Comments for Jack Remick's Fiction from Coffeetown Press

Comment on The Writer Talks to Himself about the Writing by Sherry Decker

Sherry Decker — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:28:11 +0000

While reading Blood I was aware of the rhythm, the sense of timing, the pacing. It was neither visual nor audible, but I felt it like a heartbeat, sometimes pounding and slow and sometimes racing like that of a runner sprinting toward the finish line. Scared the hell out of me – and I didn’t want Squeaky to die although I knew he would.

Comment on Blood is out now by Marianne Y. Ray, poet, memoirist; "Moccasins," "A Farewell to Prague," and other poems

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:51:53 +0000

“Blood” is a HOT read!
Like a miner shining his torch on the mother lode, Remick exposes carnage of the inner and outer worlds of Mitch, a sociopath imprisoned in his labyrinthine mindcave. I was mesmerized by the psychological and poetic fugues flowing through the arteries of “Blood.” The sinuous currents propelled me ever deeper, probing into Mitch’s haunting inferno. I loved the excursion!

Comment on How Do You Start a Novel? by Winfield

Winfield — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:38:14 +0000

Dear Jack:
Thanks for sharing your process so openly; I know you’ve spent years discovering it and it is very helpful to have your footsteps to follow up the mountain.
Winfield.

Comment on How Do You Start a Novel? by tony ollivier

tony ollivier — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:54:25 +0000

I had to look up “aleatory”

great post as ever. I’m doing nanowrimo this month as well.. this helps.

Comment on How Do You Start a Novel? by Susan c

Susan c — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:23:09 +0000

Hi Jack, this is good. A clear way of going about the start process. Thank you. I’ve been thinking about my TGAN idea when I go for coffee every morning or afternoon. The first thing I started with (writing ideas down on the inside back cover of Bob’s book!) was building a list of characters and backstories. I couldn’t see any other way to start. I thought if I wrote a bit about each character’s backstory and my feelings about that character, I’d have a better idea of what my core story will be. It’s a dizzying jumble of ideas right now. Crazy as it is, I have the first opening line in my head. Sets the tone. Can’t get rid of it and probably won’t until I get some of the stories written. Well, I ain’t no genius jack but I’m going to give it a go…the writing , that is.

I’m about 3/4 thru Blood. It feels like I’m closing in on the end of the Squeaky sublot but not sure. Am reading your book and Bob’s simultaneously.

Comment on Mitch is Free by susan c

susan c — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:30:50 +0000

Excellent!