tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post638844837028968106..comments2024-02-23T20:58:05.039-05:00Comments on the crime segments: The Reckless Engineer, by Jac WrightNancyOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-79246128967488081442013-11-10T16:20:36.720-05:002013-11-10T16:20:36.720-05:00Here's what I think -- you certainly have the ...Here's what I think -- you certainly have the right to write your endings the way you see fit. I personally didn't care for how you did it in this book, but that's on me. IMHO, the timing was off, but again, that's just my opinion. And as I noted, I'm very picky when it comes to crime, since it's the genre I read most. But it's definitely nothing personal; hell, NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-21465073938877682472013-11-10T15:35:20.194-05:002013-11-10T15:35:20.194-05:00At least that's the way I want to do this seri...At least that's the way I want to do this series, and I hope that some publisher or editor won't force me to conform to the formulaic way to end the stories. All they have to do is edit out those two chapters in the culprit's POV near the end and there you have the formulaic ending of mysteries. :^) Jac Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576623220653368853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-90220640545334481232013-11-10T13:52:20.741-05:002013-11-10T13:52:20.741-05:00The Big reveal IS the end surprise and that is why...The Big reveal IS the end surprise and that is why it is just before the last 2 chapters. The last two chapters are just tying up the loose ends. It will always be like that. The reveal will come just before the last chapter or two in the murderer's POV, leave the last chapter or two to tie up those lose ends and set up the scene and the characters for the next book in the series.<br /><br Jac Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576623220653368853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-77396298683769170072013-11-10T12:52:18.003-05:002013-11-10T12:52:18.003-05:00I meant that your big reveal style is most definit...I meant that your big reveal style is most definitely unique.<br />NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-1491106679641539892013-11-10T12:51:06.242-05:002013-11-10T12:51:06.242-05:00Lots of crime fiction novelists do indeed start wi...Lots of crime fiction novelists do indeed start with the description of the murder, and some even reveal up front who the actual murderer is, and then leave the reader to see how the police or whoever make the connections to solve the case. Neither of these situations apply here, and speaking personally, when I've invested time without knowing who the killer is throughout the novel, NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-46653965881995525242013-11-10T11:54:47.546-05:002013-11-10T11:54:47.546-05:00The "neon sign" two chapters just before...The "neon sign" two chapters just before the end in the POV of the murderer IS the actual Big Reveal. The mistake you made is in thinking I am trying to hide the murderer at that point when I am in fact doing the Big Reveal to the reader.<br /><br />This technique is famously used in the Columbo series, where the murder and its execution is presented to the reader/viewer the very Jac Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576623220653368853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-22663965511508330082013-11-09T20:45:42.173-05:002013-11-09T20:45:42.173-05:00I read the one before that, but I haven't crac...I read the one before that, but I haven't cracked that one yet. Aaargh! This remodel is a freakin' time sucker!NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-12538312777658373282013-11-09T20:24:45.999-05:002013-11-09T20:24:45.999-05:00Did you read Salvation of a Saint? Ingenious murd...Did you read Salvation of a Saint? Ingenious murder method, which unfolds through the book. The who isn't so mysterious, but the how is quite brilliant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-49834892316809616402013-11-06T11:23:56.497-05:002013-11-06T11:23:56.497-05:00Well, I think it's probably safe to say that t...Well, I think it's probably safe to say that the "big league" crime writers weren't always big names and had to start somewhere! I'm not planning to review every book that someone asks me to, but sometimes you get a winner -- take Ben. H. Winters, for example. He emailed me, sent an e-copy, and I ended up reading both of his crime novels and loved them. You just never know.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-26337511230006632632013-11-06T11:13:24.111-05:002013-11-06T11:13:24.111-05:00Nancy - I give you a lot of credit for understandi...Nancy - I give you a lot of credit for understanding how difficult it is for authors who aren't 'household names' to get the word out about their work. It's not easy. At all. Thanks for sharing this novel. Parts of this really do sound very well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com