.. but also the layer/ common theme for anyone who has lost someone close to them at a young age of what they truly know about them based on their own limitations and perceptions at that time... On a personal note, as an example, I was a complete mistake, born 11 years after my closer sibling and so being disjointed from family, all sibs having moved out before I turned 8, having parents early dementing and dying and my sister, my closest family member dying young when I was 21, you have no lense upon which to base your understanding of who they were as people, AND who YOU were... we have lost that lens... and I think that's not uncommon...
It might be that search for self that drives the initial exploration in to the father's past ONLY to then be propelled in to a world with more questions than answers... could be good...
This is going to sound weird but Thank God...not for all the not fun stuff but that I'm not going crazy!
I had the same issues, with my mother and it makes no sense! I'd have arguments with her over issues of the past that she denies or just covers over. It's like being Gas Lighted . Did it happen? Didn't it?
It IS weird and SAD that Anthony's father ridiculed him for wanting to be a writer while introducing him to Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and the like. Lighting a fire and one minute then pouring cold water over it as soon as it's started. A bit messed up.
To that end, writing IS theraputic. It's a way of venting those issues without ending up on a shrink's couch.
I had the same issues, with my mother and it makes no sense! I'd have arguments with her over issues of the past that she denies or just covers over. It's like being Gas Lighted . Did it happen? Didn't it?
It IS weird and SAD that Anthony's father ridiculed him for wanting to be a writer while introducing him to Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and the like. Lighting a fire and one minute then pouring cold water over it as soon as it's started. A bit messed up.
To that end, writing IS theraputic. It's a way of venting those issues without ending up on a shrink's couch.
I finished the Alex rider series. Are you going to make any more Alex Rider books?
Holmes will definitely have to look into your vanished inheritance!
And I think that story calls for a very good forensic accountant.
I've just read (and enjoyed) five of your novels, so I thought I would comment. Do forgive me if this comment seems in any way insensitive - since you brought the subject up, I assume talking about it is not difficult for you. Your remark about your father reminds me of two celebrated (but very different) mystery novels. One is 'The Waterworks' by the great E.L. Doctorow. In that book, a newspaper editor in post- Civil War New York City investigates the deaths of a series of wealthy men whose fortunes seem to have disappeared as soon as they died, leaving their heirs with nothing. The other is John le Carre's 'A Perfect Spy.' I'm sure you know that book so there is no need for me to explain why your remarks about your father made me think of it. Do you find the comparison apt?
Hmm...I wonder if he tried to abolish your dreams as a writer because he knew it is/was a tough gig to break into and be successful? And I'm thinking -- this is pure conjecture -- if he introduced you to great literary minds, he cared for you, because he wanted to broaden your world. While it's all speculative, you can write the ending of your personal novel; why not make it a happy one?
So sorry you were left without a loving memory or any answers.
From my humble point of view, I think you should send me an email with your life story and I could transform it into a horror mystery tale or a self-improvement biographical novel, for the new generations
very heartfelt on hearing this , take care man. we love you from our heart . keep up your excellent work
