tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post398064202079492441..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Collaboration Is the Way to Go by Michael StanleyJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39571513994977188462020-01-11T01:43:04.786-05:002020-01-11T01:43:04.786-05:00Thanks, Jean. Writers always hope for starred revi...Thanks, Jean. Writers always hope for starred reviews, don't they?Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3798206902560024892020-01-10T18:19:01.019-05:002020-01-10T18:19:01.019-05:00As someone who works alone and is a complete contr...As someone who works alone and is a complete control freak, this absolutely fascinates me! I saw that BookPage gave Facets of Death a starred review. Bravo! Can't wait to read it!<br />Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34146600062341149012020-01-10T15:43:44.465-05:002020-01-10T15:43:44.465-05:00Stan, thank you for sharing.
The white teenager wa...Stan, thank you for sharing.<br />The white teenager was thrown in jail because she picked up a flyer about anti apartheid meeting? So it sounded like a police state to me. This was just before the end of apartheid. Just before Nelson Mandala was freed from jail.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58638665758700163842020-01-10T14:16:31.142-05:002020-01-10T14:16:31.142-05:00Thank you, Nancy.Thank you, Nancy.Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66000080888064222502020-01-10T14:16:05.100-05:002020-01-10T14:16:05.100-05:00I grew up throughout apartheid - at least until 19...I grew up throughout apartheid - at least until 1971. It was a police state, democratic only of you were white, free only if you didn't effectively say things against the government, and totally unwilling to give anyone who was not white any say in how the government was run. If you were black, education was denied you, and you were not allowed to hold any skilled jobs. Any social interaction was either forbidden or strongly discouraged. Imprisonment or house arrest without trial was acceptable. Not good!Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45997862069197987832020-01-10T14:09:01.897-05:002020-01-10T14:09:01.897-05:00Julia: Our US publisher, Poisoned Pen Press/Source...Julia: Our US publisher, Poisoned Pen Press/Sourcebooks, covers North America and our UK publisher, Orenda Books, covers the rest of the world. In English, of course.Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86849965132339563022020-01-10T13:14:31.233-05:002020-01-10T13:14:31.233-05:00I love the idea of collaboration. It certainly wo...I love the idea of collaboration. It certainly works for TV scripts and I can imagine how it might help clear the trees from forest when a novelist is stuck. I look forward to reading your newest work. Congratulations!Nancy Cole Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849550286142791220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15257186483996584622020-01-10T13:08:59.376-05:002020-01-10T13:08:59.376-05:00New Zealand accents can be pretty impenetrable, to...New Zealand accents can be pretty impenetrable, too!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63193347515524141912020-01-10T13:07:15.900-05:002020-01-10T13:07:15.900-05:00Hi Michael,
Thank you. When I was a teenager, I r...Hi Michael,<br />Thank you. When I was a teenager, I read something written by a white teenager in South Africa during apartheid and it sounded like it was a police state! My voice teacher was born in Kenya because her parents were in the Peace Corps. Hope things are better in South Africa now.<br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76049298352566447982020-01-10T12:01:04.440-05:002020-01-10T12:01:04.440-05:00Hi Diana,
Yes, both of us grew up here. I left wit...Hi Diana,<br />Yes, both of us grew up here. I left with my parents to live in Kenya in 1960, and after that we moved to Australia where I went to college. I came back to take a position at one of South Africa's liberal universities later. We did what we could from inside the system, but it wasn't nearly enough.<br />Michael.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13126631124362197272020-01-10T11:42:01.747-05:002020-01-10T11:42:01.747-05:00Welcome to Jungle Reds!
Congratulations on your ...Welcome to Jungle Reds! <br /><br />Congratulations on your new novel. I have seen several team authors write novels together. Off the top of my head, Charles Todd is a mother-son team writing Bess Crawford mysteries and Ian Rutledge mysteries. And I think Liv Constantine is another team of two writers writing a novel. There are more dual authors writing novels. <br /><br /> Did you grow up in South Africa during apartheid? <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10439970721952301902020-01-10T11:37:46.700-05:002020-01-10T11:37:46.700-05:00Thanks so much, Deborah!Thanks so much, Deborah!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37618254824370152012020-01-10T11:31:11.796-05:002020-01-10T11:31:11.796-05:00Yes, it's all a matter of personal style. And ...Yes, it's all a matter of personal style. And what works for you!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87570019302010603152020-01-10T11:24:55.723-05:002020-01-10T11:24:55.723-05:00Hi Stan and Michael! I find the different ways tha...Hi Stan and Michael! I find the different ways that writing partners collaborate fascinating. I've discussed this a good bit with the Todds, and I can't imagine that the collaboration doesn't result in a richer book. But although I have writing buddies who are invaluable in brainstorming and reading rough drafts, I can't quite imagine not having the final say. Love the insight into your having to rewrite the books in "English" for your UK publisher!<br /><br />Love the cover, and congrats on the new book! Can't wait to read this one!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49142877388299346652020-01-10T11:23:21.420-05:002020-01-10T11:23:21.420-05:00No, our UK publisher, Orenda Books, is represented...No, our UK publisher, Orenda Books, is represented in SA by Jonathan Ball Publishers. So the books on sale here in South Africa are the UK editions.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55752831819969899932020-01-10T11:23:18.157-05:002020-01-10T11:23:18.157-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62128330843115458602020-01-10T11:15:54.457-05:002020-01-10T11:15:54.457-05:00FACETS OF DEATH sounds like another fascinating De...FACETS OF DEATH sounds like another fascinating Detective Kubu mystery. I still have a first edition of A CARRION DEATH from the Bouchercon when your publisher was handing them out and everyone was buzzing about the exotic (if you'll pardon the term) setting.<br /><br />I know you're published in the US and the UK; do you have a separate publisher for South Africa? I've never known if the UK publishers cover English-speaking Africa and Southeast Asia, or if they have their own imprints.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90864656146413313782020-01-10T10:56:30.661-05:002020-01-10T10:56:30.661-05:00Even though I speak English, sometimes I feel I ne...Even though I speak English, sometimes I feel I need an interpreter for some English TV series, especially if the characters are from the North or Scotland! Welsh and Irish, I have no problem.Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46992581494981618412020-01-10T10:41:10.120-05:002020-01-10T10:41:10.120-05:00I don't recall being put off by UK English in ...I don't recall being put off by UK English in books. Much easier to understand than some British television shows. I find myself turning up the volume.<br />Reader KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1609432035605144632020-01-10T10:10:18.082-05:002020-01-10T10:10:18.082-05:00They don't need training! Anything dead or ali...They don't need training! Anything dead or alive is food!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55556437658864101472020-01-10T10:08:07.498-05:002020-01-10T10:08:07.498-05:00Context is important too. For example, if you have...Context is important too. For example, if you have a character climb out of a first floor window and jump to the ground, that's no big deal in the US. In the UK there is a ground floor below the first, so he may break a leg!<br />Publishers are split about this, as are readers. Some feel that the original language adds to the character to the novel and they leave it that way. Others feel it will make the book feel foreign to the reader. Facets of Death is in UK English, which is basically what is used in South Africa and Botswana.<br />What would you prefer?Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73382164480854054572020-01-10T10:05:01.403-05:002020-01-10T10:05:01.403-05:00Oh, that's fantastic! Quite the origin story. ...Oh, that's fantastic! Quite the origin story. First, get a hyena. Train the hyena. Then..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68188098873259090582020-01-10T10:01:28.312-05:002020-01-10T10:01:28.312-05:00Sometimes. But I think Brits are more persnickety ...Sometimes. But I think Brits are more persnickety about writing than Americans.Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48015147486411269932020-01-10T09:58:47.998-05:002020-01-10T09:58:47.998-05:00One day you should try to come. You'll love it...One day you should try to come. You'll love it!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60673874363594536122020-01-10T09:56:36.283-05:002020-01-10T09:56:36.283-05:00I think we also have somewhat different skills, bu...I think we also have somewhat different skills, but quite similar writing styles. That's important.<br />As to the cover, we don't have a lot of say in the covers of our books, but we also really like this one. It continues the African border pattern theme of the previous two Kubu books, and the security vehicle in the dust is a stylized representation of one of the pivotal scenes in the book. We do hope you enjoy it!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com