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April 24th 04, 10:10 PM
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I am having a dispute with a literary agent Having a dispute with a literary agent is like having a dispute with your wife. You can't win. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com The Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com Viva Bush! blog www.vivabush.org 
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April 25th 04, 04:20 PM
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:10:10 -0400, Cub Driver
wrote: I am having a dispute with a literary agent Having a dispute with a literary agent is like having a dispute with your wife. You can't win. Even worse is trying to get the attention of your publisher. Once you're under contract you become a mushroom--kept in the dark and fed ****. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8
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#3
April 25th 04, 12:27 AM
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Eric Pinnell see my web site wrote in message . ..
I am having a dispute with a literary agent and I am conducting this on-line book survey to add ammunition to my argument. I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer this survey honestly, but please dot not send answers via email. Thanks. 1) Who are you favorite espionage/war authors and why? 2) Who are your least enjoyable espionage/war authors and why? 3) What determines if the book you read is a keeper or a reject? 4) Other than 38 North Yankee and Red Phoenix, have you read any books about a war in Korea? If so, what are the titles? 5) Assuming a book was well written about a war in Korea, would you read it, or do you believe the Korea scenario has been overdone? 6) Do you prefer war or espionage stories? 7) What story would you like to read? 8) Do you still buy espionage/war novels, or do you feel that the genre is overdone? 9) If you've reduced or stopped purchasing espionage/war novels, what other genres do you read instead? Eric Pinnell (Author, "Steel Rain", "Claws of The Dragon", "The Omega File") For a preview, see: http://www.ericpinnell.com/books/previews.shtml Mr Moto, Eric Ambler, The Saint, Cardinal in the Kremlin, etc. you know the ones without the guy that the agencies never hire. Watch a Discovery Times channel program on Hollywood and the CIA and get a clue.
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#4
April 25th 04, 04:36 PM
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Eric Pinnell see my web site wrote in message
I haven't purchased a fiction book since. . . 1) Who are you favorite espionage/war authors and why? For techno-thrillers, Craig Thomas. They are more thrilling, and the situations more muddied, ala real life, than the 1 to 2 dimensional characters of Clancy (everyone calling doctors "doc" or using the greeting "howdy" being among the things that to grate on me). Not sure what you mean by "war" authors. What genre? Historical fiction? Modern "what if" scenarios? Historical fiction David Westheimer and Alastair McClean. 2) Who are your least enjoyable espionage/war authors and why? I don't know. I tend to not read books that I do not like. There was this Ozzie author who wrote a series of books on WWIII, but I only read one of them and it was bad. Really bad. I mean terribly stinking bad. It had a modified Seawolf SSN that carried six Trident SLBMs (being hunted by a Kresta II somewhere west of Iceland IIRC), an American POW hero-type, who single handedly stops the Soviet's last "Big Push" by destroying its almost entire fuel supply by tossing his Zippo onto a leaking fuel drum. . . Oh, it was simply horrible. 3) What determines if the book you read is a keeper or a reject? If it interests me. I tend not to throw out books though. Seems sacreligious to do so. 4) Other than 38 North Yankee and Red Phoenix, have you read any books about a war in Korea? If so, what are the titles? Never read 38 North Yankee. Red Phoenix was ok (the opening battle sequences were outstanding), but no other "what if" book on Korea. The only other work of fiction on Korea I've read is a historical fiction book by Patrick somebody or somebody Patrick entitled Hold Back the Night. It was about the Chosen Resevoir and was quite good. 5) Assuming a book was well written about a war in Korea, would you read it, or do you believe the Korea scenario has been overdone? Probably not as I only read non-fiction these days for the most part. As for a "what if" book, Korea seems like the only place left for a conventional "WWIII" book, but as we are now envolved in a real shooting war not involving Korea, I really don't see a market (unless the War on Terror is factored in). Why read fiction when one can see the real thing on TV? 6) Do you prefer war or espionage stories? Generally war. 7) What story would you like to read? Fiction? The War of the Last Alliance or at least a more detailed version of the War of Eregion. Short of Tolkien being reincarnated, I don't think that is likely. 8) Do you still buy espionage/war novels, or do you feel that the genre is overdone? No. Spy novels will always be around, but for the most part, the era of the techno-thriller is dead. 9) If you've reduced or stopped purchasing espionage/war novels, what other genres do you read instead? Military history, but as for fiction, Tolkien and some Asimov (tho' the latter is a poor writter and his stories are pretty lame, but I find his "universe" interesting). -- Regards, Michael P. Reed
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April 25th 04, 03:02 AM
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:53:23 -0400, Eric Pinnell see my web site
wrote: I am having a dispute with a literary agent and I am conducting this on-line book survey to add ammunition to my argument. I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer this survey honestly, but please dot not send answers via email. Thanks. 1) Who are you favorite espionage/war authors and why? For espionage, John Le Carre' and Len Deighton, because they write so well. Nelson DeMille fits in here somewhere, too. For war, CS Forester, Patrick O'Brian, Larry Bond, Mark Barent, Neville Shute, Eric Flint, David Weber, Elizabeth Moon, Somebody Frezza, James Clavell. Their books are believable, their characters are real, and their plots are complex and interesting. Ethell, Price, Boyne, Rasimus, Tuchman. Non-fiction. 2) Who are your least enjoyable espionage/war authors and why? I don't really know. What's-his-name, the guy that writes the books with Dirk Pitt in them. 3) What determines if the book you read is a keeper or a reject? How much it engages my interest and how believable it is. Make a big error (geosynchronous polar orbit or an F-106 passenger conversion) and it's all over. 4) Other than 38 North Yankee and Red Phoenix, have you read any books about a war in Korea? If so, what are the titles? Yes. Dog Soldiers (I think). 5) Assuming a book was well written about a war in Korea, would you read it, or do you believe the Korea scenario has been overdone? Yes, I would. No, I don't. I've seen very little about Korea. 6) Do you prefer war or espionage stories? Yes. 7) What story would you like to read? Something with interesting characters and lots of technology. No romance unless it's very well done, which is extremely uncommon. 8) Do you still buy espionage/war novels, or do you feel that the genre is overdone? Yes, I do. No, I don't, at least not in well-written books. 9) If you've reduced or stopped purchasing espionage/war novels, what other genres do you read instead? I haven't stopped or slowed reading them, but I've always read other genres as well. Mysteries. Science fiction. Fantasy. "Mainstream" fiction. Biography. Linguistics. Food and cooking. Beading. History. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer
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April 25th 04, 04:55 AM
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April 25th 04, 02:42 PM
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Mary Shafer wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:53:23 -0400, Eric Pinnell see my web site wrote: I am having a dispute with a literary agent and I am conducting this on-line book survey to add ammunition to my argument. I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer this survey honestly, but please dot not send answers via email. Thanks. 1) Who are you favorite espionage/war authors and why? For espionage, John Le Carre' and Len Deighton, because they write so well. Nelson DeMille fits in here somewhere, too. For war, CS Forester, Patrick O'Brian, Larry Bond, Mark Barent, Neville Shute, Eric Flint, David Weber, Elizabeth Moon, Somebody Frezza, James Clavell. Their books are believable, their characters are real, and their plots are complex and interesting. Ethell, Price, Boyne, Rasimus, Tuchman. Non-fiction. 2) Who are your least enjoyable espionage/war authors and why? I don't really know. What's-his-name, the guy that writes the books with Dirk Pitt in them. 3) What determines if the book you read is a keeper or a reject? How much it engages my interest and how believable it is. Make a big error (geosynchronous polar orbit or an F-106 passenger conversion) and it's all over. 4) Other than 38 North Yankee and Red Phoenix, have you read any books about a war in Korea? If so, what are the titles? Yes. Dog Soldiers (I think). 5) Assuming a book was well written about a war in Korea, would you read it, or do you believe the Korea scenario has been overdone? Yes, I would. No, I don't. I've seen very little about Korea. 6) Do you prefer war or espionage stories? Yes. 7) What story would you like to read? Something with interesting characters and lots of technology. No romance unless it's very well done, which is extremely uncommon. 8) Do you still buy espionage/war novels, or do you feel that the genre is overdone? Yes, I do. No, I don't, at least not in well-written books. 9) If you've reduced or stopped purchasing espionage/war novels, what other genres do you read instead? I haven't stopped or slowed reading them, but I've always read other genres as well. Mysteries. Science fiction. Fantasy. "Mainstream" fiction. Biography. Linguistics. Food and cooking. Beading. History. La Carre is counterespionage and Fleming is special ops, neither of which is strictly intelligence. Overhead surveillance and radio intercept are intelligence but about as dull as you can get if you don't have Clancy's live action satellite.
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April 25th 04, 04:37 PM
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April 25th 04, 02:57 PM
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"Eric Pinnell" see my web site wrote 1) Who are you favorite espionage/war authors and why? War: James Jones, Sven Hassel, Larry Bond. Espionage: Tom Clancy (obviously, or I wouldn't be reading this group), Ian Fleming. Used to read Frederick Forsyth and Craig Thomas but went off them. Also, Clive Cussler, Dale Brown, and a few others- but I'd class them as adventure/thriller rather than war or espionage. 2) Who are your least enjoyable espionage/war authors and why? Probably Leo Kessler just for being a dull cash-in on Sven Hassel ("Kessler" was actually historian Charles Whiting, who should have known better. I suppose they were OK when I was 12, but otherwise...) 3) What determines if the book you read is a keeper or a reject? If it's entertaining, well-written, and has characters that interest me. I don't mind fantastical stuff if it's acknowledged as being fantastical (since I also read SF) but hate when something that supposed to be set entirely in the real and gritty world gets it wrong. 4) Other than 38 North Yankee and Red Phoenix, have you read any books about a war in Korea? If so, what are the titles? Not that I can remember. 5) Assuming a book was well written about a war in Korea, would you read it, or do you believe the Korea scenario has been overdone? If it fit the conditions in the answer to question 3, I'd be OK with it. 6) Do you prefer war or espionage stories? See question 3 7) What story would you like to read? Several events and concepts spring to mind- but as a professional writer myself, I think I'll hang on to them for future projects. 8) Do you still buy espionage/war novels, or do you feel that the genre is overdone? See the answer to question 3, but usually I'll be likely to get them for a few pennies in charity shops, rather than buy new (except in the case of Clancy, Cussler etc, who I will buy new, albeit waiting for the paperback to come out) 9) If you've reduced or stopped purchasing espionage/war novels, what other genres do you read instead? SF, crime/detective, adventure thriller, fantasy, horror... -- -- "I pity the fool who goes out tryin' a' take over the world, then runs home cryin' to his momma!" [BA Baracus] Redemption 05 - Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley, February 25-27 2005 http://www.smof.com/redemption http://www.btinternet.com/~david.mcintee Currently reading: Bandits [Elmore Leonard]
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#10
April 25th 04, 03:53 PM
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In message , Eric Pinnell
writes I am having a dispute with a literary agent and I am conducting this on-line book survey to add ammunition to my argument. I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer this survey honestly, but please dot not send answers via email. Thanks. 1) Who are you favorite espionage/war authors and why? Early Clancy: interesting characters and plot, credible technical details, and uncertainty as to how the book will end and whether all the characters I've come to like will survive. Richard Herman Jr: same reasons. Larry Bond: likewise. Less on character, but solid on interesting military action. Craig Thomas: the mach 6 radar-invisible Firefox was overkill, but again Thomas made you care about Gant (who wasn't very likeable) and Dmitri Priabin (supposed to be the enemy) and kicked some really good stories along. Derek Robinson, Mark Berent, John Del Vecchio, Steven Coontz, Barrett Tillman all wrote one or more good books that I've kept. 2) Who are your least enjoyable espionage/war authors and why? Of the ones I've read and can remember, Dale Brown (too much ubertechnology), Sven Hassel (too much "How the Wehrmacht overwhelmingly won every single battle in the course of losing the war". 3) What determines if the book you read is a keeper or a reject? Do I feel like reading it again? 4) Other than 38 North Yankee and Red Phoenix, have you read any books about a war in Korea? If so, what are the titles? No. 5) Assuming a book was well written about a war in Korea, would you read it, or do you believe the Korea scenario has been overdone? It's got plenty of potential if well done. 6) Do you prefer war or espionage stories? Both. 7) What story would you like to read? Either if they're well done. 8) Do you still buy espionage/war novels, or do you feel that the genre is overdone? I read less fiction than I used to, mostly because of shortage of time. (Easier to dip in and out of Usenet than to give a good book the attention it deserves...) -- When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. W S Churchill Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk
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