tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post5821627932546961503..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: THE POINTY END OF POINT-OF-VIEW ---by Marc CameronWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-39430109928377649342013-05-20T17:02:17.870-05:002013-05-20T17:02:17.870-05:00You are right, Alison. My old boss always reminded...You are right, Alison. My old boss always reminded us that we (as law enforcement officers) were in the 'people business'. So many stories out there. <br /><br />Thanks, Meg. <br /><br />MMarc Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652887133889558701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-35813193656991820302013-05-20T12:12:29.947-05:002013-05-20T12:12:29.947-05:00WOW. What a great story, Marc!WOW. What a great story, Marc!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-89184523466639481892013-05-20T07:49:44.926-05:002013-05-20T07:49:44.926-05:00I love back stories. Heck, I love stories period. ...I love back stories. Heck, I love stories period. <br /><br />I grew up on stories about WWII from my nana, mum and aunt. They were evacuated from London but their village was surrounded by airfields. When I was twelve, I had the opportunity to talk to a man who lived in Berlin during allied bombing and subsequent fall of the city. <br /><br />We were on a field trip to City Hall in Toronto. One of our assignments was to survey people in the square to find out where they came from.<br /><br />I never got beyond that one gentleman. Being a good storyteller even then, I managed to talk my way out of a failing mark by sharing what I learned.Alison E. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449544045685213466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-75160365190391436662013-05-19T17:39:43.312-05:002013-05-19T17:39:43.312-05:00that would be great. I'd love to hear about yo...that would be great. I'd love to hear about your experiences. Hope to be in Japan again this winter to visit the grand babies and do more research. We'll have to make a point of it.Marc Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652887133889558701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-65786111677707607322013-05-19T09:45:24.121-05:002013-05-19T09:45:24.121-05:00Like to trade backstories with you some day. Thoug...Like to trade backstories with you some day. Though I'm not a cop, I've been a journalist of sorts for more years than I care to count and have watched lots of things go down.ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-63006369585643192152013-05-18T13:21:04.296-05:002013-05-18T13:21:04.296-05:00Thank,Charlie-
Yeah, when I started the series, I ...Thank,Charlie-<br />Yeah, when I started the series, I thought Jericho would have a different female sidekick in each book. Megan Mahoney in the first, and so on--but, always pining for his ex, he wasn't going end up with any of them. Then Veronica "Ronnie" Garca came along in Act of Terror and... well, she's too good a character to let off that easy. You already know about Aleksandra...<br />I met a waitress named Ayako Shimizu at a Motsu restaurant on that last trip to Japan. She was in her late sixties and extremely flirtatious through the whole meal--kept coming over to personally dish out my food, etc. Quinn's sidekick in Japan for book #4 is named Ayako.<br />I suppose I do gloss over the nuclear waste cleanup. But then, Quinn doesn't generally look back at the carnage behind him for too long. <br />I did talk with several people about the problems Japan is having when I was over there. My interpreter's bother in law lost his life during the tsunami so that was a frequent topic of discussion. <br />I think the most priceless thing about the trip were the dozens of backstories I was able to hear and see. Marc Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652887133889558701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-76186718901518052852013-05-18T03:17:55.102-05:002013-05-18T03:17:55.102-05:00Read your state of emergency, Marc. Nice setup. An...Read your state of emergency, Marc. Nice setup. And now, going into the next one, we have Kim and Charlie (??), and maybe Aleksandra going full out for Jericho. Fun and games. Yeah. <br /><br />I am and was curious, however, about the nuclear waste cleanup operation at the hospitals, because that's a major problem here in Japan. They're scraping off topsoil and storing it under tarps in various places designated as hot material grounds, but a "permanent" solution has yet to arrive.<br />ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-3819096735498983262013-05-18T01:01:29.852-05:002013-05-18T01:01:29.852-05:00Thanks guys. I appreciate the kind words.
MarcThanks guys. I appreciate the kind words.<br />MarcMarc Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652887133889558701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-73219910442892975842013-05-17T18:45:15.518-05:002013-05-17T18:45:15.518-05:00I can really relate to the story you told having w...I can really relate to the story you told having worked as an RN in the ER for 17 years. You really get the backstory on so many lives, some really sad and others quite disgusting.<br />I like what you had to say about POV being more than just the voice, but a voice with a history.<br />Excellent article.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-55120687440520654032013-05-17T12:10:57.138-05:002013-05-17T12:10:57.138-05:00Wonderful post. I can so relate with your story, n...Wonderful post. I can so relate with your story, not as a police officer, but juvenile corrections. The back story can make all the difference and yours illustrates that point beautifully and vividly. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-84982553946075877792013-05-17T11:34:35.955-05:002013-05-17T11:34:35.955-05:00Marc, this post of yours is another keeper. Someti...Marc, this post of yours is another keeper. Sometimes in creative writing classes when I'm trying to teach POV in this regard, it's amazing to me that something that I understand can be so hard to get across to others. This is the perfect way to show it. Very interesting, and I can only imagine what your thoughts must have been when you learned who she thought you were. Thanks again for another great post!<br />Cheryl Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-18043654378761864922013-05-17T07:57:32.856-05:002013-05-17T07:57:32.856-05:00Fascinating stuff, Marc. As always. I'm really...Fascinating stuff, Marc. As always. I'm really enjoying STATE OF EMERGENCY, by the way. You do write splendid.<br />Frank Roderusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-66486605280325774712013-05-17T02:27:53.263-05:002013-05-17T02:27:53.263-05:00Nothing like an evil twin! I feel sorry for the g...Nothing like an evil twin! I feel sorry for the girl, but you must have been pretty shocked, too. As for POV, I got a good lesson when I married a city boy. They're definitely different. <br /><br />One of the best POV lessons in writing came from him, actually. I couldn't figure out how to clue my hero in that the villain was in town. My husband couldn't figure out why I was even groaning about it. He pointed out that the guy's horse was there, and informed me that every man where he works knows what everyone in the building drives, so it's only reasonable that 1800s men would know who rode what horse, and if there was a strange horse in town. (Not bad for a city boy, eh?)<br /><br />That's when I started thinking in a character's world view, and then good things started happening with my career.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com