tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12957770.post114126323574488894..comments2023-11-02T09:11:50.194-04:00Comments on The Crime Time Cafe: Noir is the New BlackStevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511395415516451829noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12957770.post-1141335460241312512006-03-02T16:37:00.000-05:002006-03-02T16:37:00.000-05:00The few twists in there ended up being of the 'no,...The few twists in there ended up being of the 'no, it was them' variety, but I generally read more for the characters which were excellent.<BR/><BR/>Umm, I wasn't kidding.<BR/><BR/>But it's not as geeky as it sounds, it's just an easy way of reading things as a list. I'm just doing a one sentence summary of each scene next to it's chapter and page number.<BR/><BR/>It really helped me see the structure of my novel, so I thought I should try it on someone else's.<BR/><BR/>These are the occupational hazards of being a programmer by day.Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12957770.post-1141310084655587032006-03-02T09:34:00.000-05:002006-03-02T09:34:00.000-05:00I'd say it was a very good book. I guess now that ...I'd say it was a very good book. I guess now that I've thought about it a little more, the ending was really telegraphed. I don't usually catch on to these things, but I did this time. <BR/><BR/>Gee I hope you're kidding about the spreadsheet thing. You are aren't you?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511395415516451829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12957770.post-1141285003868980972006-03-02T02:36:00.000-05:002006-03-02T02:36:00.000-05:00What a coincidence! I finished Little Girl Lost la...What a coincidence! I finished Little Girl Lost last night. <BR/><BR/>Excellent book. Now I'm going through it, summarising every scene, and throwing it in a spreadsheet so I can see how it's done.Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.com