tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2725502742416714736..comments2024-03-28T19:36:39.783-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: A True Legal ThrillerJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83068903608605556112020-07-19T09:21:23.907-04:002020-07-19T09:21:23.907-04:00Thanks! Yes, I like the ring. Given what you do, I...Thanks! Yes, I like the ring. Given what you do, I'd love to get your opinion about whether anyone is ever going to say "your movie" about this story.Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31906278283597964032020-07-19T04:16:36.097-04:002020-07-19T04:16:36.097-04:00Michael-I cannot wait to read this book! I am relo...Michael-I cannot wait to read this book! I am relocating back to the North Shore of Boston to my house after living in Hawaii for nine years, and I may need a good book to read during that quarantine they likely will require, despite it is my own house and I am flying from a low virus ration State. Your book sounds amazing-much success and have fun-that second book is birthing within you now! (Smile) (Ms.) 'Rickie' Banning, Baby Boomer ExtraordinaireRickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335056864290793952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48124508287757663482020-07-19T00:04:14.301-04:002020-07-19T00:04:14.301-04:00Michael, as they say (somewhere) in New Orleans, m...Michael, as they say (somewhere) in New Orleans, mazel tov! Looking forward to reading your novel. ("Your novel" has a nice ring to it, yes?)Victoria Zackheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419588428131638146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16147202965550881722020-07-18T14:50:39.236-04:002020-07-18T14:50:39.236-04:00Thank you. I think the police currently do a lot o...Thank you. I think the police currently do a lot of things that could be better performed by other, unarmed, public servants. So to that extent, yes, I'm for de-funding police departments and transferring our resources into other services. I would also take away their military hardware, which they love, but don't need. Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76637890074956819342020-07-18T14:39:12.960-04:002020-07-18T14:39:12.960-04:00Thank you for your vote of confidence too. It wou...Thank you for your vote of confidence too. It would have been nice to go to Suffolk Law, though. When one window closes, another window opens, right? Glad that I found a role as a paralegal. I think the wigs are the coolest. Though I notice that American judges do wear a robe. I am adding your book to my reading list.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8008166600652964122020-07-18T13:39:51.728-04:002020-07-18T13:39:51.728-04:00Oh! That is life-changingly brilliant. Oh! That is life-changingly brilliant. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72915759134840199752020-07-18T12:58:51.575-04:002020-07-18T12:58:51.575-04:00Happy to answer any questions. Hope you like the b...Happy to answer any questions. Hope you like the book. I like Patricia Cornwell also and was thinking of her the first time I attended an autopsy. That's an experience you can leave off your bucket list.Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61568499982514008232020-07-18T12:56:43.831-04:002020-07-18T12:56:43.831-04:00Thanks. I hope you like the book. I tried to make ...Thanks. I hope you like the book. I tried to make it a little more character driven than most thrillers. Maybe that will appeal to you. Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5789948485279835212020-07-18T12:54:58.050-04:002020-07-18T12:54:58.050-04:00Hi Diana,
Sorry we didn't get you into Suffolk...Hi Diana,<br />Sorry we didn't get you into Suffolk. But I'm glad you found a role as a paralegal. I like Rumpole myself. Glad we American lawyers don't have to wear wigs, though. Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89355980510119357772020-07-18T12:52:53.931-04:002020-07-18T12:52:53.931-04:00Thanks, Pat. You're right. If I wrote the Limo...Thanks, Pat. You're right. If I wrote the Limone story as a non-fiction book, everyone would say it was concocted. But it was all true, as the courts found. Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87934118205311621022020-07-18T12:50:57.389-04:002020-07-18T12:50:57.389-04:00Good question, Hallie. Turow is the best at writin...Good question, Hallie. Turow is the best at writing legal stories that are true to life. Guess what, it's not just writing that risks anesthetizing the audience. Real lawyers have to worry about not putting the jury to sleep also. I think it's best to keep things simple and let the personalities of the witnesses come through. I think it's the people that make courtroom scenes interesting. I learned a lot from a trial advocacy professor at Stetson. Instead of starting each witness with "Would you please state your name and address for the record?", he teaches students to ask, "Would you please introduce yourself to the jurors?" If you follow that sort of thought throughout it makes a real difference. Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85299330651188597462020-07-18T12:43:47.164-04:002020-07-18T12:43:47.164-04:00That's funny, Karen. It made me wonder how man...That's funny, Karen. It made me wonder how many compartments there are in the human mind and how much control any one of them has over the others.Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54627785938750133892020-07-18T12:42:19.311-04:002020-07-18T12:42:19.311-04:00Thank you, Lucy. Believe me, although I never quit...Thank you, Lucy. Believe me, although I never quit, I sure slowed down plenty of times. I wish I'd started writing fiction earlier in life. I should have gotten the idea from all the police reports I read that were full of falsehoods. The cops call that "creative writing."Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90191555451224961802020-07-18T12:39:47.215-04:002020-07-18T12:39:47.215-04:00Thank you. The Maxwell case raises many interestin...Thank you. The Maxwell case raises many interesting legal issues, on top of the sheer horror of what she stands accused of doing.Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44991941285292628162020-07-18T12:38:03.859-04:002020-07-18T12:38:03.859-04:00Thanks! I hope you enjoy it.Thanks! I hope you enjoy it.Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-163710923406896032020-07-18T12:34:35.618-04:002020-07-18T12:34:35.618-04:00Thank you! I was shocked when I first saw the memo...Thank you! I was shocked when I first saw the memos from Washington initialed by Hoover and his deputy (and evidently boyfriend) Clyde Tolson. They sanctioned murder. Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57107151512404777432020-07-18T12:32:49.788-04:002020-07-18T12:32:49.788-04:00The FBI never threatened me but I was disappointed...The FBI never threatened me but I was disappointed that they never admitted they did anything wrong either. And we basically proved the whole case with their own documents.Prof. Michael Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625893929104162230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68666763665218542982020-07-18T12:13:53.167-04:002020-07-18T12:13:53.167-04:00Congratulations one on your first fiction publicat...Congratulations one on your first fiction publication. I enjoyed reading Patricia Cornwell and more recently P.J. Tracy, whose initials I always mess up but I think I have correct this time :-). I have a question but it keeps getting muddy so when I figure it out I'll send it along. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76467300648264617772020-07-18T11:23:41.533-04:002020-07-18T11:23:41.533-04:00Yes, I am adding Mike Avery's book too.Yes, I am adding Mike Avery's book too.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43631676393838175452020-07-18T10:53:20.292-04:002020-07-18T10:53:20.292-04:00Thank you Hank for introducing us to Mike Avery.
I...Thank you Hank for introducing us to Mike Avery.<br />I'm not the greater fan of legal thrillers but after reading Mike's accomplishments and his post, I had to read his book. I just downloaded it before commenting.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80727229753784360002020-07-18T10:44:59.750-04:002020-07-18T10:44:59.750-04:00Michael Avery, welcome to Jungle Reds! Congratula...Michael Avery, welcome to Jungle Reds! Congratulations on getting Peter Limone freed and getting your novel published. I liked how Susan took over the story. I am a fan of legal mysteries like Rumpole of the Old Bailey by John Mortimer.<br /><br />On another note, I applied to Suffolk Law but was Not admitted. I applied to many law schools! However, I enrolled in paralegal classes and now I am working for a small law firm that specializes in work compensation. <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64915965747659884142020-07-18T10:37:08.329-04:002020-07-18T10:37:08.329-04:00Good for you, Michael! Back in the late sixties I ...Good for you, Michael! Back in the late sixties I was finishing high school in Metairie. I became fascinated by the 3-ring circus that was the Clay Shaw trial. You can’t make that stuff up!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59992634156245952272020-07-18T09:54:04.279-04:002020-07-18T09:54:04.279-04:00Well, yes,"Perry Mason" is back, but it&...Well, yes,"Perry Mason" is back, but it's not Perry at all, not in any way, and I thought it was incredibly off-putting to turn him into a noir detective. Some people loved it, but we lasted one episode. <br />THEN we decided to watch a real Perry Mason! And it was--hilarious. Knowing what we know now about writing? Examples of every thing you try not to do. But still ..nostalgic fun.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9148889248668543522020-07-18T09:31:00.161-04:002020-07-18T09:31:00.161-04:00Congratulations, Michael! I'm a huge fan of le...Congratulations, Michael! I'm a huge fan of legal mysteries and thrillers... starting with TV's Perry Mason (I hear they're bringing back the character!) and gobsmacked by Turow's Presumed Innocent. Then I wrote a book with a lot of courtroon drama in it and realized how had it is to write that in a way that doesn't anesthetize the reader. Any tips for making courtroom proceedings dramatic?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11824899700870525412020-07-18T09:12:29.797-04:002020-07-18T09:12:29.797-04:00You just have to let them win sometimes. Sue Graft...You just have to let them win sometimes. Sue Grafton used to call it "the magic."Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.com