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Post by ian on Jun 23, 2009 6:42:33 GMT
Hi Garry, hi Jim....
Off you go.
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Post by garryc on Jun 23, 2009 6:45:54 GMT
Thanks Ian.
Hi Jim... Take it easy on me... I'm a nice guy really :-)
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Post by ian on Jun 23, 2009 6:56:46 GMT
Me is asking one!
So Gorezone. What recent events and what happened?
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Post by garryc on Jun 23, 2009 7:06:32 GMT
Some of the events aren't so recent, but needless to say that I parted ways with Gorezone on not too good terms... I have this principal thing about honesty and they didn't.
Hammerhead was written for them and I ended up feeling pretty much shit on... Recently some things were said in another horror magazine and my name was mentioned. This led to me making a reply that was published.
I'm quite sure that Gorezone will have seen my reply and I would guess that any review is in retaliation of my negative views of how they do business.
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Post by Jim on Jun 23, 2009 7:18:46 GMT
Straw Man, can you tell us when and where we will be able to see this. From the trailer it looks like a cracking film?
Have you ever considered using self publishing companies like Lulu, just to get your work out there?
Or do you think companies like Lulu are doing more harm to the genre, by publishing anything and everything?
I used to frequent lots of horror boards, but lately I have been dropping lots of them, due to bitchiness, in fighting, circle jerks and general douchery. Do you think this is an inherent problem with the genre, and do you think that respected authors should just keep out of it?
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Post by Jim on Jun 23, 2009 7:31:10 GMT
Silent City, any more news on this front?
What new projects are you working on?
As everyone has differnent methods, an you tell us about your writing process?
What do you think of authors who don't take criticism to well. I made a cooment about someone who had posted a piece, to get public opinion, their circle of minions lapped it up, but in truth I hurt my head it was so bad. I posted what I considered a fair appraisal, and I was and still am being ignored and talked over at the board.
Just because you have a dictionary doesn't mean you need to use it.
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Post by garryc on Jun 23, 2009 8:27:00 GMT
Thanks for this Jim... I'll take them one at a time.
STRAW MAN:
A rough cut is finished and from what I've seen it is going to be a very unique movie, not what anyone would expect from me. The team have worked hard on this and the idea is to have a polished draft ready to view within the next couple of months.
Its a long process, especially with the colour grading and the ADR work... The editor and director have a specific look they are going for and it dosen't come easy.
PUBLISHING AND LULU:
I have no problem with Lulu if that is what people want to use. But when we decided to start publishing we wanted to use a traditional printer.
We used YPS (now recommended in the Artists and Writers Tearbook) and they have produced some really good quality books for us.
If anyone is considering self publishing or setting up a small press I would say look at traditional printers first.
I don't think Lulu harms anything as such. They do what they do and they are popular for it amongst some circles and sneered upon by others... you can't win 'em all.
BITCHES AND BOARDS:
That bitchiness is on almost every forum. You put enough people in any one place and its going to happen.
Its human nature to complain... we can't help it.
I would think even I have been called bitchy at certain times... in my defence I prefer to think of myself as concerned and only make a stand when I'm 99.9% sure that something is wrong.
SILENT CITY:
Has been doing the rounds and is currently sat with a top name UK TV company. I'll keep you posted.
PROJECTS:
Finishing off a novel entitled SLAVIS and then making a start on DEATH TIDE 2. Another novel (a dream project) is in the pipeline, just waiting for an email to say I can talk about it public.
Screenplays... About four are out there being looked at, so fingers crossed. Just been asked to write a few more, all horror. Another dream project is in the pipeline also, again just waiting on a final email.
Working on another idea for a TV series and writing some short films for various people including one entitled INSIDE for AXELLE CAROLYN.
WRITING METHODS:
I hate this question as the answer always makes me sound simple. I have an idea and I sit down. I start to write and continue until I'm finished.
I don't plan things out as by the time I've written a treatment I'm bored of the story and don't want to write it.
CRITICISM:
I know where you're coming from, Jim. I had the same problem when I wrote a review. Caused a long running fued that has taken four years to calm down.
Certain circles think they are the Gods of writing and any opinion that differs from that is unacceptable. Best thing is to just keep your head down and not bother reading their work again.
As to the dictionary quote I think I see where you're coming from. My problem is those who have obviously sat there with a Thesaurus and used it to describe a cloud... they try so hard to make everything perfect that they lose sight of the story and we end up being forced to read a page of clever words that actually mean very little.
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Post by Jim on Jun 23, 2009 19:25:05 GMT
As a writer of horror fiction, do you believe in he things that go bump in the night
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Post by Jim on Jun 23, 2009 19:37:12 GMT
WHAT TO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
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Post by ian on Jun 23, 2009 19:49:28 GMT
What do you think needs to change before horror fiction is as popular as it was was before the late 90's?
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Post by Jim on Jun 23, 2009 20:00:23 GMT
Being a horror author, do your family and friends ever wonder about you? What has their reaction been after reading your work?
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Post by garryc on Jun 24, 2009 7:06:58 GMT
SPARE TIME:
Are you having a laugh :-) ?
Just lately both my wife and I have been getting up at around 6.00am and finally crashing into bed at 11.00pm.
If I'm not writing then I'm on the phone chasing up contacts etc...
The little free time I get is when I boil the kettle for a coffee and sit and look at the internet for ten minutes.
CHANGES:
This is something that is discussed all the time on different forums and it amazes me how they can't agree on an answer.
The only way that horror novels will become big again is if one writer is lucky enough to get something out there with a big publisher that hits as big as Harry Potter or Dan Brown.
This would prove that horror sells and so the large publishing houses would want to release more and hence open the doors again.
Without the large publishing houses being onboard there will be no resurgence. For that to happen it needs books on real shelves, not just available online.
PUBLIC OPINION
People have always thought I'm strange. Its natural to read the kind of stuff I write and then think the author must be f*cked in the head.
It doesn't bother me... I know that I'm ust a normal family man and I can live with that.
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Post by shaun on Jun 24, 2009 14:30:43 GMT
Do you prefer writing novels or screenplays? How often do you write? What do you think of the current state of the UK horror scene, say compared to the US?
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Post by garryc on Jun 25, 2009 5:39:27 GMT
I like writing both for different reasons. I think so long as I', writing I'm happy. It could be a novel, a screenplay, even a short story.
I write everyday without fail. Somedays I may work all day and others I might just do a an hour.
Horror in the UK is a strange beast. Film wise it is back on the rise and with the release of DRAG ME TO HELL it will continue to rise.
When it comes to fiction not so healthy. The younger audience tends not to read as much and that is damaging to all printed fiction. The problem is compacted by large publishing houses shying away from the word horror...
It needs horror to become entertaining again if it is really going to recapture the imagination of the readers.
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Post by Jim on Jun 27, 2009 5:13:00 GMT
Do you believe that authors need an editor, one semi famous author has remarked that he doesn't need one as his writing is good enough?
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