Hi, everyone.
In last night's pop-up submissions, Pete suggested I take a look at Simenon's crime fiction (romans policiers or police procedurals from the 1930s onward) to look at voice, the economy of description and sustained pace.
I found a few vintage Penguins with green spines, secondhand Simenons I bought years ago. I know some of the Maigret novels quite well, but haven't studied them as models for crime/mystery writing. I'll share more as I read or reread them.
What novels do you use as a model for drafting fiction? Which authors do others here look to for guidance on plotting, POV and voice? I'd love to hear from Simenon fans.
In last night's pop-up submissions, Pete suggested I take a look at Simenon's crime fiction (romans policiers or police procedurals from the 1930s onward) to look at voice, the economy of description and sustained pace.
I found a few vintage Penguins with green spines, secondhand Simenons I bought years ago. I know some of the Maigret novels quite well, but haven't studied them as models for crime/mystery writing. I'll share more as I read or reread them.
What novels do you use as a model for drafting fiction? Which authors do others here look to for guidance on plotting, POV and voice? I'd love to hear from Simenon fans.