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(group member since Jan 11, 2012)
Julian’s
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from the Q&A with Julian Darius group.
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Wow. Thank you so much, Meem! I really struggled with that. It means the world, it really does! :)
I've seen that too. Always shocks me.
Relieved to hear it, Meem! And thank you! I like what you've said here very much.I do suspect that some people can't handle it, though... some readers have really reacted with horror to the narrator, and I'm sure that's worse because of his name.
I think it adds a whole other layer to the story. There's a kind of creepy, confessional, OMG aspect to it when the narrator's name is on the cover. And this plays with the reader, because we know better than to think that someone's a serial killer for writing a serial killer, even with his name. But still... it's disturbing and interesting.Do you agree that aspect works?
Thanks, Meem! It means more than I can say!I'm glad it didn't feel like the narrator (not me!) is trying to convince you. That's a delicate thing, but your take on it is very much mine. I don't think you should agree or disagree with any statement in the novel, and I really hope it doesn't come off as didactic.
Thanks also about the cover. It's Doug Smock's work, and he hit it out of the park!
Can't wait to hear what you think about the ending!
Get Shedding Skin: Two Tales of Horror and Identity for free on Kindle this weekend (9-10 June 2012) at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008...
While you're at it, get The Slave Factory for free this weekend too! It's at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006...
Then pop over to Nira/Sussa at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008... -- the free Kindle sample is 12,000 words! If you aren't mesmerized, don't buy the book!Many thanks!
We're here to discuss the short book Shedding Skin: Two Tales of Horror and Identity, by Julian Darius!
Get The Slave Factory for free on Kindle this weekend (9-10 June 2012) at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006...While you're at it, get Shedding Skin: Two Tales of Horror and Identity for free on Kindle too! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008...
Then pop over to Nira/Sussa at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008... -- the free Kindle sample is 12,000 words! If you aren't mesmerized, don't buy the book!
Many thanks!
After 10 years writing and 2 just in editing, Nira/Sussa's just been released.Here's the Kindle link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008...
Here's the paperback link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615...
Many thanks to all who support this. It really means the world to me.
A book and a short by me will be free this weekend (24-25 March) on Kindle.
The book is Watching People Burn, on Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006...It's a historical screenplay about the true story of the worst school massacre in U.S. history. No, not Columbine -- it happened in rural Michigan in 1927.
The short is The Slave Factory, on Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006...? ie=UTF8&tag=comicbooks0d-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B006T5C0O4It's a story about aspects of the Atlantic slave trade that are rarely talked about.
A book and a short by me will be free this weekend (24-25 March) on Kindle.
The book is Watching People Burn, on Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006...It's a historical screenplay about the true story of the worst school massacre in U.S. history. No, not Columbine -- it happened in rural Michigan in 1927.
The short is The Slave Factory, on Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006...? ie=UTF8&tag=comicbooks0d-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B006T5C0O4It's a story about aspects of the Atlantic slave trade that are rarely talked about.
Thanks for commenting, Lauren! Could I be a nuisance and ask you to repost this question in the Slave Factory forum? http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...
Hi, Kevin! Hi, Sadie!
Discuss the new edition of Improving the Foundations: Batman Begins from Comics to Screen, Julian's non-fiction book on Batman Begins, published by Sequart Research & Literacy Organization.The book's here in digital form on Goodreads, on Kindle, and in print. Here's it's page at the publisher.
Bret Easton Ellis is a weird "influence" because, although I read American Psycho a while back, I didn't get into Ellis until about two years ago. The entire reason I did was because a friend said I wrote like Ellis! So I think Ellis is more a kindred spirit than an inspiration, although his prose style has definitely influenced certain passages. In particular, his "and and and" style of flowing sentences is very unique, and he somehow manages to make them work, although by rights they should feel like clunky run-ons.I do try to vary my tone and style. Palahniuk taught me the power of short, punchy sentence-paragraphs, for example. He's so good at that, and no one really did that before them. They're usually his "refrains" or "here's a deeper meaning, but in a funny way" sentences. But they work, and they carry a percussive power that conveys the books forward.
Nabokov is more an influence on Nira/Sussa than generally. I don't like a decent amount of Nabokov's work. But what's good is very, very good.
We're here to discuss The Slave Factory, the short book of literary historical fiction about an often overlooked aspect of the slave trade: the factories that acted as middlemen between the slaving ships and those who captured the natives.The book's on Kindle for 99 cents. Here's its publisher's page.
This is a story with mature themes, and we all need to discuss them maturely and respectfully.
WARNING: This discussion WILL INVOLVE SPOILERS. If you haven't read the book, please be aware that major plot developments will inevitably be discussed here. Thank you for understanding.
We're giving away a few print copies of this book through the end of January. (Sorry there aren't more copies... if I had any idea the interest this would generate, I would have made more available.) Find out more at http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
