by Jack Remick | Sep 3, 2011 | New Fiction, poetics of prose, Seattle's Literary Community, Writing Craft, Writing Techniques
I just signed a multi-book contract with Coffeetown Press to bring out The California Quartet and Gabriela and the Widow. All five novels should be available by December 2012. The first release will be The Deification. Sounds like the Rapture, but it’s the first...
by Jack Remick | Jun 23, 2011 | Interviews and Readings, Natalie Goldberg, poetics of prose, Writing Craft, Writing Techniques, Writing Theory
A written Q & A interview where Jack Remick and Joel Chafetz discuss Jack’s recently published novel, Blood. (Published by Camel Press, Seattle, WA. 2011) This insightful reading enhances understanding of Jack’s writing process and the complex storyline in...
by Jack Remick | Jan 7, 2011 | Accolades for the Author, book reviews, poetics of prose, Writing Craft
GunnShots: Winter 2011 by Wayne Gunn on January 6, 2011 · 0 comments in Features, Mystery, Reviews A Roundup of Gay Crime Writing This quarter the column features a masterful prison novel, two murder mysteries that follow unusual narrative patterns, a relatively...
by Jack Remick | Nov 7, 2010 | Accolades for the Author, poetics of prose, Writing Craft, Writing Techniques
This note is from a fellow writer I asked to read Blood– I had a few moments this morning to read; I loved the scene where Mitch’s sister, Gerry comes to see him. It resonated deeply with me for reasons I’ll tell you about sometime. I like that he...
by Jack Remick | Nov 3, 2010 | Music of Writing, poetics of prose, Writing Craft, Writing Techniques
Note: For the NaNoWriMo writers who find your way here, Bob Ray has posted a “Tips for Surviving NaNoWriMo” on Bob and Jack’s Writing Blog. Check it out.I get this question a lot when readers tear into one of my books. Blood, you can see, is built on...
by Jack Remick | Oct 14, 2010 | Music of Writing, poetics of prose, Seattle's Literary Community, Writing Craft, Writing Techniques, Writing Theory
I first thought about the problem of memory and how we know what words mean a few years ago. In Blood, I decided to make memory a central plot track. So, as Mitch writes his story, The Patron Saint of Blood, he finds that his memory of past events fades. It turns out...
