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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 28, 2013 - 02:44pm PT
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"If I lived in Buffalo, I'd write about Buffalo."
Elmore Leonard has been called "the Dickens of Detroit." He lived and died in Birmingham, MI.
He was in the middle of a manuscript entitled "Blue Dreams," to be finished by his son, reportedly.
Locker's in the middle of a manuscript entittled "Glue Dreams."
http://www.elmoreleonard.com/
Final chapter for the creator of Chili Palmer?
I doubt that.
All the best in your new life, Dutch.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Aug 28, 2013 - 03:02pm PT
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I have that list on my desktop. Wish I had been taught the notions behind that list when I was an undergrad. It would have helped a lot!
JL
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Aug 28, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
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I disagree with most of Leanords points.
I prefer novels that are rich with detail, rather than those that trade cheesy one-liners for thoughtful writing.
I'm more into context than dialogue.
RIP nonetheless.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Aug 28, 2013 - 05:14pm PT
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I don't think the man was suggesting that you toss anything in favor of "cheesy one liners." The artistry of Leonard's work is in the naturalness of the dialogue. You find yourself part of a conversation, rather than admiring the landscape from afar.
JL
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 28, 2013 - 06:18pm PT
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He's playing poker with Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett now.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 28, 2013 - 06:30pm PT
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He's playing poker with Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett now.
And they're all going to lose to James Cain.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2013 - 07:36pm PT
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His injunction against adverbs is the same as the proscription of them by Ambrose Bierce.
His verbiage was spare, his descriptions terse, and his humor timely.
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