Thus spake Charlie Williams:
"Defitions of noir, hardboiled and whatever are like agents.
We probably do need them, and they are great if we keep in
mind WHY we need them, and don't let them get too powerful.
But they ain't the thing itself. The thing itself is the
writing, and the writing has nothing to do with agents and
definitions. If arguing about defitions were cutting edge,
then it would enable authors to go away and hit the keyboard
with renewed focus, inspiration, or just *something*. But it
doesn't. (Or if it does, I don't think it should.) That would
be like saying: "Now I know what noir is, I can write a much
better noir novel. OK, let's see... dark and sinister... dark
and..."
Maybe I'm wrong?"
Story first. Genre is secondary. Always. Otherwise there is
no point.
Jim Winter
Northcoast Shakedown
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0975857185/northcoastexi-20/104-2029551-1867167
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