tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post8978829333929529677..comments2024-03-04T04:08:39.755-08:00Comments on The Fies Files: TapasBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-13139642397534338042011-01-17T10:00:57.256-08:002011-01-17T10:00:57.256-08:00... and we never, ever call it "Frisco."...... and we never, ever call it "Frisco."Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-75451337735473925552011-01-17T09:36:56.070-08:002011-01-17T09:36:56.070-08:00We're not old. We're wise and well-seasone...We're not old. We're wise and well-seasoned.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-22794524823757759502011-01-17T09:15:16.242-08:002011-01-17T09:15:16.242-08:00for the record: Sligo knows who Strange de Jim, Ed...for the record: Sligo knows who Strange de Jim, Ed Moose, and, of course, Mr. Caen are, because i'm old...um, no wait, because, um, because...sligohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790839337334176733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-13855320387553742922011-01-16T16:03:48.090-08:002011-01-16T16:03:48.090-08:00Thanks, Mike! Speaking of secret projects . . .
R...Thanks, Mike! Speaking of secret projects . . .<br /><br />Ronnie, we'll see which of us gets through our Twain first. Actually, I enjoyed the detective story Intro of how the pieces were put together, and am now up to the first Twain material. I'm looking forward to it a lot. <br /><br />Jim, gotta keep in mind that 184 pages of graphic novel is different than 184 pages of prose/text. The information density is very different. I think the closest analog to a written graphic novel script is a movie screenplay, if you've ever seen one of those. Lots of dialog, not much description (leaving that for the pictures).<br /><br />I am indeed intending Mystery Project X to involve some very special special effects, different than those in WHTTWOT but just as fun and integral to the story I hope. I'm lucky to have a publisher like Abrams and an editor like Charlie: they actively encourage books with oddball sizes, trims, papers, varnishes, holes cut through the middle of them, etc. It's one of the qualities that sets them apart from other publishers.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-48880239359818846232011-01-16T15:15:21.395-08:002011-01-16T15:15:21.395-08:00Brian, 184 pages for a draft is pretty danged impr...Brian, 184 pages for a draft is pretty danged impressive. My current draft is barely half that and I'm thinking its going to take almost another year to finish. <br /><br />I realize it's a MYSTERY PROJECT X, but could you at least let us know if it's going to involve publishing/paper effects akin to WHTTWOT's comic book inserts, etc? Do publishers freak out when they get proposals that depend on more than 30-lb bond paper in glued binding?Jim O'Kanehttp://www.TVDads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-86289132782584404712011-01-16T14:49:47.819-08:002011-01-16T14:49:47.819-08:00I got the Twain Autobio for Christmas in paperback...I got the Twain Autobio for Christmas in paperback (the better to take it with me on vacation in April). Really looking forward to it.<br /><br />I'm also happy to get an update on Mystery Project X (are you sure you won't consider it as a title??) Looking forward to reading it some day in any format...ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-34958132957423450302011-01-16T12:05:36.320-08:002011-01-16T12:05:36.320-08:00I get goosepimply when I hear about your MYSTERY P...I get goosepimply when I hear about your MYSTERY PROJECT X.Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-43675638476634877602011-01-16T06:00:42.126-08:002011-01-16T06:00:42.126-08:00Oh, I'm sure I mentioned it the last time -- i...Oh, I'm sure I mentioned it the last time -- it's an autonomous response of mine to the words "Herb" and "Caen": hey, did you know that I was mentioned, etc. Holding a single mention in Caen's column as a high point of my life is how I know I'm a true, if adopted, San Franciscan. That and having married a native.<br /><br />"Habibati" = feminine form of "habibi," and "titular" is one of those words that Caen could be juvenile about and get away with it.<br /><br />You think anyone else reading this will know who Ed Moose was?Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-90521292627303116792011-01-16T00:31:40.157-08:002011-01-16T00:31:40.157-08:00Ah, not just a Caen fan, but a source! I think you...Ah, not just a Caen fan, but a source! I think you did tell me about your mention, probably the last time I mentioned Herb, but don't recall the story. Sadly, no one else who reads this will have any idea who Strange de Jim is or what we're talking about.<br /><br />I confess I don't get your "habibati" ref, but the larger concern you raise is another <i>very</i> good reason for Craig Thompson to be sure he gets his Islam right.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-92157748957779350232011-01-15T16:59:17.317-08:002011-01-15T16:59:17.317-08:00... and "Mystery Project X" is not the t...... and "Mystery Project X" is not the title of "Mystery Project X"? Next you'll be trying to tell me that the "Manhattan Project" wasn't something Ed Moose worked on behind the bar at the Washbag.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-2492026414073392802011-01-15T14:37:13.060-08:002011-01-15T14:37:13.060-08:00Thanks for the updates... it's good to know th...Thanks for the updates... it's good to know that you haven't been kidnapped by Strange deJim or someone.<br /><br />Looking forward to the Mystery work... your last two efforts have been worthy.<br /><br />Did you know that I was once mentioned in Caen's column?<br /><br />Maybe cause for worry: It's a good thing the word is habibi not habibati that's right next to titular, otherwise you might be in deep trouble with the devout. You might still be... if so, I don't know you and never have and that's my story.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.com