tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8600411194921601255..comments2024-03-28T06:20:48.661-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Finder finds another way with SUSPICIONJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39932305384070187052014-06-06T08:44:56.749-04:002014-06-06T08:44:56.749-04:00I missed this yesterday. Work was just too crazy. ...I missed this yesterday. Work was just too crazy. Very excited about this book!! Love seeing Joe's updates on FB, too. Exciting stuff ahead for Mr. "Thriller Writer" Finder!!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03175106181579710106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11266563512291319282014-06-05T22:19:07.562-04:002014-06-05T22:19:07.562-04:00I'm delighted to see Joseph Finder as a featur...I'm delighted to see Joseph Finder as a featured author here on the blog today. I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't started reading his books yet, which I plan to remedy with Suspicion. I do, however, follow Joe on Facebook, and he has many interesting posts. Quite frankly, I just like you, Joe, without having read your books or met you. I get that good vibe from your FB posts, and I trust it. And, what a brave action, to be true to yourself and your art by buying out your contract. <br /><br />Once again, I find impetus to finally read an author I've been thinking about by his feature here on the Reds. It seems lately that I am plentifully bestrewn (a definition I recently came across for "covered")with new books, and I couldn't be happier.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61436506410987721132014-06-05T19:59:16.076-04:002014-06-05T19:59:16.076-04:00Like Joan Emerson earlier, I'm also confused, ...Like Joan Emerson earlier, I'm also confused, but for a different reason. Hank and Hallie reference the terror of "writing without a contract" - isn't that what all (most?) new fiction writers do? All the "experts" say we have to finish a novel before querying anywhere. I've written three novels now, searching for that magic agent, and just finally landed with a small press <i>without</i> an agent.<br /><br />This was an informative post; I love the Reds and look to them for guidance often - help!clpauwelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593765516891634999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60476298338734177102014-06-05T17:27:40.594-04:002014-06-05T17:27:40.594-04:00Can wait to read Joe's newest book. What impre...Can wait to read Joe's newest book. What impresses me is that I'll go back and re-read one of his novels and enjoy it as much as I did the first time. Can't say that about too many authors. (And his autographed Christmas cards certainly endear him to readers. LOL. I always keep mine.)Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134300565047877711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26366321371981818262014-06-05T16:24:35.123-04:002014-06-05T16:24:35.123-04:00Hallie— Glad I came by today. Sounds like a terrif...Hallie— Glad I came by today. Sounds like a terrific book, and I think I will love Danny.<br /><br />Joseph, interesting comments about self-publishing. I often wonder about those things, myself. Everything that an author would have to be responsible for seems like a full-time job.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72774875975482481062014-06-05T16:07:11.330-04:002014-06-05T16:07:11.330-04:00Poor Danny is right! Great to see so many people c...Poor Danny is right! Great to see so many people checking in today — thanks! And yes, Hank, I think that being a writer at all takes some kind of faith or recklessness that not everyone has. Then again, nobody sits down to write 80,000 words; we write 100 words, and then 500 words, and then 1,000 words — and 1,000 words a day for three months is a novel, even if you take the occasional day off. I think a lot about readers' reactions while I'm writing, but while I'm writing, I can't let myself be distracted by the question of how the book's going to be sold. Joseph Finderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477015102075098555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35237696515447520972014-06-05T16:06:11.410-04:002014-06-05T16:06:11.410-04:00I did NOT know that you, Hallie, and Hank both wro...I did NOT know that you, Hallie, and Hank both wrote your first suspense novels without a contract. That makes me feel better about my historical (first draft almost done!), also not under contract, but a book I couldn't not write. Let's hear it for taking a chance.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35601484869345821052014-06-05T15:27:36.335-04:002014-06-05T15:27:36.335-04:00115I'm in the middle of a course on openings r...115I'm in the middle of a course on openings right now, so for days I've been examining first pages on my bookshelf. I love what you did with SUSPICION. Smart what ifs, theme, sympathetic character, all delivered in the first half page. Admirable! <br /><br />Poor Danny, though.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48843553868450223712014-06-05T14:16:08.118-04:002014-06-05T14:16:08.118-04:00I'm going to echo everyone else and admire Joe...I'm going to echo everyone else and admire Joe's bravery. It's very hard to leave a publisher when you have a great relationship with the folks there - and I know Joe did. But sometimes, the author's creative focus comes to a cross-purpose against the publisher's (understandable) business focus. As Susan said, it's the difference between being an artist and being brand.<br /><br />I can't wait to read SUSPICION!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43061828910186017432014-06-05T14:04:26.328-04:002014-06-05T14:04:26.328-04:00tee hee Hank, I just wrote LEAP AND THE NET WILL A...tee hee Hank, I just wrote LEAP AND THE NET WILL APPEAR into my WIP:)Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25793979165492940532014-06-05T13:49:09.268-04:002014-06-05T13:49:09.268-04:00And--I have had LEAP AND THE NET WILL APPEAR pinne...And--I have had LEAP AND THE NET WILL APPEAR pinned to my bulletin board for many years...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85462460512433469322014-06-05T12:57:51.086-04:002014-06-05T12:57:51.086-04:00Lee Child has a HUGE fan base of women readers... ...Lee Child has a HUGE fan base of women readers... Ditto Joe. VERY different protagonists and situations still lots of women fans.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78579405959067371962014-06-05T12:52:25.324-04:002014-06-05T12:52:25.324-04:00I heard Joseph Finder speak at the 2012 Crime Bake...I heard Joseph Finder speak at the 2012 Crime Bake and am thrilled to learn more about his career and books. I am right now reading my first Lee Child ("Gone Tomorrow"), tiptoeing into this genre. I tend to read female authors.<br /><br />Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32940890029886401602014-06-05T12:16:15.826-04:002014-06-05T12:16:15.826-04:00I'm so tickled you chose to feature one of the...I'm so tickled you chose to feature one of the nicest guys on the planet! I feel close to Joe as we are both members of the AFIO - if you have to ask us what... we'll have to kill you! I'd love to win your copy of Suspicion --- and will always be indebted to Jungle Reds for all the wisdom and advice you have given so many of us through time. Thelma Straw in ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23772554654868097172014-06-05T12:02:54.160-04:002014-06-05T12:02:54.160-04:00Hats off to you for buying out that contract. Sou...Hats off to you for buying out that contract. Sounds like it was the right decision.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63971647155943435602014-06-05T11:40:53.755-04:002014-06-05T11:40:53.755-04:00I read a review of your book this weekend and it s...I read a review of your book this weekend and it sounds REALLY good!<br />You're brave to cut your ties and try new things.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34632452358806033162014-06-05T11:34:35.129-04:002014-06-05T11:34:35.129-04:00Hi Joe! You're going to be in my neck of the w...Hi Joe! You're going to be in my neck of the woods - just as I'm going out of town. Bummer.<br /><br />Good for you in knowing what you wanted and going for it. I can't even imagine (as an unpublished author) the courage it would take to make that decision. And I love the "mushy rice" analogy. Sounds like there's another for the TBR pile.<br /><br />Hallie, I'm with you. Writing without a contract can be very freeing. Of course I HOPE the novel I'm working on finds a home, but it's also nice to write it because I want to.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6475561682629096102014-06-05T10:40:33.178-04:002014-06-05T10:40:33.178-04:00But it is SO freeing to write without a contract, ...But it is SO freeing to write without a contract, too. NEVER TELL A LIE was written without one, and it's very freeing and scary at the same time to step off a cliff like that. What do **I** want to write about? Scary question. And then hope like made other people will want to read it.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27623134330361410742014-06-05T10:32:20.545-04:002014-06-05T10:32:20.545-04:00YAY JOE!! So very exciting.and I am cheering like ...YAY JOE!! So very exciting.and I am cheering like mad.<br /><br />Yup, I changed agents, too.. I am still great pals with the first one (and admire her greatly) but I wanted to be a suspense writer, and she is queen of a different genre world. I needed someone with savvy about where I wanted to be. It's worked out fabulously for all of us.<br /><br />But yes, THE OTHER WOMAN was written without a contract! And that tightrope is pretty scary--you may be devoting your every waking moment, and more, to something that will never see the light of publishing day. <br /><br /> And now--well, all so far so good.<br /><br />People always ask us-do you know how your book will end when you start? Hah. We don't even know if it 'll BE a book.<br /><br />Is it some kind of writer-faith? Desire? Hope? Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74299449606184644672014-06-05T10:28:10.948-04:002014-06-05T10:28:10.948-04:00Another great peek into the tough world of the aut...Another great peek into the tough world of the author. So glad you find ways to persevere so we can keep reading.Grandma Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709540756822695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69198411824565028152014-06-05T10:12:39.386-04:002014-06-05T10:12:39.386-04:00I am in awe of all authors. So much more goes into...I am in awe of all authors. So much more goes into your work than just the writing that I don't know how you all manage to keep moving on. I'm glad your brave decision worked out for you. Based on your comments, Joe, and on the comments of people who have read your books, I KNOW that I must read them, too! Looking forward to it!Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46506570700007712372014-06-05T10:08:04.683-04:002014-06-05T10:08:04.683-04:00I loved that book, Susan - and how brave of you! T...I loved that book, Susan - and how brave of you! The gamble truly paid off.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29838886926593491132014-06-05T09:33:11.815-04:002014-06-05T09:33:11.815-04:00Hello Joseph and welcome! All I can say is BRAVO! ...Hello Joseph and welcome! All I can say is BRAVO! I the book sounds terrific and I'm glad you took yourself seriously as an artist, not a "brand."<br /><br />After MR. CHURCHIL'S SECRETARY didn't sell on the first round of submissions, I did a huge (and I mean huge) rewrite Still, my agent (at least in my opinion) had given up on the book and only wanted something new. So, after much deliberation, I took the reworked manuscript to another agent and signed with her. SO GLAD I DID THAT! Sometimes you need a change.Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72801147543771946462014-06-05T08:51:53.623-04:002014-06-05T08:51:53.623-04:00Thanks, Roberta and Deb! The book I'm writing ...Thanks, Roberta and Deb! The book I'm writing now is a standalone, but I look forward to getting back to Nick Heller one of these days. I like Nick, I like his world, and in many ways it's easier to write a series: I'm not reinventing backstory, supporting characters, etc. every time. <br /><br />Joseph Finderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477015102075098555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13036074800048242992014-06-05T08:44:26.156-04:002014-06-05T08:44:26.156-04:00Hi Joe! So nice to have you here! I don't kno...Hi Joe! So nice to have you here! I don't know anyone who was brave enough to buy out of a contract with a major publisher, and I'm so glad it was a good decision for you.<br /><br />I love your male characters (I write a pretty sensitive guy with kids myself!) and can't wait to read the new book. LOVE the nod to Hitchcock, too~Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com