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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Chris M"
<cptpipes@...> wrote:
>>I also hope Avians who enjoy Connelly are reading
THE OVERLOOK, the
novella-length Bosch story that is being serialized in the
New York Times this fall. The action takes place after the
end of ECHO PARK, but the serialization began before the
release of the novel, but it all makes sense so
far.>>
I saw Connelly last week at a book signing and he talked a
bit about THE OVERLOOK and the process of writing to a
serialized format. He said it was constraining to hit the
same number of words each week, and that in his books the
length of the chapters tend to vary quite a bit. He likes to
break where he feels the story needs it, rather than what
will fit in the space required. So the serial has had some
padding in places that he didn't really feel needed it and
he's had to cut some stuff that he felt was important just so
it would fit in the slot, so to speak.
He said he was looking forward to the novella that will
eventually be published of this serial because it will be the
story he wrote, but in the way he wanted to write it (if that
makes sense - this is my interpretation and memory of what
Connelly said and not in any way to be taken as a direct
quote!)
If you want to read more about the signing, including his
correction to the Chandler apartment reference in the Janet
Maslin review in the NY Times and the liklehood of Mickey
Haller (Lincoln Lawyer) and Harry Bosch ever coming together
in a book, check out my blog: http://bookbitch.blogspot.com/
Stacy
I am the BookBitch www.bookbitch.com
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