Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Paul, with =all= respect, maybe fictioneers are a leetle bit closer to their work than their loyal readers are. Perhaps they see connections more clearly.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Paul, with =all= respect, maybe fictioneers are a leetle bit closer to their work than their loyal readers are. Perhaps they see connections more clearly.
Just a thought. (EYES SPINNING, TONGUE OUT emoticon, please, Maestro!)
"Who =is= this idiot? Get him off the stage. Now!"--Arturo Toscanini
Scott Miller Wrote:Agreed, but Drexler was a major character in it. I would question whether someone had actually read it if they couldn't tell me who he was.
AsMoral Wrote:I don't think that is true Mike. Especially for authors who have tremendous output. The more works they put out into the ether the more difficult it is for them to remember what they wrote.
I have seen panels of authors partake of a game where a moderator reads a portion of a book that one of them wrote and I have seen the authors stare blankly having no idea if they wrote it or not, let alone be able to tell what book it came from.
AsMoral Wrote:I don't think that is true Mike. Especially for authors who have tremendous output. The more works they put out into the ether the more difficult it is for them to remember what they wrote.Very true Iony. A few years ago I quoted something from one of the RJ novels and Paul said, "I wrote that?" And asked where he wrote it.
I have seen panels of authors partake of a game where a moderator reads a portion of a book that one of them wrote and I have seen the authors stare blankly having no idea if they wrote it or not, let alone be able to tell what book it came from.
LA2019 Wrote:Wow, I'm actually embarrassed that I asked this question. I picked up a copy of Ground Zero from the library and just started reading and there he is...Ernst Drexler!!! I have read this novel previously but just totally forgot about him. The odd thing is that I recall all the other characters, just not Mr. Drexler...go figure. I guess it's my 44 year old brain slowly turning to mush....
In my own self defense, I (like most people here) read several books a month; both fiction and non-fiction. After a while all these books in my noodle start to blur. My intention, once Mr. Wilson has finished Jack's run and updated NightWorld, is to go back and read every single book in sequence. It's nice when a series is complete and one can read through without interruption. When I was young I read Terry Brooks' Sword of Shannara. I liked it but never continued with the rest until just recently. There are almost two dozen books in the Shanara series but they are all out and complete. I had the benefit of being able to read all of the books continuously. All the character and plots stay fresh as one goes from novel to novel, which for me makes the whole endeavor more enjoyable.....