Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

[Horane]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

How much of Horane is in Reggae? Perseverance. I'm not one to give up. If I did I wouldn't have have five novels in five years.
The outpouring of letters and emails as far away as Argentina keeps me going. To hear a person from deep rural Jamaica approaches me and say "i good sah dat yuh can write bout wi country," makes me want to cry each time I remember.

[mountaingal]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

you appear to be a religious person. does this hinder you from describing sexually explicit scenes in your book?

[Horane]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

Yes, I do talk with other Jamaican/Caribbean writers from time to time.
My favourites are Louis L'Armour (western) Earnest Hemmingway, Tom Clancy and Roger Mais.

[mountaingal]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

What's your opinion of African American writers/writing?

[Horane]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

Lover's Leap, as the title suggests, involves intimacy. A movie company wanted to adapt it for the screen and we've been wrestling with the treatment as far as sex scenes are concerned.
However, Lover's Leap does have some scenes that involve sex, although I tried not to get toon graphic. Much of it leaves it to the reader's imagination.
My religious beliefs help me to decide how much I want to give away. A very good question!

[msportmore]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

Originally posted by HoraneSmith:
[qb] ... except a book of bible stories I want to compile. [/qb]

can u go into further detail? someone on this board has suggested i do something similar to this...

[mountaingal]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

Originally posted by HoraneSmith:
[qb] Lover's Leap, as the title suggests, involves intimacy. A movie company wanted to adapt it for the screen and we've been wrestling with the treatment as far as sex scenes are concerned.
However, Lover's Leap does have some scenes that involve sex, although I tried not to get toon graphic. Much of it leaves it to the reader's imagination.
My religious beliefs help me to decide how much I want to give away. A very good question! [/qb]

thanks for your reply...tell us more about the adaptation of your book for the screen...

[Horane]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

I haven't read too many African American writers. I like Tony Morrison and James Baldwin, some few others.
I want to get into reading some more works from them. But I prefer to explore more from the Caribbean area, theb older ones like Jan Carew, Austin Clarke etc.

[Horane]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

I don't want to say too much right now as talks are on and off. However, a company approached me a couple years ago, as they heard so much about Lover's Leap. But theb project is bogged down by financing etc.
I would prefer a full length motion picture, whereas ther's talk about a tv movie. Lover's Leap is regarded as Jamaica's "Romeo and Juliet," and deserves treatment as such.

[mountaingal]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

i've often wondered if writers try not to read their contemporaries for fear of being too influenced by them stylistically. do you find this to be so, Horane?

[SistahD]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

((Horane)) I like the concept of leaving a little to the imagination (WRT the sexual tone of Lover's Leap)... sometimes they say, "less is more"

[Horane]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

Portmore, if you have the idea for a book of bible stories go for it! I mean it! For the past five years, sales of books with a spiritual theme have been increasing on an average of 15% annually.

Get your things together and submit a proposal to either Zondervan Publishing or Thomas Nelson Publishers, two of the biggest.

[SistahD]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

((Horane)) do you see Reggae Silver hitting the screen as well? Considering the 'real-life' talent available on the market, and the story line is plausable and full of modern reality with respect to the music industry.

[SistahD]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

Ooops!! When will your tour schedule be released, so members (ie in North America) can come out to meet you (after they've read Reggae Silver that is!?? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Horane]

Re: Feature Guest - Horane Smith Feb. 13, 2004

Mopuntaingal, sounds as if you should be a writer. Yes, and no to that question. I believe though I could have been influenced by louis L'Armour. Someone who read Port Royal wrote to tell me he picked up a style of Louis.
However, I think I have reached a stage where I'm fully aware of my style and not easily influenced.
Great question for any would be writer.