tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post3167885665654816527..comments2024-03-28T05:12:59.489-04:00Comments on Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews: Interview with paranormal novelest Dean C. MooreLisa Haseltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343869216082449827noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-72710145598103324912014-10-16T08:45:19.669-04:002014-10-16T08:45:19.669-04:00Thanks, Heidi. Answering these questions provided...Thanks, Heidi. Answering these questions provided a chance to think about things I haven't thought about in a long time. So it was like getting to know myself all over again as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-57713899158973308752014-10-15T22:21:08.664-04:002014-10-15T22:21:08.664-04:00I liked hearing about what you envisioned becoming...I liked hearing about what you envisioned becoming when you were a child. It connects the reader more in depth with the writer.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036650428622474682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-39957226230489076562014-10-15T11:34:34.312-04:002014-10-15T11:34:34.312-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Ken. For those of you who...Thanks for stopping by, Ken. For those of you who don't know, Ken is a wonderful sci-fi and fantasy writer in his own right. I highly recommend his Dark Tidings, the first in a trilogy. We're kindred spirits in that we both employ a hefty dose of dark humor in our writing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-63552224245552521692014-10-15T08:37:22.388-04:002014-10-15T08:37:22.388-04:00Having enjoyed a number of Dean's Scifi/Fantas...Having enjoyed a number of Dean's Scifi/Fantasy works, I'm looking forward to Odd Man Out. I'm a big Dexter fan, but I can't wait to see what twists and turns a mind like Dean's will no doubt embed in the storyKen Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809796809027184991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-46968737240516340772014-10-15T01:20:44.164-04:002014-10-15T01:20:44.164-04:00bn100, Thanks. I feel I owe it to the colorful pe...bn100, Thanks. I feel I owe it to the colorful people, places, and things that formed my life to go back and pay them all homage in some books, if only I can keep my wild imagination from stealing me away and plopping me into one paranormal fantasy or sci-fi world after another!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-46382250586593847882014-10-15T01:18:38.451-04:002014-10-15T01:18:38.451-04:00Thanks, Serena. Glad to hear you enjoyed it. :) ...Thanks, Serena. Glad to hear you enjoyed it. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-72730290592919780432014-10-15T01:16:27.155-04:002014-10-15T01:16:27.155-04:00Nice to meet you, Ben! Thanks for stopping by. I...Nice to meet you, Ben! Thanks for stopping by. I'll definitely keep my eye out for your book when it launches. As to the quote, I'm not surprised that it resonates with a fellow writer. As you say, we're all shapeshifters and chameleons by trade.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-69113337618325703142014-10-15T01:13:14.279-04:002014-10-15T01:13:14.279-04:00Ha-ha, Rob. Nice of you to stop by. For those of ...Ha-ha, Rob. Nice of you to stop by. For those of you who don't know Rob May, he's the author of a wonderful book entitled Dragon Killer, among others. We write in the same genres so it was natural that our paths should cross; I'm glad they did. I would say, Rob, that you have a fairly unique narrative voice yourself, so I'm not unique to the "novelest" club.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-88749957648033594192014-10-15T00:05:53.168-04:002014-10-15T00:05:53.168-04:00Interesting backgroundInteresting backgroundbn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-5197612384613612952014-10-14T20:05:05.013-04:002014-10-14T20:05:05.013-04:00I'm super excited to be on this blog next week...I'm super excited to be on this blog next week-but Dean you have one of the greatest quotes I've ever heard about why we write "Dean, you’ll never be able to be one thing for the rest of your life unless that one thing allows you to be everything else.”--I used to think this way about acting-but you just summed up writing for me! Great interview and I look forward to reading some of your work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046509353271188210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-88333781907986457102014-10-14T19:47:50.339-04:002014-10-14T19:47:50.339-04:00Hi Dean - I see you are a "novelest" ......Hi Dean - I see you are a "novelest" ... I could always tell from your writing that you are one of a kind ;)Rob Mayhttp://www.robertwilliammay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-57581124599620999532014-10-14T18:19:09.936-04:002014-10-14T18:19:09.936-04:00I liked very much the interview.I liked very much the interview.Serena S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445421951026951694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-10470665124025708102014-10-14T12:32:35.773-04:002014-10-14T12:32:35.773-04:00Great question, Andra. Chances are if they’ve eve...Great question, Andra. Chances are if they’ve ever been on the bestseller list for months or years on end and they’re in my genre (sometimes even if they’re not), I’ve made a careful study of them at one point or another. You’d be surprised at the similarities among bestsellers; there really are tried and true formulas that can work for anybody if you apply them well enough. Of course, that’s the trick; some writers make it look easy, while others make it look like paint by numbers.<br /><br />The writer at the top of my mind right now is Robin Cook. You may laugh, because, hey, he writes medical thrillers, while I write largely sci-fi and paranormal fantasy. But I learned from Robin how to tell a briskly paced story filled with compelling characters that also teaches something about science and technology and how changing trends in both are reshaping us and what it means to be human. It’s no small feat maintaining that delicate balance between being profound on important social issues affecting us all, and entertaining. Too often one comes at the expense of the other. So while he might be surprised to learn that his tricks of the trade are affecting writers like myself in other genres, I assure you they are.<br /><br />Of course, these days, I read a lot more indie authors than I do best sellers, though many of the former are spiking the rankings charts on Amazon. I do this because if we want to sustain the new renaissance in publishing we have to give some of our time to unknown and undiscovered writers. It’s the only way writing as a whole can continue to evolve. So we all have to learn to pay it forward a little and to step off the sidelines a bit where we’re spectators to the whole phenomenon, and participate in the renaissance, whether that means picking up the pen yourself, or reading more indies. (Notice how I managed to get a shameless plug in there for myself without mentioning my name at all. )<br /><br />Moreover, as over time, the market has continued to polarize. From mainstream publishers these days and bestsellers it’s hard to expect anything new because they’re too afraid to mess with what works. So you get a lot of regurgitated pabulum, hackneyed plots and scenarios and characters that you’ve seen far too many times before. If you want to read writers who take risks and have original voices and something fresh to impart, you have go to indie (to my thinking.) <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-10905862803276101082014-10-14T11:20:59.759-04:002014-10-14T11:20:59.759-04:00Hi Again Dean!
So tell me...do you have any lite...Hi Again Dean! <br /><br />So tell me...do you have any literary greats that you base your writing style after??Andra Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194158597026288339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-38302675887859850152014-10-14T10:04:48.553-04:002014-10-14T10:04:48.553-04:00Thanks, Kate! As the two books go, they couldn...Thanks, Kate! As the two books go, they couldn't be more different. But some themes carry over, the dark humor of course, and, well, I'll leave it to the reader to find any other parallels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-81243056379591465912014-10-14T10:00:04.237-04:002014-10-14T10:00:04.237-04:00Thanks, Alex. Yeah, those soldiers probably deser...Thanks, Alex. Yeah, those soldiers probably deserve some sympathy. They're like the rest of us in life, caught between a rock and a hard place. In their case, between their boss, a paranormal Rydell, and the magic of the two sorceresses which procured the dragons. Those are two-headed dragons, by the way. Reading the excerpt out of context like this, I realize I should probably have prompted the reader accordingly.<br /><br />As to standing on my head, I learned this trick from Yoga Lady in Stanley Kubrick's film, Clockwork Orange. It certainly didn't extend her life expectancy. And strange and unlikely film inspirations aside, honestly, the shoulder stand in yoga probably does as much and is less challenging. As to whether any of these things work, I'm not exactly waiting for the scientific corroboration. If someone said staring at the sun for an hour a day would give me 50 extra IQ points, I'd probably be blind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-88163286152372345402014-10-14T09:53:39.864-04:002014-10-14T09:53:39.864-04:00Thanks, Rochelle. On the son front, let me see if...Thanks, Rochelle. On the son front, let me see if I can help you out. I just recently discovered that Chlorella helps with neuronal repair and growth in the brain. Needless to say I have the bulk powder wheeled in for me now on a dolly. Maybe you can tell your kid to include it in his SAT prep work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-51404481568851629872014-10-14T09:07:50.150-04:002014-10-14T09:07:50.150-04:00Having really enjoyed the first part of Renaissanc...Having really enjoyed the first part of Renaissance 2.0, I can say this interview has definitely encouraged me to read more of Dean's work. The excerpt from Blood Brothers was further proof of his phenomenal writing talent. Kate Cudahynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-32550244247146505112014-10-14T06:40:14.450-04:002014-10-14T06:40:14.450-04:00Nice extract there, although I feel sympathy for a...Nice extract there, although I feel sympathy for all those poor soldiers.<br /><br />Do you really get a benefit from standing on your head? I'm getting a little closer to 40 every day so I probably need to start planning this stuff myself...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772786075590474646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-82665279869383556162014-10-14T06:09:29.660-04:002014-10-14T06:09:29.660-04:00Blood Brothers already sounds promising with the d...Blood Brothers already sounds promising with the description. I can't wait to see how this tale brings on the action. Odd Man Out also sounds like it's right up my alley. <br /><br />I really liked your story about the palm reader. And I have a penchant for spirulina and acai myself (now to get my son to like it...) It's been great getting to know about you and your stories, Dean! Roshellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-47513014859060872782014-10-14T04:18:14.861-04:002014-10-14T04:18:14.861-04:00Thanks, Mary. That's two days in a row you...Thanks, Mary. That's two days in a row you've showed up to comment now! I appreciate that, and hope you continue to enjoy the rest of the tour.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-68974179883488044172014-10-14T04:14:27.704-04:002014-10-14T04:14:27.704-04:00Thanks, Rick. I see I'm not the only early ri...Thanks, Rick. I see I'm not the only early riser out there! Glad you enjoyed the snippet from Blood Brothers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-52277957230252518162014-10-14T04:13:19.899-04:002014-10-14T04:13:19.899-04:00I enjoyed the interview.I enjoyed the interview.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-51158965715659331682014-10-14T04:06:00.624-04:002014-10-14T04:06:00.624-04:00What an awesome website, and what a pleasure to be...What an awesome website, and what a pleasure to be on it! Thanks for hosting me, Lisa. I’d also like to thank anyone who might be stopping by and leaving comments or questions for me (perhaps based on the answers to some of my interview questions). I’ll be in and out throughout the day to interact with readers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089565023405207943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349236360110556646.post-61935400777255621692014-10-14T03:27:41.857-04:002014-10-14T03:27:41.857-04:00The excerpt is hugely impressive. Moore certainly ...The excerpt is hugely impressive. Moore certainly knows how to depict an action sequence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com