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Right, but IMO, that's a boring way to tell the story. "I knocked. She unlocked the door. I kicked it open. She screamed. I pulled out my knife. In the morning, I ate Rice Crispies for breakfast." It's also unrealistic. They find the killing thrilling. In their sick mind, it's one...

Which is a way of making the killer sympathetic, but it's unrealistic.

I agree, but if you tell the story through his eyes, you describe what he's sees, and what he sees is graphic. That's why I think a different point of view works best.

It's funny, but I thought they could've come up with a better character than a Barney Fife relative.

Yet people mocking Joyce because it confuses them is "ashame"?

I don't know. I was looking at a web site today that showed nothing but graphic, bloody pictures of Iraqi war victims. It was interesting, but I didn't stay there very long and definitely wouldn't buy a book like that. Serial killers like to kill. They like it so much, they don't think...

Be a little more confident. No one else mentioned the overlap: very good. What did you think about all the jumping back and forth? (A friend of mine stopped reading it for that reason.)

Try reading the first chapter of The Firm. That's how you build suspense. "You have destroyed the man I used to be. You have broken me down, screwed me up." People don't talk like that. Profanity works better in moderation. Villains should only laugh hysterically - even to themselves - if...

Aren't you the guy that said, "Does this not sum up the intelligence of the average The Da Vinci Code reader? And I use the term reader loosely." http://forums.thebookforum.com/showpost.php?p=187191&postcount=4

I've thought about writing one like this, but can't really get into it. Serial killers have no empathy, so I don't think readers would empathize with the narrator. There are tons of books out there by "former FBI profilers." You might want to try them.

Scott Turow's thoughts on Ulysses. http://www.nytimes.com/library/books/112299turow-writing.html (If you go to the library, it's highly likely that you'll find a dusty copy of Ulysses there.)

Engineers, simulation software and computers determine the set up. The gas pedal doesn't mean much, launch and traction control override it. The driver pretty much just steers. Drivers don't even get to battle their team mate, because the engineers load one car up with fuel and run the...

True enough, but where there's a will, there's a way and no manufacturer wants to be called a cheater.

I've often thought the same thing. Lots of sports have salary caps.

I thought the beginning was great: unique and compelling.

The thing that makes a childhood murder so much more tragic than any other kind of murder is that the child never gets to experience so many of the things that adults take for granted. I thought that the beginning was so compelling because we knew that this young child was murdered and there...

People focus on the drivers, but F1 really is an engineers series. The best engineered car usually wins. By tweaking the rules, it creates the possibility that different teams will win each year, but usually the engineers with the most money will design the fastest car. I believe that...

Like I said, "The Art of War" transcends politics, but politics gets in the way of understanding "The Art of War." "

In what way?

In my opinion, the best book on war ever written. While parts of it are dated, the parts that aren't are extremely important. You can explain 100% of the US problems in Iraq with "The Art of War." It's relevant to business strategy too. I referred to it in a business meeting a couple of...