Wordgathering

[marc_chagall]

The December issue of Wordgathering is now live. It includes a couple of my poems and an intriguing review of 'Small Poisons' which made me see my own novel in a quite different light.

[LashSlash]

Even more frequently, one feels the author looming in the background speaking through the characters, as when eleven-year old Ben makes the following commentary on fashion, "She was dressed in a dark suit with a skirt that was too short and tight, showing he knobbly knees and chunky thighs, and a jacket that must have been designed to exaggerate her cleavage." ..... the knees- yes/maybe; chunky thighs and cleavages - you got to be kidding me!...... didnt you mention somewhere it was all 'rubbish' anyway?


[delf, i havnt forgotten i owe you for a copy]

[marc_chagall]

You know, this was one of the few occasions where I disagreed with the reviewer. I'm a mum - I know eleven year old lads. I know how their minds work. Of course they notice thighs and cleavages. Also, this lad's pretty precocious. Puberty's just hit him. How is he not going to notice? That's all by the by. I loved most of the review and found many of the reviewer's insights and opinions fascinating. Nice to revisit 'Small Poisons' anyway as at the moment I'm busy plugging 'Serpentine' and writing another novel (name yet to be finalised) so it was good to get back to an oldie.

[LashSlash]

what i was saying, delf, was the reviewer makes one to many an assumption about 'the author looming in the background speaking through the characters'... wasnt critisizing the content of the book, rather the content of the review.


... i think its a great book. the idea of a demon having a relationship with someone from another person's fantasy, is a touch of the brillo.

[LashSlash]

the only question is: -- do you, or do you not, have knokkely knees?

[LashSlash]

....sorry: - knobbley knees

d

[marc_chagall]

My father used to win knobbly knees competitions. I inherited his talents. 

But yes, get your point about the review.