tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post7358326027085754635..comments2023-09-22T18:24:22.356+01:00Comments on Lexi Revellian: Killing Cupid by Mark Edwards and Louise VossLexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-85059662100559329222011-06-09T18:45:39.073+01:002011-06-09T18:45:39.073+01:00Very interesting account of how the novel germinat...Very interesting account of how the novel germinated. But no e in unforgivable!!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860278313428483619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-71494116138001487012011-04-25T16:51:01.947+01:002011-04-25T16:51:01.947+01:00Hi Jarmara!
Q, I may dispute some of your points,...Hi Jarmara!<br /><br />Q, I may dispute some of your points, but there is no arguing with your conclusion :o)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-83182758722172878982011-04-25T16:40:17.747+01:002011-04-25T16:40:17.747+01:00This sounds like the nature versus nurture debate!...This sounds like the nature versus nurture debate!<br /><br />I'm no expert on this but I believe that biologists now widely accept that there are appreciable differences between the brains and therefore the minds of men and women... see for example Doreen Kimura, 'Sex Differences in the Brain' Scientific American (1999).<br /><br />The differences are caused by hormonal influences during early development, before environmental influences become effective.<br /><br />Your daughter does sounds very interesting though, in having mastered both the maths and arts aspects of culture.<br />I can think of some very eminent female mathematicians and scientists. Emy Noether for example. *smile*<br /><br />Our skills in fact follow a statistical distribution and the weighting is different in men and women. So we all have some mathematical and artistic skill but the probabilities of these abilities occurring in a pronounced manner differs between men and women.<br /><br />Having said all that though, I have to agree with you that nurture or cultural influence also plays a role.<br /><br />My conclusion: Don't argue with a woman author! LOLQuantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-24298765200832049962011-04-25T13:04:35.751+01:002011-04-25T13:04:35.751+01:00Thank you for a very interesting posting. I shall ...Thank you for a very interesting posting. I shall check the book out.Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-81814987873058008602011-04-25T09:27:04.883+01:002011-04-25T09:27:04.883+01:00But Q, my daughter has a degree in maths AND all t...But Q, my daughter has a degree in maths AND all the artistic and intuitive stuff too. (Plus her spatial awareness is off the scale.)<br /><br />I think much of the difference between the sexes is cultural. Don't get me started on pink.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-3562492312426803922011-04-25T09:00:14.353+01:002011-04-25T09:00:14.353+01:00My mind is good in its own way, but fuzzy and with...<i> My mind is good in its own way, but fuzzy and with a slow drop on occasion.</i><br /><br />Lexi, you make my point beautifully. How can I possibly use words to capture that lovely fuzzy intuition. The softer optimistically feminine view of the world. When armed only with a mathematically trained mind?<br /><br />I tried using fuzzy sets, but it didn't work!<br /><br />I think perhaps I need poetry *smile*Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-29049455637878194662011-04-24T21:16:47.395+01:002011-04-24T21:16:47.395+01:00Q, on my good days I don't think there is that...Q, on my good days I don't think there is that much difference between men and women - though given a choice, I'll be a man next time.<br /><br />I've looked up anthropic principle and do not have the sort of mind to understand it. (My mind is good in its own way, but fuzzy and with a slow drop on occasion.)<br /><br />Ah yes, practice makes perfect. Though I've now forgotten how to change gear; I've driven an automatic for twenty years :o)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-69546588240638821692011-04-24T21:04:02.658+01:002011-04-24T21:04:02.658+01:00As a man writing fiction, I always find it particu...As a man writing fiction, I always find it particularly difficult to work my way into a woman's mind and emotions, to see the world as a woman. Likewise I'm pretty sure that Women writers face similar problems, particularly when weaving a romantic thread into the plot.<br /><br />This situation could be solved, in principle, by a man and a woman author collaborating. Trouble is that the voices need to blend and authors have to agree all the time. I suspect that the divorce rate amongst authors attempting this union may be much higher than for conventional marriage, which may explain the scarcity of examples. :lol:<br /><br />Its a little like the anthropic principle in science. The fundamental constants and laws have to be finely tuned to allow us to exist. It would seem that two authors working together will need to 'mind meld' to an extraordinary degree for the necessary harmony to persist.To achieve complementary perspectives without clashing.<br /><br />Mark and Louisse wrote alternate chapters serially, reading each others contributions and editing, which I can see would work for certain types of plot. For more complex situations though, it might be necessary to collaborate closely on individual scenes involving interacting characters, which might be much more difficult.<br /><br />Lexi, I thought you managed the switch between the two 'replica' POVs extremely well. Its probably just a matter of practice to avoid crashing gears ... just like learning to drive! *grin*Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-90617886377293849502011-04-23T22:18:31.818+01:002011-04-23T22:18:31.818+01:00Mark (and Mark) Ellery Queen and Emma Latham are t...Mark (and Mark) Ellery Queen and Emma Latham are the two that came to my mind using just the one name.<br /><br />You may remember Steevang from Youwriteon, who was part of a double-named collabroation, as - for Authonomites - are Jason Quinn and Johnny Magnanti. Emlyn Rees and Josie Lloyd also come to mind, but "coming Together" and "Come Again" were very particular projects.<br /><br /><br />I love collaborative work - this summer I'm running a show at several festivals and fringes (the biggest one'll be at Stoke Newington Literary Festival on June 4th - I'd love to see some of you London people there) that has 12 different writers, but that's as close as I'd want to get to working with someone else - I'm too stubborn by far :))Tartra the eight cuts gallery zinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250881673994228275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-59267291260789191202011-04-22T21:53:45.645+01:002011-04-22T21:53:45.645+01:00Thanks, Lexi, for letting Mark's blatant plug ...Thanks, Lexi, for letting Mark's blatant plug for Sugar & Spice stay in there! (We'll slip you that fiver next time we see you, Mark).<br /><br />Mark, you're absolutely right, two heads can be better than one in so many ways. But obviously finding the right writing partner is the key.<br /><br />Cannot for one second imagine how the Nicci French team survive together. Saffi and I have to live on different continents to ensure we don't throttle one another!<br /><br />But I wonder if there are other partnerships or team writers out there who use just the one name? We chose Saffina Desforges as a brand (unique to google), and Sarah to front it as I'm rarely in the UK.<br /><br />Were it not for the double-exposure our joint promo efforts give us, we could quite easily have left Saffi as the sole name involved.<br /><br />As for James Patterson using his name to sell other writer's work... That's not a bad idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-37922951639364702872011-04-22T19:44:17.401+01:002011-04-22T19:44:17.401+01:00Yo, Dan - nice to see you here under any name :o)
...Yo, Dan - nice to see you here under any name :o)<br /><br />Yes, I bet with two writers a novel ends up with twice the twists and surprises as two minds play off against each other.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-17299893924906726292011-04-22T19:27:36.954+01:002011-04-22T19:27:36.954+01:00erm, I should point out that's me, Dan (Aggie&...erm, I should point out that's me, Dan (Aggie's Shoes - I was logged in with the wrong gmail account!)Agnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-26787362524419744612011-04-22T19:25:34.462+01:002011-04-22T19:25:34.462+01:00Super stuff, Mark, Louise and Lexi. There is a gre...Super stuff, Mark, Louise and Lexi. There is a great history of crime-writing double acts that goes back to Ellery Queen and beyond - I have a feeling there is something about crime that makes collaboration work that other genres don't have. All the very best and fingers crossed our books end up nestled together in the top 100!Tartra the eight cuts gallery zinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250881673994228275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-84128625543582528842011-04-22T15:53:46.143+01:002011-04-22T15:53:46.143+01:00A pleasure, Mark - and I should add for the benefi...A pleasure, Mark - and I should add for the benefit of potential readers, that Mark has reassured me that <i>Killing Cupid</i> doesn't turn very nasty as I feared it might. The plot has unexpected twists, and is more of a dark comedy.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-78535250894533794622011-04-22T15:45:53.841+01:002011-04-22T15:45:53.841+01:00Lexi, thanks so much for featuring us.
I would li...Lexi, thanks so much for featuring us.<br /><br />I would like to point out to your readers that I do not always look that pale. It was my 40th birthday party last year, at which I was recapturing my youth.<br /><br />MarkUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002773991535351307noreply@blogger.com