Comments for Farrell's Words http://farrellswords.com The Fiction Writings of Farrell Kramer Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The ‘Best’ Thrillers, More from ThrillerFest by Simon Jameson http://farrellswords.com/2011/08/03/the-best-thrillers-more-from-thrillerfest/#comment-385 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:53:07 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=654#comment-385 Which would make a good film!? Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

]]> Comment on Author John Locke Sells 1 Million Kindle Books by What’s Going on in Publishing? « Bruce Blake http://farrellswords.com/2011/06/21/author-john-locke-sells-1-million-kindle-books/#comment-379 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:07:48 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=603#comment-379 [...] Locke – the first self-published author to sell a million books – signs a traditional publishing deal with Simon & Schuster. Ok, maybe it’s not exactly a [...]

]]> Comment on The ‘Best’ Thrillers, More from ThrillerFest by Farrell Kramer http://farrellswords.com/2011/08/03/the-best-thrillers-more-from-thrillerfest/#comment-371 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:17:56 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=654#comment-371 Yes, that would be nice. Do you have any favorites you’d like to share?

]]> Comment on The ‘Best’ Thrillers, More from ThrillerFest by Vonnie http://farrellswords.com/2011/08/03/the-best-thrillers-more-from-thrillerfest/#comment-370 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:17:02 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=654#comment-370 Definitely agree with all of them, but would like to see some up and coming authors here as well.

]]> Comment on The Importance of Subplot, More Notes from ThrillerFest by Vonnie http://farrellswords.com/2011/07/21/the-importance-of-subplot-more-notes-from-thrillerfest/#comment-368 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:44:15 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=642#comment-368 Thanks Farrell. Although it’s something we know, we often lose sight of the importance of subplots.

]]> Comment on The Importance of Subplot, More Notes from ThrillerFest by Farrell Kramer http://farrellswords.com/2011/07/21/the-importance-of-subplot-more-notes-from-thrillerfest/#comment-367 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:01:25 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=642#comment-367 You’re welcome, Ari.

]]> Comment on The Importance of Subplot, More Notes from ThrillerFest by Ari Meermans http://farrellswords.com/2011/07/21/the-importance-of-subplot-more-notes-from-thrillerfest/#comment-365 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:46:45 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=642#comment-365 Thanks again, Farrell, for posting your notes from ThrillerFest. They’re informative and I appreciate your taking the time to post them.

]]> Comment on Dissecting the Thriller, Notes from ThrillerFest by Farrell Kramer http://farrellswords.com/2011/07/13/dissecting-the-thriller-notes-from-thrillerfest/#comment-364 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:45:41 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=629#comment-364 Not specifically, Ari. But perhaps they got at this in the pacing discussion and the idea of adrenal fatigue.

The panel discussed the need to create opportunities for the reader to take a breather, and then build back the tension again. Humor was mentioned as one way to do this, but there were others. Seems like this might solve the problem you are discussing.

]]> Comment on Dissecting the Thriller, Notes from ThrillerFest by Ari Meermans http://farrellswords.com/2011/07/13/dissecting-the-thriller-notes-from-thrillerfest/#comment-363 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:17:59 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=629#comment-363 Farrell, thanks for posting your notes from ThrillerFest. I’m jealous since I wasn’t able to attend.

One of my pet peeves is the full-out gallop right up to the end of the book rather than letting the story end naturally and organically. Sometimes, it’s almost as if the author tired of the story and just wanted to finish it. Was anything like this addressed?

]]> Comment on Dissecting the Thriller, Notes from ThrillerFest by Farrell Kramer http://farrellswords.com/2011/07/13/dissecting-the-thriller-notes-from-thrillerfest/#comment-362 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:00:33 +0000 http://farrellswords.com/?p=629#comment-362 Yes, I hate that myself. Though the backstory dump at times has stopped me cold before I ever get to the end.

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