> I read "Down on Ponce" a couple of weeks ago and
thought it was a
> hoot.
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> Tough, darkly humorous, strange characters and
disgusting habits. I
> think RARA-AVIS members will enjoy it.
>
> How can any hardboiled film fan not appreciate a
character named Sam
> Fuller?
Thanks. I really appreciate your comments. As this is my
first book,
hearing people say nice things about it is very
reassuring.
I wasn't sure how many people would pick up on Sam
Fuller.
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> My only real quibble with the novel came when the
lady lawyer so
> whoe-heartedly joined the gang of misfits for their
getaway from the
> hotel. Despite some of the preceding shenanigans and
the environment
> that you set up so excellently for the book and its
characters, this
> event stretched my suspension of disbelief a little
too far. Maybe
> she had a love jones for Bug, but her willingness to
eagerly join in
> on what she expected to be lawless activity just
isn't consistent
> with her previous characterization.
The way I saw it was her attraction for Bug was based on
common
sociopathic tendancies. Bug simply gave her the idea that it
was okay
to express amorality outside of the practice of law.
I'm really proud of the book, but it was a first novel. I
learned a
lot about the craft of writing from doing it that will
hopefully be
applied to the second one. I'm about a week from finishing
the first
draft of that one.
Thanks again for you kind words, Fred
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Down on Ponce by Fred Willard
fwillard@mindspring.com
http://www.mindspring.com/~fwillard
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