On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:16:50 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote:
> I haven't finished it, no. There's a very good reason for that. I don't
> *want* to finish it too quickly because I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I
> usually have two books on the go at the same time - a fiction one and a
> non-fiction one, so I'm currently alternating "Matthew" with "Corsair Aces
> of World War 2".
I think Matthew would be happy to know that. Glad you're enjoying it.
> I really enjoyed the incident with the hedge, having been through a similar
> incident myself a number of years ago. At least Matthew had the excuse that
> he was emotionally distraught and somewhat dehydrated. I was just deeply in
> my cups!
It's quite something that I was very worried about that bit. I didn't like
it too much and nearly binned it but the first person that read it, in
it's raw (even rawer than what you have ) state said that she liked
that part and others have said so too. Funny old world innit. ;-)
> I know from the review that The Fair Wendy put on Lulu that there is a
> twist in the tail. I'm trying to work out what that twist could be. My
> Inner Cynic has an idea... it remains to be seen whether my Inner Cynic
> is a bit too cynical. And I still don't have a cloo about how it can all
> result in Matthew's situation at the beginning of the story - if indeed
> I have understood that situation correctly in the first place.
I have my doubts about the wisdom of writing about a twist at the end. I
appreciate that it drove you to get a copy and for that I'm grateful but
the knowledge that there is a twist must surely be a distraction. I mean,
i don't *know* because I read it before Wendy wrote that review so I was
unaffected by it. ;-)
>> I already have two 'documents' that pretty much constitute books. They
>> need a fair amount of polishing but I could have one of them on Lulu by
>> Christmas, however the feedback that I'm getting from my readership
>> leads me to believe that I might have to publish those others under a
>> different name and write something that better fits the genre that
>> 'Matthew' is in.
>
> Nah... just use a middle initial for the other genre. It works for
> Iain (M) Banks.
There, and I was going to call myself Mick Matrix.
--
MTM.
"A drum, a drum; Mickbeth doth come."
