tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post7283866283597561665..comments2024-02-14T09:09:13.532+00:00Comments on Morton S Gray: An Interview with Linda GillardMorton S Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649436201501082802noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-50286659382955695262012-01-26T16:58:02.454+00:002012-01-26T16:58:02.454+00:00Thanks, Gwen and Teresa for the kind comments. :-)...Thanks, Gwen and Teresa for the kind comments. :-) <br /><br />Teresa - HoS and ALB are closely related in my mind. ALB came first and upset a few apple carts! So some years later I decided to write a similar sort of family story, but something a bit tamer, with nothing to "frighten the horses" ;-) <br /><br />That book was HOUSE OF SILENCE which proved to be much more successful (though not popular with editors.)<br /><br />I think there's some Susan Howatch and Elizabeth Jane Howard in my writing DNA! I do love writing these big family novels with several generations. I'll soon be starting another.Linda Gillardhttp://www.lindagillard.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-11819999273172271252012-01-18T21:46:31.018+00:002012-01-18T21:46:31.018+00:00Teresa - Let me know what you think. Linda is a ma...Teresa - Let me know what you think. Linda is a master at the plot twist! Enjoy. MxMorton S Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649436201501082802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-11951359318337584842012-01-18T20:11:06.015+00:002012-01-18T20:11:06.015+00:00I couldn't resist. I've bought A Lifetime ...I couldn't resist. I've bought A Lifetime Burning. I still have House of Silence to read. <br /><br />Thanks for a great interview, and great advice, Linda. Luckily I've read On Writing by Stephen King, so that's one thing off the to do list :DTeresa F Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368928238008888457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-73022339046886492152012-01-16T19:22:29.733+00:002012-01-16T19:22:29.733+00:00Hi Gwen - ALB is a gritty read, but I was enthrall...Hi Gwen - ALB is a gritty read, but I was enthralled from start to finish! MxMorton S Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649436201501082802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-77871618178494319482012-01-16T18:28:13.465+00:002012-01-16T18:28:13.465+00:00I have never heard of Linda Gillard before, but ju...I have never heard of Linda Gillard before, but just from this interview I can tell she's a fascinating person. I've also tinkered around the idea of memories, so no I really want to read a lifetime burning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-60119985555595944882012-01-14T01:02:22.898+00:002012-01-14T01:02:22.898+00:00WelL, I was quoting and Shakespeare must take the ...WelL, I was quoting and Shakespeare must take the credit:<br />"How far that little candle throws his beams!<br />So shines a good deed in a naughty world."<br />(MERCHANT OF VENICE)Linda Gillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335035994393050845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-57176066474597611122012-01-13T07:36:12.643+00:002012-01-13T07:36:12.643+00:00Hope the sales are going well Linda. I love your c...Hope the sales are going well Linda. I love your comment about edited words shining like a good deed in a naughty world. That one will stay with me for a long while I think. MxMorton S Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649436201501082802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-6405824347742564352012-01-11T11:53:05.546+00:002012-01-11T11:53:05.546+00:00Good Lord, Moira - I think luck & talent proba...Good Lord, Moira - I think luck & talent probably had a lot more to do with it than my advice! <br /><br />You might all be interested to know that when I edited the old books for Kindle I still found words that could be cut - superfluous adverbs for example. Out they went! <br /><br />Often, when I've been asked to adjudicate work, I find there's plenty of good writing, but it's obscured by less good writing and that needs to be weeded out.<br /><br />The literary blooms are still there, even when the flowerbed is full of weeds, but you can't really appreciate them. Instead of trying to "write well" (a great enemy of good writing), try instead to weed out the rubbish. (A much easier task than writing well!) What's left will shine like a good deed in a naughty world.Linda Gillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335035994393050845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-16885090091930653412012-01-11T11:09:32.681+00:002012-01-11T11:09:32.681+00:00Great blog post. I took Linda's writing advice...Great blog post. I took Linda's writing advice years ago and it led to publication. She knows what she is talking about.<br />well doneMoirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031362965457408527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-495962051712177472012-01-11T10:31:24.502+00:002012-01-11T10:31:24.502+00:00Great interview - I have been a great fan of Linda...Great interview - I have been a great fan of Linda's work for years now.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120437128462068350.post-42460359594034263062012-01-11T10:15:29.577+00:002012-01-11T10:15:29.577+00:00Congratulations Morton and Linda on a fabulous Blo...Congratulations Morton and Linda on a fabulous Blog interview. As always, Linda's writing advice is excellent! Wishing you continued success with your publishing endeavours and I'm really looking forward to the paranormal book hitting the Kindle!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383311853875982439noreply@blogger.com