tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post7379013096611476034..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Maybe how to write a novel?Barbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-6183513873639333682018-07-11T11:48:23.693-04:002018-07-11T11:48:23.693-04:00Loved this post and your description of the writin...Loved this post and your description of the writing process. I think about a book for a month or two before starting to write. But as soon as I can sort of see that first scene, I'll start so I have something down on the page. Not that it flows smoothly after that, but I feel a little more grounded.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-44543371558313589922018-07-11T10:02:09.322-04:002018-07-11T10:02:09.322-04:00I suspect there’s a little artistic license in her...I suspect there’s a little artistic license in her description but nonetheless she sounds much more organized and methodical than most of us. Barbara Fradkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-15313018093913951102018-07-11T07:08:54.697-04:002018-07-11T07:08:54.697-04:00I still have trouble believing that the writing pr...I still have trouble believing that the writing process of such an accomplished writer and stylist as Muriel Spark included minimal revision. However, it's not such a stretch to believe that Barbara Cartland lay back on her chaise and dictated her books to a secretary (with a similar absence of revision). We might envy the selling power that Cartland enjoyed in her day, but surely our works Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837076694419212775noreply@blogger.com