tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post1789538356725197506..comments2024-03-24T03:22:44.528-06:00Comments on The Cold Spot: Readers Wanna KnowTom Piccirillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342750725233851622noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-77275563995726883372008-10-29T08:01:00.000-06:002008-10-29T08:01:00.000-06:00Christa,Why not write both? I find elements in bot...Christa,<BR/><BR/>Why not write both? I find elements in both genre's to be extemely similar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827652636843928373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-36040617480429977642008-10-25T16:18:00.000-06:002008-10-25T16:18:00.000-06:00I think it's interesting that you and I (not that ...I think it's interesting that you and I (not that you know me from Adam; is it enough that I work for Shroud? :) ) are switching opposite sides here. After two years (well, more, but two years of getting published) crime fiction, I'm going over to horror because I got tired of feeling like I was writing the same story over and over. That said, I loved "All You Despise" and don't think I will ever be able to stop <I>reading</I> crime fiction!Christa M. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384508556022159789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-36386479535758797882008-10-25T08:03:00.000-06:002008-10-25T08:03:00.000-06:00I do think he's neo-noir, very much so. He's lite...I do think he's neo-noir, very much so. He's literate, lyrical, poetic as hell, and writes Lichature with a capital "L" but his writing is drenched in enough atmosphere, murder, and despair to make David Goodis look like the world's most starry-eyed optimist.Tom Piccirillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342750725233851622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-12973976081998767972008-10-25T07:31:00.000-06:002008-10-25T07:31:00.000-06:00Hey Tom,Even though he writes other material, do y...Hey Tom,<BR/>Even though he writes other material, do you think Cormac McCarthy falls under neo-noir?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-65151665642621419142008-10-24T09:38:00.000-06:002008-10-24T09:38:00.000-06:00You talked me into it. Anyone who speaks as passio...You talked me into it. Anyone who speaks as passionately about Bruen and Swierczynski as you do, deserves my attention. I'm hunting up a copy of 'The Cold Spot' today.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.com