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Al B. Harper says ignore the above the real response is here

Subj: Re: Go for it.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 at 05:01:18 am EDT (Viewed 3 times)
Reply Subj: Go for it.
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 at 06:49:51 am EDT (Viewed 8 times)



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      Anyhow, my reason for mentioning all this is to take views from you all on where to go from here. First off, do folks think it’s okay for me to plunder my Parodyverse writing and character store (some of which in turn have been borrowed from earlier writing I’ve done)?



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    Yes. As you know from previous correspondence I'm waiting for that Mumphrey novel from you too. Of course a gothic magic novel would be very 'now'. So the time is right.


I'm not sure what a Mumphrey novel might look like, or even what genre it might classify as.


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      Are there ethical or legal issues I’ve overlooked?

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      None that I am aware of. And for what it is worth you have my permission and blessing to use whatever ideas from the 'De Lune family' stuff you need if you like, even the name. And of course Grace O'Malley/Night Nurse too. I gave an unnamed nurse a voice but you gave her a vampire bent that fits in nicely to the gothic noir style that suits a stand alone Vinnie mythos. I'm happy to put that out there in a public post like this so you can give it to your lawyers. Go for it Ian! Just make sure I get an invite to the film premier. ;\) And promise me you will never write that she smells of rainbows.

      I quite like O'Malley. I'm still not sure whether to include her though. There's already an awful lot of stuff going into this book.


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        Secondly, any advice on tone and technique?



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    Hmm, a difficult question. Certainly noir horror (whatever that is) and gothic spring to mind, and I think focusing on Vinnie as a young man without resorting to a 'tween romance novel in the guise of a horror novel' is my advice. Not that I suspect that is where you would go anyway. Fast paced action. I know you love the interwoven plots and that is great, but don't let it get bogged down!


Almost everything I write tends to get a romance in it somewhere, be it Caphans or forest outlaws or jobbing occultists. It's a cheap and easy way of getting the audience interested in a couple of characters and it allows for them to tell each other - and the reader - about themselves.

I agree with the fast paced action comment too. I'm a bit bothered that this particular volume doesn't have enough.


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    I think I'd enjoy reading about Vinnie in a world where he stands alone.


I thought it might be interesting. It's certainly making me stretch some writing muscles I've not used before.


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    I think I know who that is! \:\) But that also reminds me of your AVENGERS plot you started writing that long time ago - and there were aspects of the 'horror' in that which I think worked well if you're worried about finding the tone.


Yes, there are a couple of villains from that who might translate across well.


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    Anyway, this is exciting!! Keep us posted as to how it goes.


Now that my holidays are over I think things might get a bit slower.





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