tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post4943712008693803493..comments2023-09-09T09:06:58.754+01:00Comments on Crawl Space: Killer Women Festival : Fresh Blood : Russ ThomasSarah Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-4782220552757361612020-03-23T14:07:38.192+00:002020-03-23T14:07:38.192+00:00Good question, Christine. I suppose it's a lit...Good question, Christine. I suppose it's a little bit of all of those. A really strong central character is essential to a crime series (or any novel arguably, but especially if we're going to meet this character again). The structural changes certainly made it a better book, and I think that elusive timing/luck factor is involved in everything we do. But overall I'd say it just came down to me getting better as a writer through practice. I'm still practicing and hopefully, I'm still getting better.R J Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806617479306206513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-17415599390959600222020-03-15T16:55:22.352+00:002020-03-15T16:55:22.352+00:00Hi! It was fascinating to hear about the long gest...Hi! It was fascinating to hear about the long gestation for "Firewatching". Do you think that the more positive response to the final version is because of the emergence of a fully rounded character, the changes in structure, or just plain timing?christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378186815566625457noreply@blogger.com