Your next book

[pjthompson]

"Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If that's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book."

—Mickey Spillane, interview with Jon Winokur, Writers on Writing, 1986










You know, I'm thinking, if his gun is quick I'm not sure I'd want him to crumble crackers in my bed. The woman here is probably thinking, "Dang, I might as well just roll over and go to sleep."

Oh wait. She's dead. Never mind.

Comments

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

good quote.

I like the authors photo in the book. Nice placement, not creepy at all.

[pjthompson]

No, not creepy of violency against womeny at all.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

at all!

[pjthompson]

p.s. Where you been at? I was just thinking today I should email you and find out if you're okay.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

I've been writing!

And also cursing my poor dead computer, this crappy 'temporary'* laptop that doesn't let me update some of my websites, play videos or music or leave comments on lj through my email.

In other words, I've been sulking. Oh. And I'm still mad about that agent thing.

*three months is not temporary!

[pjthompson]

I can understand all of that. How long before you can get rid of the permanent temporary and get a permanent permanent computer?

And good about the writing thing!