tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post7795930435731985985..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Just Exactly How Life Looks (a book review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-82629346712770857622015-02-28T07:14:37.111-08:002015-02-28T07:14:37.111-08:00parsnip: Short stories are a particular skill set ...parsnip: Short stories are a particular skill set that can be harder to master than most writers think.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-26940141042656498502015-02-28T07:13:49.788-08:002015-02-28T07:13:49.788-08:00TAS: I haven't seen the movie and didn't k...TAS: I haven't seen the movie and didn't know it was based on anything.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21240845149505251852015-02-28T07:13:04.312-08:002015-02-28T07:13:04.312-08:00Jennifer: Well, that would be telling.
I think co...Jennifer: Well, that would be telling.<br /><br />I think commas are like herding cats.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37287411590176991502015-02-27T19:44:08.767-08:002015-02-27T19:44:08.767-08:00I agree with Squid, short stories collections are ...I agree with Squid, short stories collections are very tricky.<br />You will read one you so enjoy and the next one is a mess. <br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16091026895675556842015-02-27T18:24:55.580-08:002015-02-27T18:24:55.580-08:00I agree. Short story collections are tricky. But...I agree. Short story collections are tricky. But one story can save the whole book. Annie Proulx's collection Close Range is, frankly, painful. Except for "Brokeback Mountain," which is excellent. That one was good enough for a movie deal, obviously (never saw the movie but the short story's good).The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71594470586877015722015-02-27T16:24:30.222-08:002015-02-27T16:24:30.222-08:00Commas: the bane of every writer's existence.
...Commas: the bane of every writer's existence.<br /><br />I just read a book that sounds like it had a slightly similar plot to The Death of the Second-hand Cowboy. Not that either would be derivative of the other, but I'm interested to see how this author resolved the situation.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010016525886790065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68655240996188983512015-02-27T14:02:53.380-08:002015-02-27T14:02:53.380-08:00Cherdo: Well, I hope that it is.Cherdo: Well, I hope that it is.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18215794274968695562015-02-27T11:07:14.537-08:002015-02-27T11:07:14.537-08:00I've been looking for a good short story colle...I've been looking for a good short story collection - this may be it. Thanks for participating. Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-83195162763689410432015-02-27T11:00:04.988-08:002015-02-27T11:00:04.988-08:00Veronica: Actually, that's not a bad compariso...Veronica: Actually, that's not a bad comparison.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-34726911972014674912015-02-27T05:54:53.858-08:002015-02-27T05:54:53.858-08:00Interesting. Not sure I'm going to pick it up,...Interesting. Not sure I'm going to pick it up, but that cowboy story has a STRANGER THAN FICTION vibe about it.<br />Thanks for sharing.<br />VeronicaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159799725109784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-14117587950733519382015-02-18T15:36:22.088-08:002015-02-18T15:36:22.088-08:00Lee: Actually, I think this is a collection that y...Lee: Actually, I think this is a collection that you might like. It seems your kind of tone to me.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16341231030918936062015-02-17T18:39:39.059-08:002015-02-17T18:39:39.059-08:00I'm reading this and thinking, "Wow, I...I'm reading this and thinking, "Wow, I've read this post already--but why didn't I leave a comment?" Then I realized that I read your review on Goodreads.<br /><br />The premise of the cowboy character visiting the author sounds like a fun mind bend. <br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2015/02/slip-inside-this-house-botb.html" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-8950327895776831412015-02-16T17:57:09.855-08:002015-02-16T17:57:09.855-08:00Jeanne: Well, maybe this one is for you, then.Jeanne: Well, maybe this one is for you, then.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6124761854075753772015-02-16T15:22:11.957-08:002015-02-16T15:22:11.957-08:00Ooh, I do love short stories. Also hoping that non...Ooh, I do love short stories. Also hoping that none of my characters ever show up with questions. I wonder how many other writers are cringing at that idea.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-12730433685039862382015-02-16T11:58:13.597-08:002015-02-16T11:58:13.597-08:00Hart: I'm not really much for short stories, e...Hart: I'm not really much for short stories, either, in general, so one really has to say something to me for me to like it a lot.<br />And thanks!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-24517949675108491092015-02-16T11:56:41.716-08:002015-02-16T11:56:41.716-08:00ABftS: It's a comma storm!ABftS: It's a comma storm!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-77318538647375638102015-02-16T07:31:08.878-08:002015-02-16T07:31:08.878-08:00I can see how that would be hard. I'm not much...I can see how that would be hard. I'm not much of a short story connoisseur (except horror--I like short horror) but I can see how that would be a complicated thing to get across--I think you did it well. Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-59918163253201630472015-02-16T07:02:27.551-08:002015-02-16T07:02:27.551-08:00I've had this one for a while. Haven't yet...I've had this one for a while. Haven't yet had time to read it, but I have it. I'm looking quite forward to that cowboy story. And I, say, bring on, the commas!A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.com