Chatting with Rick R. Reed!

[Rick]

I am going to go on about my day in about 40 minutes (I have to get a haircut and continue the elusive search for a couch for our new condo living room at Crate and Barrel...oh and I need to eat, the tasty salmon salad I made for dinner Thursday night is calling to me from downstairs). SO--any last minute questions (personal or writing related--I'm an open book)?

[Dee Wy]

Rick wrote: "I am going to go on about my day in about 40 minutes (I have to get a haircut and continue the elusive search for a couch for our new condo living room at Crate and Barrel...oh and I need to eat, t..."

Thanks for spending time with us. I enjoyed the exposure to your work. Wish you all the best!

[Rick]

I am going to head out now. Thank you all so much for stopping by today and spending some time with me. I hope you had half as much fun as I did.

Hope you will keep my Dreamspinner Press books,Dignity Takes A Holiday and Homecoming in mind when you're looking for something to read next.

And if you're late to arrive to the party...feel free to drop me a line at jimmyfels@gmail.com and I promise I'll get back to you right away.

Hope everyone has a fabulous spring weekend! Talk to you soon!

[Elizabeth]

Hi, just got home from work and I'm so sorry I missed your chat. It looks like everyone had a great time!

[K.Z.]

"Gory? I think the scariest stuff is the quiet creep, a la Shirley Jackson. Gore is just shock...and it's much easier to do than something sinister going bump in the night."

I completely agree. That being said, I just bought A Demon Inside and can't wait to get to it!

You're one of the most versatile writers in the genre, Rick -- and that is, in every way, a very, very good thing!

[Tisha]

I have been so enjoying the excerpts. Rick I do not know how do it. You write some of the most wonderful stories. I missed most of the event.It is not easy to chat and food shop. But Rick have to say what i did read you are a true master of ceremonies.

[K.Z.]

Rick wrote: "Hey guys...
has been one of my most controversial books to date. Personally, I love it (and it still makes me laugh, even after repeated readings)...but ..."

Now this excerpt doesn't bother me at all. I've known some amusingly bizarre people in my life. In fact, this scene reminds me of a former friend's story about the disappearance of her "pet" cucumber.

But ... humor is intensely subjective, which always makes it a risky proposition. Plenty of people find stuff funny in fiction that I find annoyingly cutesy and puerile. Therefore, I'm not surprised the reaction to Dignity was wildly mixed.

What can you do? A writer, like any person, can't alter his/her sense of humor. So you have to go where your own funny-bone leads you and hope to connect with at least some like-minded folks!

[Jen Pinto]

Rick wrote: "Hey guys...
has been one of my most controversial books to date. Personally, I love it (and it still makes me laugh, even after repeated readings)...but ..."

Helen is horrible! I would never do something like that to my own son! Damn, those dildos are freaking expensive and to ruin one like that? She's a terrible person!

[Rick]

Thanks so much, Jessie. You're a bit late to the party, but I'm happy you stopped by nonetheless.