tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post7032704112684869157..comments2024-02-27T04:35:19.394-08:00Comments on and another thing...: The Bus Tour, Day 7: On Reading One's Own ReviewsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08700441634700745541noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-75509271909049148382012-11-25T20:48:12.372-08:002012-11-25T20:48:12.372-08:00Well I am trying to figure out if I can wait until...Well I am trying to figure out if I can wait until January for Wrath Of Angels as I live in the USA.There are only 2 authors I would ever go out and buy books ASAP ..that would be you and James Lee Burke.What amazes me is your capacity to see into the darkness of our souls, and still find some redemption. Nothing is black or white.....As hopeless as things look in this life, both you and Mr Burke still seem to find a possibility of salvation.Sometimes I think you must be writing through your own anguish.<br /> I hope you write for a VERY long time...<br />and yes, dogs are always immortal...pure love and trust...hoping we will become better for it.<br /><br />Thank you !<br />Deborah Culhane<br />Eugene, OregonDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623526333135653207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-62114891185724342222012-10-01T07:31:00.629-07:002012-10-01T07:31:00.629-07:00Hi John, currently reading The Wrath of Angels. No...Hi John, currently reading The Wrath of Angels. No need for self doubt; you get better with every novel. markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699952956062216407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-74194038806312764272012-10-01T07:29:39.357-07:002012-10-01T07:29:39.357-07:00HI John, just reading the latest book - the wrath ...HI John, just reading the latest book - the wrath of angels- No need for self doubt; you get better with every book. markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699952956062216407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-75697845712398790182012-06-20T13:33:01.583-07:002012-06-20T13:33:01.583-07:00Hi again. I have a quick question for you - not pa...Hi again. I have a quick question for you - not particularly relevant to this post though. I'm on a mission to collect a whole set of your first editions - and doing pretty well aside from Dead Thing and Dark Hollow. Would you think about maybe getting a collection of your book covers on each books page - I think that would be very cool. (I say that but what I really mean is - what does a first edition of Dead Thing look like, there are some harbacks around on ebay but they appear to have the original paperback artwork - that's not a usual chain of events. Is that what it was?)<br /><br />Thanks - sorry for bombing in to your post! Looking forward to this new one big time.Sion Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251349568547180733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-82229772146441206282012-06-04T20:32:53.240-07:002012-06-04T20:32:53.240-07:00You stopped blogging again. :( That always makes m...You stopped blogging again. :( That always makes me sad.<br /><br />Preordered the newest Charlie Parker book today--I CAN'T WAIT til it comes out!!Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-59960680958779129562012-05-04T19:17:48.049-07:002012-05-04T19:17:48.049-07:00Love your work. Can't wait for the next Parke...Love your work. Can't wait for the next Parker novel to come out.<br />Is there anywhere on-line to get a synopsis of previous plots, characters and events? A Charlie Parker wiki of sorts?<br />After 10 novels, there is so much back story that has built up and it feels like is important to understand this history to fully comprehend where the characters and story are headed. While I'd love to re-read them all (and plan to at some point), it won't be happening before the next novel. Someone needs to get on this!gotabbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555665944412027468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-17414881172489856572012-05-03T06:48:38.059-07:002012-05-03T06:48:38.059-07:00hello john,
(since i'm not into twittering or...hello john,<br /><br />(since i'm not into twittering or booking my face, i figured i'd just leave a comment on the blog, as instructed on your website, so please do excuse the off-topic nature of this post. if i was going to title this comment, i'd call it "a dachschund staring into the void".)<br /><br />first, many thanks for hours of wonder and good company with your writing. every time i read your books, they are an antidote to mediocrity, and often a much needed mental vacation to an area of maine that i know and long for. thank you very much for that.<br /> <br />when will you be coming to arizona? tucson needs you, and i would highly recommend a reading at antigone books on fourth avenue. besides, calexico and richard buckner sound so much better out here. you've got to listen to them driving through the desert in the dark. and the hotel congress has its dillenger history--you've got to stay there.<br /> <br />i also wanted to write because i adore boswell, and i hope to see him in future novels. as a vet tech and dog mom, i appreciate his characterization. i work in the er/icu department of a veterinary specialty hospital where we see a disproportionate amount of dachschunds due to spinal injuries, snake bites, battle wounds, and other mishaps. which brings me to say that we have also hospitalized them because they have eaten chocolate. there's nothing quite like chocolate dog spew. so, when i read that samuel had charitably given boswell his chocolate bar and a catatonic state followed, i had to wonder, was it really the void, or was it our old friend chocolate? <br /><br />all veterinary speculation aside, your description of the relationship between a boy and his dog in that same chapter will always resonate with me. thank you for expressing that so perfectly. <br /><br />with boundless thanks and love and licks from all the wayward dachschunds in southern arizona,<br /><br />karalitaSereia Setehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905977847516118172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-7107879517555147802012-04-27T07:32:06.498-07:002012-04-27T07:32:06.498-07:00....also, I don't think I've ever thanked .......also, I don't think I've ever thanked you for introducing me to Wovenhand. <br />^_^Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-27570300376420941882012-04-20T09:09:33.135-07:002012-04-20T09:09:33.135-07:00Plagued by self doubt…
Were it not for the word p...Plagued by self doubt…<br /><br />Were it not for the word plagued the phrase would prove innocent. But it is there and it implies sadness that dictates not a single thing is ever sufficient. There is always the plateau. <br /><br />Then the next…. <br /><br />The entire time bearing under a shadow only the similarly afflicted can see.<br /><br />I do understand the word plagued.TomHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805041866275759669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-82976240848109765192012-04-18T10:47:19.221-07:002012-04-18T10:47:19.221-07:00John, we would never give you a bad review. We pr...John, we would never give you a bad review. We prefer to call it, "helpful coaching." We do it for you; we're very selfless that way.Josh Schrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962399653280903290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-77453940403135645432012-04-18T09:23:38.212-07:002012-04-18T09:23:38.212-07:00Aw John! Thanks so much for this - don't feel ...Aw John! Thanks so much for this - don't feel so lonely now. One must have a tough hide in this game. An agent said to me 'you're taking it personally, this is business.' Writing is the feckin' nearest thing to exposing your heart and soul to the world and she gives out to me for being sensitive. We parted company as agent and client but manged to remain friends!Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336006621499332354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-35846797415799962282012-04-18T09:20:52.419-07:002012-04-18T09:20:52.419-07:00Serves him right having his month spoiled, insulti...Serves him right having his month spoiled, insulting Charlie. ;)<br /><br />But sure I suppose you can't please everyone. Although I do hope that one day enough people are reading my books that I actually get a bad review...<br /><br /><br />xoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.com