fiction files redux discussion

Thanks y'all

ultra-nerdy-talk is good talk. hi jimmy.

Maureen invited me, so hello. I'm here. I'm Mark from Edinburgh.

I write and read, then read and read some more.

My literary lovers are: Will Self, Lucy Ellmann, Gilbert Sorrentino, Martin Amis, JG Ballard, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kurt Vonnegut and some others.

Welcome!

Welcome MJ!

Hi Mark! Welcome!

glad you decided to join us. i'm hoping you will proselytize for your favourites -- i added a lucy ellman and a sorrentino to my to-read list, but i'm not sure if i picked good starter volumes. what would you read first?

I would start with Lucy Ellmann. Her writing is instantly seductive without being too heavy-going. "Dot in the Universe" is her best novel.

. . . ahoy, new folks! . . .lordy, i should probably introduce myself, i've been so absent recently . . . but i'll find myself a little less time-crunched the next couple months, so hopefully i'll be seeing more of all of you . ..

Welcome Jo!

ahoy, jo!

I think this should be of interest to anyone who writes novels (and reads. Over at Librarything there is a thread that is focusing on "Underappreciated Writers." For an entire month the writer is asked wide-ranging questions about his or her work. The goal is to broaden readership and appreciation of the work, but the questions can be demanding and revealing. By the way, anyone can pose questions to the writer. I was lucky enough to be chosen as the writer for February, and for another 10 days will be answering any and all quetions that come my way. Other writers will be chosen in the months ahead. Dropping in on the thread to ask a question or make a comment may be a good way of introducing yourself. The link to the thread is http://www.librarything.com/topic/82398

By the way if you ever want to take a look at the primary novel being discussed, The Red Album of Asbury Park Remixed, the free PDF is http://www.willcall.org/web/redalbum.pdf

Hi everybody!
I'm Tracy and I was in the original Fiction Files group ages and ages ago, I loved it. Found so many great writers thanks to all of you. I've missed you all terribly so I am glad to be back in the fold. I have three dogs and two careers and a long time addiction to words. I love Jane Austen and Hemmingway (no they are not mutually exclusive!) JRR Tolkin, Phillip K. Dick and so many many more that I won't even get started. I discovered I CLaudius and All About Lulu in the group and if you haven't read them... you should! Maybe one day I will make it to a Dork... Otherwise I may have to travel the world and sleep on everybody's couch at least once.

Welcome back! I have been told I have a very comfy couch.

Hi Tracy!

Yay Tracy!

I'm just wondering where my shipment went...

welcome elizabeth... glad the field isn't empty anymore. infinite jest has been read by a few here, and they liked it (well, i'm not sure how much ben liked it)... my copy is currently a bookend holding up smaller books. i love it. i'll actually read it one day.

Hi Elizabeth! Welcome!

Thank you for the welcomes. I am going to read All About Lulu.

Welcome Elizabeth! All About Lulu is wonderful and I'm not saying that just because Jonathan is our friend.

;)

. . . thanks elizaeth, and welcome aboard! . . . and welcome back, tracy!

Hey, my name is Outi. I'm from Finland, I love reading, studied Finnish language and literature at the university but have more or less lost a few years between 2004 and now to depression when I read only a little. Now I'm trying to find myself so to speak, get back to school and start reading again. I was not very active in Fiction Files but loved to read the discussions. So glad to be back :D

Hello Outi! Welcome back!

. . . ahoy, KD! welcome . . .

Hi KD!

Tom here. I'm the author of American Junkie. It's a memoir and I think the last nonfiction book I will ever write. Not that it ain't good, cuz it is, but novels have always been my thing. I have a novel titled 'This Is What We Do' in the editing stage and I'm starting another which I describe as a cross between Blade Runner and Lolita.

Tom wrote: "Tom here..." Hello Tom. I am too new to be welcoming anyone to this group, but I wanted to say that I am also a Blade Runner fan. Revisited it yesterday, so I thought your post was kind of coincidental.

Elizabeth wrote: "Tom wrote: "Tom here..." Hello Tom. I am too new to be welcoming anyone to this group, but I wanted to say that I am also a Blade Runner fan. Revisited it yesterday, so I thought your post was ki..."

Hey there nice to meet ya.

welcome Tom!

I've been reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. There must be something in the water...

Welcome!

Tom wrote: "...a cross between Blade Runner and Lolita..."

Tom, good to see you here! I don't know why, but something in me gets incredibly interested in a project described as a cross between Blade Runner and Lolita.

for some reason that description makes me think of Leon (The Professional)

Tom wrote: "Tom here. I'm the author of American Junkie. It's a memoir and I think the last nonfiction book I will ever write. Not that it ain't good, cuz it is, but novels have always been my t..."


. . .hey, hanson, great to see you here! . . . tom's memoir is badass, in case anyone is wondering . . .

Hi all,

Since many of you are about to gather in Roselyn, I feel compelled to introduce myself, since I am rather near. I'm a long time lurker who reads a lot more than he posts here, but I haven't yet allowed myself to introduce myself. So here goes.

I am live in Seattle where I came to do graduate study in English, but I pretty much permanently ABD. The education was good and I am thankful for my last year in the program because I finally read Gravity's Rainbow (which I still don't understand) and You Bright and Risen Angels (which is a favorite). I have written small pieces and aim to do something longer, but that still at ToDo.

I read all manner of things, usually juggling two, three or more books at a time. Not everything gets completed and often what does is scifi, mystery and the lastest account of political skullduggery. I have thought Goodreads and this forum might make me more directed. But whether it does, I've been heartened by the thoughtfulness and range of fiction files and am looking forward to fostering it.

oh and patty gates introduced me to FF - thanks!

Welcome Robert! You should come have a beer with us!

Welcome Robert. Will see you next week!! If the pilot isn't drunk or facebooking...

hi robert!

i love the word skullduggery (apparently it is spelled with one "l" in britain and canada because my spell-check is angrily underlining it)! any friend of patty's is a friend of mine... looking forward to meeting you! :)

Well, this may go out into the ether, but I am headed your way in Roslyn at least until late in the evening Will bring something refreshing. If someone knows how to see the northern lights, it will be much appreciated.

The ether saw it. Expecting you.

Thanks JE.

Aaron wrote: "Tom wrote: "...a cross between Blade Runner and Lolita..."

Tom, good to see you here! I don't know why, but something in me gets incredibly interested in a project described as a cross between Bla..."

Thx Aaron. I've out the new novel on hold to edit the last one, but I will get to it again someday...

My name is Brock and I am new --evidenced by this introduction

Jon suggested that this group was a good place to talk about about fiction.

I live in Minneapolis with my wife, 2 kids and 2 dogs, I like playing a game called SF0.org -- I work for the University of Minnesota and have a consulting business called vgalt. I also like green beans and strong coffee.

. . .hooray, welcome brock! you're going to love the people you meet in here-- they are family . . .

. . .brock and i have a history that goes back 23 years . . . we were hopelessly young alcoholic misfits together in san francisco . . . reconnected with brock in minnesota this weekend, and we hit three bookstores together and talked about books for hours, so i know he'll be right at home . . .

welcome brock... anyone who likes green beans and strong coffee is always a pleasure to meet...

I am looking forward to connecting with you all, and thanks for the tip to come here Jon! Tinker looks great! too. I am looking forward to reading it with you.

And thank you for the warm welcome Brian! Likewise.

Welcome Brock! Any friend of JE's is a friend of. . .well you know.

Thanks for the welcome Kerry!

Jodi wrote: "Hi. Maureen invited me. Ben introduced me to Maureen. Sort of. That's all I know for now. Hi."

hurray! welcome jodi! i still owe you an email -- it's half-finished! it's thanksgiving in canada so i have to eat lots of turkey! but expect to hear from me soon! and feel free to poke around in old threads, or let us know what you're reading in that thread. everybody's really friendly. :) mo/xo

Welcome Brock! Welcome Jodi!

hi jodi, welcome welcome welcome!