tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post6390067631846540460..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: You probably think this blog is about you (part four)Jim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-91526081170795127672008-05-15T10:41:00.000+01:002008-05-15T10:41:00.000+01:00Well, Angel, I hope you like what you find.Well, Angel, I hope you like what you find.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-11740097862238153302008-05-15T10:03:00.000+01:002008-05-15T10:03:00.000+01:00I'm headed over to your website right now!I'm headed over to your website right now!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748840293468845389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-76329460879877233602008-05-14T19:51:00.000+01:002008-05-14T19:51:00.000+01:00I won't tell you what I sold mine for...I won't tell you what I sold mine for...Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-75398441559071009872008-05-14T18:36:00.000+01:002008-05-14T18:36:00.000+01:00Oh, Rachel, scientists worked out years ago that t...Oh, Rachel, scientists worked out years ago that the soul is a vestigial appendage. It's like the tonsils, the appendix and the brain – you can get on just fine without them. I had a soulectomy years ago – never hurt a bit. Well, maybe a bit.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-74993391892635390052008-05-14T17:36:00.000+01:002008-05-14T17:36:00.000+01:00Yes, the hard sell...you promote too much you're a...Yes, the hard sell...you promote too much you're a pain in the arse...you promote too little you're an idiot - how do you expect anyone to know about it?<BR/><BR/>Mine is at the printshop just now so all that stuff is on my mind too. I used to work in advertising (many years ago) and that gave me both some experience of and some loathing for marketing and all that it entails. Soul for sale anyone?Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-7470547562968370402008-05-14T15:50:00.000+01:002008-05-14T15:50:00.000+01:00Yes, it is a good song, Rachel, and a pretty decen...Yes, it <I>is</I> a good song, Rachel, and a pretty decent album as far as I can remember; I'm sure I've got a copy kicking around somewhere or maybe my wife has.<BR/><BR/>As for the book, thank you for your good wishes. I've been a bit worried how to present the damn thing. I'm a little concerned that some people might think it'll be too involved which is why I posted the second chapter on my website because I wanted to hit readers full in the face with Truth's sense of humour. <BR/><BR/>Anyway I'm not one for the hard sell. I'll try and keep it in people's minds and hopefully if I can get a few decent reviews on-line then it's not just me saying it's a great book. I fully expect it to be a slow process. And, hey, being a writer is all about rejection, isn't it?Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-43780013798852602462008-05-14T15:11:00.000+01:002008-05-14T15:11:00.000+01:00Yes, I had to go and listen to the Carly Simon the...Yes, I had to go and listen to the Carly Simon the other day after reading your blog title. It is a fab song! And as it's a 70s song (I haven't checked that, but it must be...) I think I'm allowed 'fab'.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of referencing pop culture..I do it all the time too. I love it...it's one of those things...anyone <I>can</I> do it but can we all do it well? Quite a challenge.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the book.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-86965720263270373762008-05-14T14:56:00.000+01:002008-05-14T14:56:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comment, Deborah. I like to be crea...Thanks for the comment, Deborah. I like to be creative with my blog titles where I can. I've actually been subscribed to your blog for a wee while. I don't tend to comment unless I have something worthwhile to add – there are only so many hours in the day.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-73912358422549783212008-05-14T13:38:00.000+01:002008-05-14T13:38:00.000+01:00Jim, thanks again for your comment on my blog and ...Jim, thanks again for your comment on my blog and participation with entrecard. I keep seeing the title of this post entry (and the others in the series) and thinking about that old song. I used to quote it to a friend, but he never really understood :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-6556380389087020832008-05-14T12:38:00.000+01:002008-05-14T12:38:00.000+01:00Dave, I did swither about how to present Truth. Wh...Dave, I did swither about how to present Truth. What I opted for was someone who looked incongruous, a bit out of place, someone you'd feel a little uncomfortable standing beside. Jonathan's Truth is unique to him. The real challenge was to write a character who only spoke the truth – it's harder than you might imagine.<BR/><BR/>As for Death, he does have a cameo in the book, but I was keen, again, to present him in a unique light although I do reference his cloaked persona and Neil Gaiman's reimagining of Death as a skinny gothic chick. I've always seen Death as a woman too (Death is female in French) but I made mine male.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-17347719856227193522008-05-14T11:48:00.000+01:002008-05-14T11:48:00.000+01:00The question of what truth, personalized, would lo...The question of what truth, personalized, would look like is an intriguing one that opens up several cans of worms at different levels. Change the character and you change the concept. What seems at first to be a trivial question, is actually a very deep one. (Incidentally, I always saw death as a rather corpulent dame who sort of smothered you - don't know what that says about me, but I still think it's less unpleasant than being scythed down!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-65640087259935878112008-05-13T23:53:00.000+01:002008-05-13T23:53:00.000+01:00Davide, thanks for your comment. I have to say I d...<B>Davide</B>, thanks for your comment. I have to say I didn't intend this blog to become quite so involved – especially knowing I was going to promote my book at the end of it – but it was an enjoyable exploration of the subject matter.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had a look at your blog yet. I'll check it out in the morning when I'm a bit brighter and can give it my full attention.<BR/><BR/>And <B>Gabe</B>, I'm amazed you got the book so quickly but pleased too. Now it just a matter of waiting to see if you're quite as enthusiastic once you've finished it. It is a nice-looking book though, isn't it? You should've seen my face when I got the proof copy with the negative cover.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-76076402467501709542008-05-13T23:16:00.000+01:002008-05-13T23:16:00.000+01:00I won't comment on this post until I finish readin...I won't comment on this post until I finish reading my copy of <I>Living with the Truth</I> though I will say to all those who don't have their own copy to read as yet that when ordered direct from the publisher they show up real fast in the mail... even across the big ditch of the Atlantic. <BR/><BR/>And it is a BOOK, a hold in the hands real book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887517793752604788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-22787445343316102522008-05-13T19:41:00.000+01:002008-05-13T19:41:00.000+01:00Dear Jim, your posts are always very interesting, ...Dear Jim, your posts are always very interesting, and the interest doesn't decrease while I read them although they are long. The latest two are really full of moments of sort of powerful in-depth analysis ( also self-analysis), I really enjoyed most of all the one on Beckett.<BR/><BR/>The latest I have written in my blog is about an issue that has been staying with me since I started writing poetry.<BR/>I hope you will give it a look.<BR/>Best wishes, DavideTommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.com