tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post8009796307048525327..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Getting to Know YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-15850917549329193782010-03-11T12:34:08.570-05:002010-03-11T12:34:08.570-05:00I think this is the perfect way to do a series. As...I think this is the perfect way to do a series. As much as I like some of my favorite characters, I do get bored reading them all the time. I know the writers have to be getting bored writing them.Jarrett Rushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880414261275692088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-83622554332342597802010-03-11T04:01:01.764-05:002010-03-11T04:01:01.764-05:00Hey Patti mentioned a TV series that I've actu...Hey Patti mentioned a TV series that I've actually seen! : DAMAGES.<br />We've only had season one here in Poland but I thought it was brilliant. <br /><br />I doubt that you could get something so intense in a film.<br /><br />Certainly one of the pleasure of first discovering Elmore Leonard was when a cool character from a novel turned up later in another book.<br /><br />Top post.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-49479852048077048332010-03-10T12:21:37.770-05:002010-03-10T12:21:37.770-05:00I agree. And THE GOOD WIFE is excellent. Some of t...I agree. And THE GOOD WIFE is excellent. Some of the best of the rest is on cable TV: Damages, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Mad Men--and all of these have a pivotal character(s) at the helm. Few movies can match the intensity found here.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-50958422739454858532010-03-10T09:43:01.484-05:002010-03-10T09:43:01.484-05:00What John's doing may be the way to keep any &...What John's doing may be the way to keep any "series" from growing stale, or running out of reasonable ideas. Shifting the importance of characters from book to book will inevitably lead to entire story lines that engage the author as the career develops. Book Ten may not resemble Book One in any way--no shared characters, different style, different setting, you name it--yet can still be easily traced back to its roots.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-46224604374171232062010-03-10T08:30:04.746-05:002010-03-10T08:30:04.746-05:00So instead of writing a story, think about writing...So instead of writing a story, think about writing characters who could be fleshed out in future stories? Or building a universe around these characters where other stories can develop?Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-52124877699919702852010-03-10T06:26:33.658-05:002010-03-10T06:26:33.658-05:00Great post, and i agree.
In fact, i think you'...Great post, and i agree.<br /><br />In fact, i think you've hit on the most natural form of a series. The expanded universe approach that you're taking, allowing basically the same supporting cast but different leads, feels more comfortable and adaptable than the standard series.<br /><br />Many of my favourite crime novels are series books. At the same time i think a 'one character' series only has a handful of essential books in them before they should wrap up. But with your approach, that doesn't have to be a problem.Jay Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764183157841848163noreply@blogger.com