Comments for l. lee lowe

Comment on About by llowe

llowe — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:07:21 +0000

Hi Claire,
Years after writing – and rewriting – a book, authors sometimes still think about how they could have made it better. We change as writers as well as readers, and it’s awfully tempting to keep going back and revising. For the moment, I’ve essentially decided that it’s best to use what I’ve learned in new work. But who knows?

Thanks so much for your thoughts!

Comment on About by Claire

Claire — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:57:09 +0000

Hi,
I’ve just finished “Mortal Ghost” and if I tell you the first thing I did on finishing it was to download “Corvus” then that tells you how much I enjoyed your style of writing! Your character description was excellent and I really felt that I became a member of the Anderson family, along with Jesse. I simply loved Finn – who wouldn’t? And the scenes with Gavin and Mike (what a nasty piece of work they both were!) saw me egging Jesse on to give them what they deserved.
Like other readers, I found the super computer thing a little confusing though and it sometimes took me a while to make the difference between dream scenes and reality but overall it was an excellent read.

Comment on About by llowe

llowe — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:52:35 +0000

Hi Bella, it’s lovely to hear from you, especially since I’m struggling so much to get a handle on my new novel. I will definitely make a note to keep you posted.

Comment on About by bella

bella — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:38:19 +0000

hi Lee I finished your story and I loved it so much. I saw it on my nook and I just had to read it. It was so inspiring that now I’m going to read the rest of your books. I was so sad when Nubi died. I was so heart broken when Jesse died and Sarah had a kid. When I finished it I wanted to read more about it. Please keep me posted.

Comment on About by Ramona

Ramona — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:34:33 +0000

I have read lots of books. It's my favorite pass time for the last 30 years. I downloaded Mortal Ghost because the guy on the cover looks like my son, James. I have read Mortal Ghost more than 5 times. I love the book. I am reading it again. I find Jesse and Sarah very engaging. I am looking forward to reading Corvus but I have to finish reading Jesse's story again. This is one book I am keeping on my Nook forever. The story moves me.

Lee: Hi Ramona, I'm just like you. When I like a book, I read it over and over again. I'm so glad to hear from you.

Comment on About by David

David — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:44:56 +0000

You let me down.

When I was 200 pages into "Mortal Ghost," I kept hoping that I was reading one the best works of fantasy that I'd read in years. Here was a writer who knew literature and seemed to have a feel for language. The characters were fascinating and lovable. I was eager to know where the story would take them.

Then I gradually began to discover that, when you started writing "Mortal Ghost," you didn't know how it would end. That is a fatal mistake, a cruelty to the reader, a swindle by the author.

As you began to flop to find an ending, it was as though you consulted a classful of lame creative writing students on what to do next. You wrote surreal, hallucinatory scenes that didn't make a bit of sense. You started to use stupid, choppy language, the language of amateurs and creative writing students. You started to/string/words/together/with/slashes. You ended up going exactly nowhere ... And then you left us with an ending that was at best ambiguous — the worst kind of ending.

You have the potential of being a good writer. You invent great characters. But you need a story, and "Mortal Ghost" didn't have one.

Lee: Hi David, thanks for your views. I've edited your comment to remove plot details which might spoil things for the next reader, but I've tried not to change its substance significantly.

Comment on About by Paula

Paula — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:08:45 +0000

I read both Mortal Ghost and good chunk of Corvus on my Kobo and fell in love with your writing style. I'm delighted to find this blog. I confess, it staggered me to realize that those two were your only full-length novels yet. I expected you to have a great deal more published. I'm most impressed. -P

Lee: Hi, Paula. I started writing in anything like a disciplined fashion quite late, in middle age (or so I like to call my early 50s). And I'm slow! But a new short story will be published elsewhere in January (link to follow), I'm working on a novel now, and have plans for another YA F/SF book after that.

Thanks so much for your support.

Comment on About by Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:41:58 +0000

I just read " Mortal Ghost". I am not quite crying. Still not sure if like is the correct word to use about it. It makes me wonder about varieties of life in our world. It also is now sending me to look for more of your writings.

Lee: Thank you so very much, Sharon. It's a great pleasure to hear from you.

Comment on About by Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:34:12 +0000

I’ve read Mortal Ghost and Corvus – and I love them both!
They are unique and reflect the harsh reality of the world in their fictional nature. Though that might seem ironical, it is the best thing about the books. And I love the way each and every thing in the book doesn’t make clear sense. I relate them to abstract art. Beautiful.
I am eighteen and working on my YA novel since last year. It seems hopeless at times, but then I go back and skim through one of your books and I find the strength to chance it, once again!
You inspire me beyond all the big-name authors whose books I have read, Lowe. Thank you very much!

Lee: Hi Sasha, how humble this makes me feel! I hope I can live up to your ideals in future writing. And don’t give up: it’s persistence, and hard work, which are key.

Comment on About by Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:09:50 +0000

Hi, I just finished “Mortal Ghost”, I loved it, but I have questions, if you don’t mind answering them, but it’s fine if you don’t, it’s still a great book. I don’t understand what happened with Daisy(I know Jesse killed her unintentionally, but I don’t understand why it happened), and the part when he left the house to go for a walk in the middle of the night(Nubi transforms into Anubis and Jesse kills the man [himself] hanging in the tree). Also, I don’t understand anything about the supercomputer, why it was even in the book, anything. I intend to re-read it and hopefully figure out some of these things on my own, but I think I’ll wait a little while, the book really exercises the brain. I did like the last page or so, when Sarah sees Jesse and him and the baby are soaked and dripping wet, and then it says she named the baby Ariel; that was very clever of you.

Another thought: The book ended on a major cliffhanger, in my opinion, so will there be a sequel?

Lee: It’s terrific to hear from you, Jessie, and all your questions are understandable, which makes it hard for me not to answer, but I tend to believe that I’d spoil it for everyone if I did. Each reader participates in writing a novel in their own imagination. Authors shouldn’t interfere in this process once the book is written.

I don’t have any plans at the moment for a sequel, but it’s always possible. Characters live on, and I too may one day like to discover what they’ve been up to.

Comment on About by Jake Heraty

Jake Heraty — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:43:35 +0000

Hello Mr. Lowe

Well I got my brand new Kindle for my birthday and Mortal Ghost was the first book I downloaded. And god I'm hooked, you are a brilliant writer and you have a real great knack for coming up with a addictive story line. I am a young inspiring writer myself having been writing since the age of seven I have written 8 books and 2 of them were turned down by publishers. I have though been published in my local newspaper. I myself was thinking of giving up writing for awhile but then I read your novel and you gave my inspiration to continue my book series/

Thank you Mr. Lowe!

Jake

Lee: Keep with it, Jake. To write you have to be very persistent, stubborn even.

Comment on About by Denise Wy

Denise Wy — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:19:29 +0000

Mortal Ghost was the first e-book I have downloaded when I first learned what an e-book is. LOL. Anyway, I like your work though I'm sad with ending . . . (but I still liked the story)

Anyway, good luck to you and more power!