Writers Who Read
LIVE! #11
LIVE! #11
8 September 2019
Newcomer
by Keigo Higashino
by Keigo Higashino
translated by
Giles Murray
Giles Murray
Agenda
- Why We're Here / Roundtable Rules
- Introduction to Literary Forensics
- Group Discussion
- Further Study
Why We're Here
We writers want to improve our craft
by reading like a writer
We learn from each other
using Literary Forensics
Roundtable Rules
Always refer back to the book
Practice active listening & serendipity
Every feeling and observation is valid...
but not every conclusion
Always refer back to the book
Reading Teaches Writing
Today's author: Keigo Higashino
- Higashino is the bestselling and most widely read novelist in Japan and around Asia,
with numerous television and film adaptations of his work appearing in several languages. - His books have appeared in over twenty-five languages
and have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide. - Translator Giles Murray
- Born in the United Kingdom, Murray lives in Tokyo, and has
translated
various Japanese works of fiction and nonfiction.
What do you feel?
What in the book elicited that feeling?
Every feeling and observation is valid...
but every conclusion should be questioned
We practice serendipity
- nothing is too crazy
Always refer back to the book
What do you notice?
Messing with Time
Newcomer - Stats
Marketing: International Mystery & Crime, Police Procedurals
Genre: Realistic, Present-Day, Arch-Plot Long-Form
Word count: 79,196
Print Pages: 334
Tense: Past
POV: Multiple
Publish year (Japan): 2009
Publish date (US): November 20, 2018
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Sold By: Macmillan
Awards: New York Times Editor's Choice; Edgar Award Finalist
Point of View - Surprises, Reveals
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