tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post1780229585270779552..comments2024-03-24T06:32:13.194+13:00Comments on Crime Watch: Interviewer turned interviewee: my thoughts on Kiwi crime writingKiwicraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-12749600658615728682014-07-22T18:59:15.837+12:002014-07-22T18:59:15.837+12:00That is a good point Dave. She may have meant crim...That is a good point Dave. She may have meant crime writing set in New Zealand (as still most international readers are used to crime fiction set in the United States or the United Kingdom) - the issue can get conflated, along with the question of whether readers from other countries are very good at supporting authors from smaller, faraway places, which by nature may be lesser-known or overlooked. It is certainly an issue which is not about just one thing. <br /><br />And I agree re: Paul's popularity being down to the fact that he's a very good writers, and people enjoy his books. Some may like the 'exotic' Christchurch setting, where others couldn't care less where it's set (or where he's from). <br /><br />There certainly is a very diverse array of crime writing amongst New Zealand authors, as the longlist for this year's Ngaio Marsh Award amply shows. I guess when I talk about the quality of New Zealand crime writing, I'm talking about the quality of the writers here, not that they're somehow homogenous in style etc. Thought-provoking points you bring up. Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-24666623835598388112014-07-22T16:55:11.207+12:002014-07-22T16:55:11.207+12:00I think the question ...
KA: Is there a growing m...I think the question ...<br /><br />KA: Is there a growing market for New Zealand crime writing overseas? <br /><br />... assumes that there is a specific type of crime writing that is unique to NZ. My feeling is that people don't buy PC's books because he is from New Zealand - they buy them because they are good crime novels.<br /><br />For example, Ben Sanders has been picked up to write for a US company using the US as a location. I don't think they picked him because he was a NZer, they picked him because they liked his writing.<br /><br />It's always been odd to me to refer to sectors of the market like 'kiwi crime writers' or the 'aussie crime scene'. Because not all NZ crime is the same. Vanda and Paul and Paddy and Ben all differ greatly in styles, in graphicness, and tone. Someone who likes Vanda's books may not necessarily like Paul's more gritty and heart wrenching (Sam should have lived) - so the only tie between them is the fact that they are crime writers from NZ (and good friends).<br /><br />Or was she referring to crime novels written and set in NZ?<br /><br />Cheers DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com