tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7251083151824324014..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: So This Happened....Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31428113803337732962020-10-29T23:04:43.755-04:002020-10-29T23:04:43.755-04:00Wow. I mean, congratulations and wow. It's wel...Wow. I mean, congratulations and wow. It's well deserved, too. You're one of the hardest working writers (and teachers) I know. And as much as I devoured Hammett, I didn't know the history behind Red Harvest. Great artwork, too, Brian. Well done.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48186358005201814302020-10-29T18:01:12.822-04:002020-10-29T18:01:12.822-04:00Janice: Thanks! And yep, Chandler reworked short s...Janice: Thanks! And yep, Chandler reworked short stories and wove them into his novels. He referred to the process as "cannivbalizing" his previous work. For THE BIG SLEEP the two stories most heavily taken from were 1935's terrific "Killer in the Rain," and 1936's "The Curtain."<br /><br />Thanks Eve! Really hope you like it!<br /><br />Thanks R.T.! And yes, you know where ALL of my literary bodies are buried!<br /><br />Thanks John!<br /><br />And Marilyn, thank you so much for that generous Amazon review! And yes, I am hard at work getting the word out for help working on Amazon's algorithm!Brian Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164348967846859987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37433321206129195722020-10-29T12:47:02.451-04:002020-10-29T12:47:02.451-04:00You have created a great collection from all your ...You have created a great collection from all your hard work. Get busy and tell people to review it on Goodreads and Amazon. Twenty-five reviews boosts it and 50 reviews makes Amazon engines recommend it. This is information learned from other writer friends.<br /><br />Marilyn Holtmjholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363367896729573160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38150399153582561962020-10-29T10:48:55.560-04:002020-10-29T10:48:55.560-04:00Congratulations on the new book! Looks great.Congratulations on the new book! Looks great.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60050961202069073662020-10-29T10:45:45.999-04:002020-10-29T10:45:45.999-04:00I have read and enjoyed the first two as short sto...I have read and enjoyed the first two as short stories and know the background of the third one. Way to go on getting the book.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-5282330582778846082020-10-29T10:02:56.630-04:002020-10-29T10:02:56.630-04:00Woo-hoo and Congratulations! Wonderful news, and ...Woo-hoo and Congratulations! Wonderful news, and can hardly wait to read it!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56957091886163976952020-10-29T07:20:56.884-04:002020-10-29T07:20:56.884-04:00Congratulations and best of luck with Suicide Blon...Congratulations and best of luck with Suicide Blonde. I was interested to learn that The Big Sleep started out as short stories, and several other celebrated novels as well.Janice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406971307368250281noreply@blogger.com