tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post4975242079854094221..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: The Twenty-Seven Club by Kevin McGearyCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-5483571338212252592019-02-01T16:22:21.991+00:002019-02-01T16:22:21.991+00:00I willI willKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211722054483452954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-63219399367007602602019-01-31T15:52:48.297+00:002019-01-31T15:52:48.297+00:00Great! Count me in to your mailing list, if that&#...Great! Count me in to your mailing list, if that's how it works.Gareth Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876312181744364680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-72554467487060538622019-01-31T15:26:37.367+00:002019-01-31T15:26:37.367+00:00I have decided. Starting at the end of next month,...I have decided. Starting at the end of next month, I will introduce the personal equivalent of a corporate newsletter to update people about my latest projects. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211722054483452954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-66578012751428300312019-01-28T00:33:41.940+00:002019-01-28T00:33:41.940+00:00Cool, sounds good. Your work merits a fanbase! Jus...Cool, sounds good. Your work merits a fanbase! Just listened to Self Doubt, haven't laughed so much all day. I don't know if the question was rhetorical, but I'm sure the answer is no!Gareth Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876312181744364680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-80058564280611221142019-01-25T22:11:55.825+00:002019-01-25T22:11:55.825+00:00If and when I have a fanbase, I will start some ki...If and when I have a fanbase, I will start some kind of newsletter and keep you updated about my progress. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211722054483452954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-33665416322304842292019-01-25T22:11:15.282+00:002019-01-25T22:11:15.282+00:00The narrator claims to no longer be a pompous arse...The narrator claims to no longer be a pompous arse with delusions of artistic ability. Is he to be believed? Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211722054483452954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-15540990874843546732019-01-24T21:29:18.968+00:002019-01-24T21:29:18.968+00:00Hi Kevin,
A novel sounds a great idea, and clear...Hi Kevin, <br /><br />A novel sounds a great idea, and clearly a better bet to interest an agent or publisher than a short story collection. Your satirical humour with its sometimes dark edge is very appealing. I would for sure be interested in reading your novel. Good luck with it. <br /><br />Gareth Gareth Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876312181744364680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-51211134555292515912019-01-21T16:23:26.762+00:002019-01-21T16:23:26.762+00:00Thanks Mike. Thanks Mike. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211722054483452954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-86256236288668233542019-01-21T16:23:07.760+00:002019-01-21T16:23:07.760+00:00Thanks Chris. Thanks Chris. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211722054483452954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-9408074817673799412019-01-21T16:22:53.447+00:002019-01-21T16:22:53.447+00:00Hi Gareth,
Thanks for the encouragement and for c...Hi Gareth,<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement and for checking out my other stuff. This is the fifth story from the collection to be published and the third in which the poet Dao Ge is integral. However, getting a collection published still feels a long way away. This year I am going to focus on a novel in which Dao Ge is a major character. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211722054483452954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-13833862664451460952019-01-20T15:14:00.092+00:002019-01-20T15:14:00.092+00:00"Since the dinosaurs fornicated"--I didn..."Since the dinosaurs fornicated"--I didn't know reptiles were capable of such fine distinctions, but I love the notion anyway!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971677787437241130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-3626223525111823852019-01-19T12:08:08.172+00:002019-01-19T12:08:08.172+00:00I thoroughly enjoyed this. It has an edgy feel to ...I thoroughly enjoyed this. It has an edgy feel to it which draws the reader in. The dialogue is both convincing and informative.<br />A cracker!<br />Mike McCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-67529694821855683072019-01-19T01:39:40.796+00:002019-01-19T01:39:40.796+00:00Wow, definitely meant Kevin! So sorry, not sure wh...Wow, definitely meant Kevin! So sorry, not sure what happened there.Chris Prestonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-27553980370209572762019-01-19T01:31:17.482+00:002019-01-19T01:31:17.482+00:00Great story, Mark! There was some really palpable ...Great story, Mark! There was some really palpable tension leading towards that ending and it had me hooked.Chris Prestonhttp://www.seeprestonwrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-81808610840857718092019-01-18T23:41:39.511+00:002019-01-18T23:41:39.511+00:00This is a fascinating and memorable story with a d...This is a fascinating and memorable story with a dark real-life background. I hadn't heard of Shenzhen or the Foxconn suicides before checking out the author, a very talented writer and songwriter (love the hilarious Happy Birthday Song!). Hope you manage to place your short story collection if you haven't already done so. Is there an arc to the collection? Anyway, congrats - oh, and nice ending - I liked 'legitimate artist'!Gareth Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876312181744364680noreply@blogger.com