Sean Cronin

Oh, man, please check out reviews for "Sharp 9th" on my author page. Rick F's review is particularly gratifying - he is a very discriminating reader.
And, hey, maybe a bit of idealized thinker person did slip into the book (I'm not qualified to judge).
Sean

Ah. You're more sophisticated than I. My knowledge goes back to about 1900 in the U. S. 'Course, that covers a deep tradition that goes back before written history.
Well, got a gig.
Later,
Sean

I studied music at college, piano and organ, but more into musicology.

You a musician, E.A?
Sean

Cool, I get it. I just have Beethoven on the brain! He had it rough at times, so a "Sharp" Ninth reference also seemed to fit. It's good you actually have a double reference in your title, even if unintended.

E.A. wrote: "Heck of a tome alright, more like a brick, I could use it to build a house...! But no pressure, just a note to let you know it's out. I understand it's a big literary investment considering it's..."

Yes, "Sharp 9th" is a musical reference. Not to Beethoven. In music there are major and minor sounds. Dichotomous. Major happy, hard, angry. Minor, haunting sad, soft. But, magically, there is one note, only one, that merges the major and the minor - the Sharp 9th (#9th). The book tells a story that feels like a #9th cord (or, I hope it odes). The male protagonist is a musician, and, I think, he knows this as he narrates the story.

Heck of a tome alright, more like a brick, I could use it to build a house...! But no pressure, just a note to let you know it's out. I understand it's a big literary investment considering it's size, hopefully it will prove an entertaing read if readers like coming-of-age / Romance novels with a thorough mix of serious and and humorous sections. I wish we could get libraries with budgets completely geared for book-buying to show an interest in our books ...

I like the title of your book, "Sharp Ninth", somehow, it reminds me of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. It fits your synopsis of a musician hitting hard times perfectly.

Thanks, Elizabeth. Heck of tome, huh?
I will check it out, perhaps buy it. I'll let you know.
Sean

Hi Sean,

As promised, I said I'd let you know when my new novel was published, "Brushstrokes of a Gadfly". It's finally up on Amazon, it's huge, 1040 pages and 3.7 lbs of absolute text! (Needless to say, I couldn't stop and it turned out bigger than I expected.) At least there is no waste of space, I've tried an experimental non-chapter format, no blank sections at the end of chapters.

You can read the first chapter free on Scribd:

"Brushstrokes" ~Free Chapter preview.

Thanks!
E.A. (Elizabeth) Bucchianeri

Thank you. Send me a schedule of where you'll be speaking maybe I can get my nephew to attend.
Sean

Hi Sean,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!

Thanks for the 'friend' designation, Kenjii.
Sorry I didn't blow-up your thumbnail. As soon as I did I knew it was Dave. He's a good guy from what I can tell, don't really dig his stuff. I'm more the real old blues and the early electric blues. But listen to and enjoy about everything.

Thanks for the friend request. I do enjoy reading the mystery/thriller genre when I need a very rare break from smut :). My avi pic is lead singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine from thrash metal band Megadeth and I have been a fan since 1994. I am a bookaholic so I buy more than I will ever read. Owning access to e books has undone any rehab or resolutions I had hoped for as far as not buying books. Friends? Sure, why not :)