tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post8131929510792537769..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: Bringing Back the Dead, by Aaron Paul LazarMarta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-21448537326256066482011-08-29T19:25:52.046-04:002011-08-29T19:25:52.046-04:00Bob, I meant to reply to this last week, but with ...Bob, I meant to reply to this last week, but with my daughter getting married at the same time, life was crazy and hectic.<br /><br />However, now that things have settled, thank you very much for your insightful comment. You're right - I've been warned not to "edit out" too much of the original feeling of my original books. I'm trying hard to do that - I hope they have more punch and are smoother, not too diluted! <br /><br />Thanks again for your comment!<br /><br />AaronAaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-29817731893918582562011-08-21T04:23:12.783-04:002011-08-21T04:23:12.783-04:00Aaron, I was deeply moved by this account. It'...Aaron, I was deeply moved by this account. It's a poignant reminder that as writers we have to be extremely careful in foreseeing possible negative consequences of what we write. And it's not always easy to foresee. Ultimately, we all have to assume responsibility for what we do; and part of that responsibility is maintaining our sensitivity and taking due precautions.<br /><br />You're fortunate to have the opportunity of re-thinking and re-writing some of your earlier works. I should think there would be some pain in this (i.e., "oh my gosh, did I actually send THAT out into the world?") Maturity acquired since the first publication, as well as growth in technical skills, should produce sounder, more effective expression. There are dangers, however, in excessive self-consciousness and allowing too much refinement to creep into the re-writing; sometimes the original versions might have more power and effectiveness than late-blooming hindsight might provide. When Henry James went over his published writings for the New York edition of his "complete" works, he sometimes diluted his original force with added verbiage; when W. H. Auden revised poems written when he was a young man from the vantage point of an older man who had "refound religion" the revisions (in my opinion) are frequently quite inferior.<br /><br />Thanks for a thought-provoking posting.<br /><br />Bob SutherlandVergilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045687055267007493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-72472571818634871002011-08-04T05:17:39.529-04:002011-08-04T05:17:39.529-04:00Ha, Keith, you've got a deal! Hope all is well...Ha, Keith, you've got a deal! Hope all is well in your life. When's the next book coming out?Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-84660413440272135002011-08-03T20:24:50.982-04:002011-08-03T20:24:50.982-04:00I want Aaron to write my obituary and make me aliv...I want Aaron to write my obituary and make me alive again. I'll even take a better name. <br /><br />What a treat to be able to have a do-over.Keith Pyeatt, author of paranormal thrillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823860449145957932noreply@blogger.com