James Frey and the Edgars
I just found out that James Frey -- you know, Oprah's Punching Bag, Random House persona non grata and The Single Guy Most Responsible for the Decline of 21st Century Publishing As We Know It -- that same James Frey was nominated for an Edgar Award in 1988 for his paperback original The Long Way To Die.
I have no bloody idea what this means. But there is something creepy about the unharmonic convergence of the just-announced Edgar nominations and the Frey debacle. Can someone help me out here?
I have no bloody idea what this means. But there is something creepy about the unharmonic convergence of the just-announced Edgar nominations and the Frey debacle. Can someone help me out here?
posted by PJ Parrish | 8:32 PM
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I hadn't thought creepy, but disconcerting. Yeah. Certainly a weird, discordant echo.
Are you certain he was nominated or did he just say he was?
Actually, that was James N. Frey who was nominated for Edgar. James N. Frey is the author of the "How to Write a Damn Good Novel" series.
http://www.jamesnfrey.com/
How unfortunate to be a writer who shares a name with Oprah's punching bag, eh?
Anonymous:
Thank God you cleared that up! So much for trusting the New York Times...which is where I read the Edgar connection thing.
And talk about timing. Just today I picked up a copy of James N. Frey's "How to Write A Good Mystery" from our library. (I'm cribbing for an upcoming workshop we're teaching).
So my profound apologies to Mr. Frey the Edgar winner and teacher.
Only if you'd like a laugh. LOL
I am thinking of publishing a book of humor articles, and I made up a joke cover that is a parody of "A Million Little Pieces" - LOL!
I've read (and used) the books by the Good Frey (snicker). They've been helpful to me with my almost-completed mystery. (I supposes how helpful will be seen when someone else reads it LOL
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