A lot of noir could be rewritten as hardboiled by changing
the POV. Fast Lane started off as hardboiled PI, but I
changed the POV and made it a psychotic noir novel instead.
Still tempted to go back and write a hardboiled PI
version.
Dave Z.
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Makous
<bruce@b...> wrote:
>
> Jim Winter wrote:
>
> "Because not everyone in a noir story is screwed,
just the main
> character or
> a central group of characters. Obviously, noir is as
much about
POV as
> it is
> outlook or atmospherics. "
>
> I really agree that POV is key. I've often thought
that CASABLANCA
told
> from the Bridgid O'Shaughnessy POV would be noir. As
is, it's
really
> hardboiled. There are many examples of POV resulting
in noir.
>
> Best,
> Bruce Makous
>
>
> Author, RIDING THE BRAND
> www.brucemakous.com
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