In a message dated 4/6/05 9:26:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kmontin@sympatico.ca writes:
>
> Did you consciously create Enzo in Iguana Love as an
"homme fatal," a
> dangerously attractive predator luring Ramona into
his deadly scheme?
>
> I may be in the minority here, but I don't really
see Iguana Love as noir.
> (Jim Doherty of this list has proposed two pithy
definitions: noir is dark and
> sinister, hardboiled tough and colloquial.) The
atmosphere is not dark and
> sinister -- it is all Florida sunshine and beautiful
underwater seascapes,
> although the sense of foreboding does build nicely
and the ending is bleak, for
> sure. Plus, Enzo is just plain bad news.
>
> However, Ramona is not screwed to start with, she is
merely selfish and
> bored. She is the author of her own destruction. She
narrates the story in close
> to spoken language, but she is educated and her
speech is not particularly
> colloquial. I have to admit, though, that
emotionally she's pretty tough.
>
> I see Iguana Love and Miami Purity, the two books of
yours that I've read,
> as erotica with a crime element.
>
> By the way, why do you think women are not as keen
on your books as men?
>
> Karin Montin
>
>
Sorry, Karin, I answered part of your question and saved the
rest for more
> .
I did consciously make Enzo the fatal man for Ramona, but I
didn't have a plan to begin with. My story always evolves as
I go along through the character's choices. As in Sky Blues
with Tom, Enzo is tied to the main character's desire for
challenge and excitement, and that's really what I see as her
problem. She's not looking for trouble, but needs the
stimulation that she finds in scuba and the epitome of a
scuba diver, Enzo. I'm only figuring this stuff out now, so
your guess is really as good as mine! I probably need a
psychiatrist. Vicki
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