tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8834331639116051327..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Smooth CriminalLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84000609942194819982017-11-18T12:49:21.178-05:002017-11-18T12:49:21.178-05:00Thanks, John.Thanks, John.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16760183635555677822017-11-18T00:26:52.163-05:002017-11-18T00:26:52.163-05:00Enjoyed this column, Michael. Unlike you, I start...Enjoyed this column, Michael. Unlike you, I started writing later in life--I envy those of you who realized early that you wanted to tell stories.<br /><br />As I've said before, it's great to have you here at SleuthSayers!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56046959849257649812017-11-14T21:35:37.790-05:002017-11-14T21:35:37.790-05:00That I am old enough to know who both Buddy Hacket...That I am old enough to know who both Buddy Hackett and Earl Wilson were frightens me, Josh.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42148953247798418822017-11-14T19:13:37.054-05:002017-11-14T19:13:37.054-05:00Not exactly a hangin’ offense, pardner, but an enj...Not exactly a hangin’ offense, pardner, but an enjoyable debut blog. (My first appearance in professional print was a joke in Earl Wilson’s column in the New York Post: Buddy Hackett ought to call his new organization of plus-size people happy about their weight the League Against Ridiculous Dieting. That’s Earl, brother....)joshpachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123432071405643210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50720848104862211192017-11-14T17:52:49.152-05:002017-11-14T17:52:49.152-05:00My visits to the library and the books I checked o...My visits to the library and the books I checked out were an important part of my childhood, Catherine, and I'm glad they were for you, too!Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8679203656693630552017-11-14T15:28:55.858-05:002017-11-14T15:28:55.858-05:00We moved a lot when I was a kid. Found out years l...We moved a lot when I was a kid. Found out years later my father is part gypsy. The first thing we did when we arrived in a new town was find the library and get our new cards. This was a fun post!Catherine Diltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772088568954159017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22461507637896360442017-11-14T14:42:56.373-05:002017-11-14T14:42:56.373-05:00Earl: We can't all be award-winning writers fr...Earl: We can't all be award-winning writers from the get-go. Some of us had to work up to it.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind comments Su, Art, and Barb.<br /><br />And, Barb, I don't think the short-story cops are on my tail yet, but if they catch me, I'll roll over on R.T. and see if I can work out a deal.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6760484692905952432017-11-14T13:52:28.748-05:002017-11-14T13:52:28.748-05:00The jig is up, Michael! I hope the short-story cop...The jig is up, Michael! I hope the short-story cops aren't hot on your trail now. Welcome to SleuthSayers.<br /><br />And, O'Neil, I have a client who looks just like your thumbnail, minus the mustache. Small world. Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6569556207748277952017-11-14T13:41:52.493-05:002017-11-14T13:41:52.493-05:00Enjoyed this introduction here--Michael in his ear...Enjoyed this introduction here--Michael in his early years! Looking forward to the next installment!<br />Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49119402847072997372017-11-14T13:06:55.843-05:002017-11-14T13:06:55.843-05:00Great post, Michael. Looking forward to reading mo...Great post, Michael. Looking forward to reading more of them.su kopilhttp://sukopil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-20169103268000043682017-11-14T12:55:36.339-05:002017-11-14T12:55:36.339-05:00I won an essay contest in high school, Michael, an...I won an essay contest in high school, Michael, and that's when I knew I'd be a writer someday. That day was a long time coming, but it finally arrived, and there's no way I can get out of it now. I'm doomed -- or blessed -- depending on how my writing is going on any given day.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65193052173643059482017-11-14T12:29:50.390-05:002017-11-14T12:29:50.390-05:00O'Neil: I became a writer. It wears on you. An...O'Neil: I became a writer. It wears on you. And the low pay means I can't afford the fancy duds my mother put me in.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8371859970872657222017-11-14T12:24:39.626-05:002017-11-14T12:24:39.626-05:00Just noticed the picture of you as a cute kid. Wha...Just noticed the picture of you as a cute kid. What the hell happened?<br /><br />You know I'm kidding.<br /><br />Dx<br /><br />Looks like my second posting that I don't have to prove I'm a robot.<br />What the hell happened?O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39458230654963091362017-11-14T12:09:36.368-05:002017-11-14T12:09:36.368-05:00R.T. : Though we can't hold a candle to the cr...R.T. : Though we can't hold a candle to the criminal activities of mystery writer Al Nussbaum, do our literary crimes make us the bad boys of crime fiction?<br /><br />Pamela: Thank you for your kind words.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-66555494508890460952017-11-14T11:51:56.961-05:002017-11-14T11:51:56.961-05:00What a great post, Michael!
Kudos on your success...What a great post, Michael! <br />Kudos on your success<br />Good luck and God's blessings for more :-)<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49025252349706575522017-11-14T10:51:32.430-05:002017-11-14T10:51:32.430-05:00Michael, my first published story sold to Easyride...Michael, my first published story sold to Easyriders magazine for $250, but DEA agents weren't allowed at that time to have second occupations (even writing for money)(NOTE: I asked twice and got turned down both times), so it was published under a street nickname with the check made out to an alias. Guess us two hardened criminals will just have to learn to live with our crimes as best we can.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29376460166812523662017-11-14T10:49:30.189-05:002017-11-14T10:49:30.189-05:00O'Neil and Janice: Amateur, small press, and s...O'Neil and Janice: Amateur, small press, and student publications of various kinds give many of us our first tastes of publication. Though my earliest publications were in junior high, high school, and college publications, I also contributed to many science fiction fanzines of the day, and I know several professional writers who also had their earliest work published in them.<br /><br />I don't remember ever trying to imitate specific series (like Steve and Eve), but I definitely wanted to be the next Isaac Asimov or Robert Heinlein! That didn't work out.<br /><br />Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45086072651561525672017-11-14T10:09:07.786-05:002017-11-14T10:09:07.786-05:00Welcome, Michael!
I started writing in grade sch...Welcome, Michael! <br />I started writing in grade school, and my short stories were blatant rip-offs of Twilight Zone. We all start somewhere...Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36629726683801389252017-11-14T09:18:22.936-05:002017-11-14T09:18:22.936-05:00Welcome, Michael.
I knew I wanted to write early,...Welcome, Michael.<br /><br />I knew I wanted to write early, too, and my first efforts were blatant rip-offs of the Hardy Boys. Fortunately, I didn't know enough to send them out (I was only ten or eleven). But publication and I were like a couple that never quite gets together until late in life, and I abandoned writing for theater. My first published story appeared when I was sixty, so you beat me by over 40 years.<br /><br />Looking forward to your next installment.Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61303349999807567582017-11-14T08:10:23.325-05:002017-11-14T08:10:23.325-05:00Welcome to Sleuthsayers!
A good reminder of the im...Welcome to Sleuthsayers!<br />A good reminder of the importance of student and amateur publications in building a successful writer.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34389156995832620002017-11-14T06:55:41.876-05:002017-11-14T06:55:41.876-05:00Looks like I'm the first to comment. WELCOME, ...Looks like I'm the first to comment. WELCOME, Michael. Look forward to your posts. This one grabbed me. My first published story came out the student magazine of the University of New Orleans. Also a fantasy. Years of rejections followed. Deservedly. Didn't feel that way at the time. It took a while to learn the craft. I hope you keep the narrative going on how you progressed.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.com