tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1227281683566710447..comments2024-03-28T09:50:50.042-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Poster Child for Persistence: Meet Jack Getze!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9716874314893634832014-10-19T19:13:19.863-04:002014-10-19T19:13:19.863-04:00Jack, congratulations on your persistence and succ...Jack, congratulations on your persistence and success. It's funny how the "real" world affects our novels. When I started writing my Seamus McCree novels in 2002, I made him a bank stock analyst who quit because a boss had changed his report. By the time the first one was published in 2013, it was necessary to have him quit well prior to 2008 so that his act was still one of conscience rather than appearing to be one of convenience.!<br /><br />Best of luck with this one. ~ Jim Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56719113735523186732014-10-19T18:23:06.104-04:002014-10-19T18:23:06.104-04:00Thanks for the encouragement, Jack and Roberta. I...Thanks for the encouragement, Jack and Roberta. I appreciate it. Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71665890010983251892014-10-19T17:34:22.443-04:002014-10-19T17:34:22.443-04:00Hi Jack! Chiming in from Annapolis, better late th...Hi Jack! Chiming in from Annapolis, better late than never.<br /><br />Congrats on the new book, and on your perseverance!! And I want an Eiffel Tower, too:-)Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46094858686386275362014-10-19T16:22:38.770-04:002014-10-19T16:22:38.770-04:00Thank you, Kathy and Hank. Quirky and amazing soun...Thank you, Kathy and Hank. Quirky and amazing sound good to me. Thanks for taking the time to check out the blog.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14951768758282597482014-10-19T15:15:38.106-04:002014-10-19T15:15:38.106-04:00Yay, Jack! SO lovely that your life is tres bien! ...Yay, Jack! SO lovely that your life is tres bien! YOu do have an amazing sense of humor...xoxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9443650889574405092014-10-19T14:15:14.241-04:002014-10-19T14:15:14.241-04:00Barb, I agree with Jack. With all those short stor...Barb, I agree with Jack. With all those short stories under your belt, you should let someone read the manuscript. Worst comes to worst, you have to revise! which we all do, all the time...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88755595401657224102014-10-19T14:03:54.709-04:002014-10-19T14:03:54.709-04:00Well, Jack, I must first say that I always enjoy r...Well, Jack, I must first say that I always enjoy reading your witty comments here on Jungle Red, and your post today was equally a treat. So, your books must be great reads, and I'm so happy that they have been given new life. I love that you were at the workshop with Hallie and Lucy, and it just provides more evidence to my opinion that you are rather unique. One might even say quirky, my favorite characteristic in a person or, well, character. <br /><br />Julia makes such an excellent point about world situations affecting the saleability of a book. And, then there is the matter of "hot topics" serving the author, e.g., vampire lore. You are to be commended for your "Mr. Persistence" stand. And, France? Really, Jack, you are having a good year!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54007003983080839712014-10-19T13:06:41.364-04:002014-10-19T13:06:41.364-04:00"My boss would fire me if a bought a story wi..."My boss would fire me if a bought a story with a stockbroker protagonist," made me laugh with recognition. When I was reading for the 2012 Best Novel Edgars, I saw book after book with evil fund managers, corrupt bankers and murderous financiers. A stock broker protagonist? Never.<br /><br />An excellent lesson in both perseverance AND how forces beyond our control in the world or in the publishing industry can make an otherwise good book "unsalable." Glad you're getting another turn at bat, Jack!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76328458019508965472014-10-19T13:04:29.734-04:002014-10-19T13:04:29.734-04:00128I will read anything Jack writes... even his gr...128I will read anything Jack writes... even his grocery lists. I always play a version of "Where's Waldo" with his novels that I like to call: "Where's the redhead?" Jack is a warrior!Les Edgertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22631426077718337322014-10-19T12:19:26.411-04:002014-10-19T12:19:26.411-04:00The Don Quixote statue was a lucky find--and pure ...The Don Quixote statue was a lucky find--and pure psychological projection on my part. Maybe all writers should have one to scare the pants off us to say it isn't so. Make sure it isn't so.Elizabeth Lyonhttp://www.elizabethlyon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80649516144781209682014-10-19T11:53:49.336-04:002014-10-19T11:53:49.336-04:00I'll bring you back the Eiffel Tower, Roberta....I'll bring you back the Eiffel Tower, Roberta. I bought four of them from a guy in front of the Louvre. Thanks so much for having me on the Jungle Reds.<br /><br />Barb: Things might have gone a little better for Mr. Persistence if he'd found you before August. I think you need to show that novel, though. Award-winning short story writers should have the agents lined up.<br /><br />Thanks Kaye. I can't think too much about other things while I walk in Paris, however. Pay attention or get knocked down!<br /><br />Flora, that was one tough editor. Smart, too, if he knows a bestselling manuscript every time he reads one.<br /><br />So glad to see Ms. Lyon show up. She's been trying to get me to unpack scenes for 14 years. Love you, Elizabeth, although that Don Quixote statue you gave me still makes me nervous. :)<br /><br />Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74420040499139079812014-10-19T11:22:05.829-04:002014-10-19T11:22:05.829-04:00Can't wait to read Big Mojo. I've got a ti...Can't wait to read Big Mojo. I've got a title for one of your future books, loosely autobiographical, with street scenes from France: BIG TALENT. You are an inspiration to keep on keeping on.Elizabeth Lyonhttp://www.elizabethlyon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23688469302206278532014-10-19T10:19:13.804-04:002014-10-19T10:19:13.804-04:00Jack's in Paris AND he has a new book out? You...Jack's in Paris AND he has a new book out? Your cup runneth over. Have a great time and break out a bottle of bubbly for that new book!! Woo-hoo!!<br /><br />I had an editor give me the kiss of death on a manuscript once: "I'm sorry, it would do well as midlist fiction, but we don't see it being a best seller...."Flora Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289148096894506235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90665355090602418212014-10-19T09:16:02.114-04:002014-10-19T09:16:02.114-04:00Jack Getze, you are so funny! Congratulations on ...Jack Getze, you are so funny! Congratulations on this new book and think about the rest of us while you're strolling the streets of Paris.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64914946868686109832014-10-19T08:37:43.320-04:002014-10-19T08:37:43.320-04:00Oh, P.S. Congratulations, Jack. So happy to hear y...Oh, P.S. Congratulations, Jack. So happy to hear your good news. Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26431534404250534272014-10-19T08:35:41.440-04:002014-10-19T08:35:41.440-04:00I've had a completed novel sitting in a drawer...I've had a completed novel sitting in a drawer for ten years. I sent it out once to one of the MWA competitions, but except for that, no one but a few writing friends have seen it. It needs more revision. It always seems to need more, even though I know an editor who'd like to read it. Ultimately I think I'm scared to send it out. I'm not exactly sure why. So ten years. Someone beat that. Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15843328436856817022014-10-19T08:33:54.836-04:002014-10-19T08:33:54.836-04:00Congrats Jack! I'm sick with jealousy about Fr...Congrats Jack! I'm sick with jealousy about France--hope you're having a blast! Paris does make a person think about painting...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64918705695157003702014-10-19T08:05:10.147-04:002014-10-19T08:05:10.147-04:00Dru, you are a peach. Hugs and kisses.Dru, you are a peach. Hugs and kisses.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46215178780746194902014-10-19T07:56:26.531-04:002014-10-19T07:56:26.531-04:00I'm so happy you persevered. I've read th...I'm so happy you persevered. I've read the first two and I'm looking forward to reading Big Mojo.Druhttp://drusbookmusing.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86191926579533736142014-10-19T07:53:02.154-04:002014-10-19T07:53:02.154-04:00Oh, the irony. I wrote a story for Mystery Scene M...Oh, the irony. I wrote a story for Mystery Scene Magazine back in 2007 headlined "Mr. Persistence."<br /><br />Thanks Joan, Mark and Hallie. It's easier to be persistent when you have a wife who takes you to France. I just had lunch on the Champs-Elysees. Wow. Warm sunshine and a fine bottle of vin rouge.<br /><br />Maybe I should take up painting.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70965852617458225632014-10-19T06:41:48.276-04:002014-10-19T06:41:48.276-04:00I'm a big fan of Jack's rough and ready wr...I'm a big fan of Jack's rough and ready writing style. So happy for you, Jack, and what a great sense of humor. Love that: Zombie time!!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85993782644515879122014-10-19T02:33:55.635-04:002014-10-19T02:33:55.635-04:00No stories to share here, either, but congrats on ...No stories to share here, either, but congrats on seeing the third book finally printed.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70135975246379877762014-10-19T01:39:19.245-04:002014-10-19T01:39:19.245-04:00No experiences to share, but I admire your perseve...No experiences to share, but I admire your perseverance! And it's good that Austin Carr is so enduring --- congratulations on the new book . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com