I tink your use of the words 'change up' are very
appropriate. As I said before I have been lucky in that I got
this series off the ground and it looks like I could write
about Harry Bosch until one of us drops. But that is not good
enough. For the series to sustain it has to evolve. That goes
for the character and the writer. So I am always looking to
throw the change up. I think its the only way to be able to
take this thing the distance.
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "cptpipes2000"
<cptpipes@...> wrote:
>
> John Lau said:
>
> > you've also said in the past that you teamed
Bosch with Terry
> > McCaleb and later with Rachel Walling to see
the detective from a
> > different perspective, in your ongoing effort
to keep your series
> > character fresh.
>
> This was one of my favorite aspects of A DARKNESS
MORE THAN NIGHT.
>
> I started reading this series when I was fairly
young (18) and mostly
> unfamiliar with hardboiled writers. I approached The
Concrete Blonde
> with the same mindset as the legal thrillers I was
also reading.
> Bosch really jumped out as different from what I was
used to both for
> his attributes and his flaws-including being a pain
in the ass at
> times. Anyone on this list is so used to rolling in
the gutter with
> many of our favorite characters that it is easy to
forget how striking
> they can be someone weaned on a different style of
book.
>
> By the time I got to A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT, I
felt familiar
> enough with Bosch that I didn't notice the
distinguishing
> characteristics as much and it was jarring to see
Bosch through the
> eyes of Terry McCaleb. This made for an excellent
changeup in the series.
>
> I want to conclude by thanking Michael Connelly for
joining us for
> this month. It is a real honor and treat to have you
among us. I
> don't want to get teased by the regulars for sucking
up too much, so
> I'll refrain from lapsing into total fanboy
mode.
>
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