On 20 Sep 96, 01:18am, James Mcneill wrote to David Chessler
on the subject of "LIVING FOREVER":
DC>>  The question is whether the detail is significant (and guns are
DC>>  very significant to some people, even if they are only minor
DC>>  elements of the plot). However, often there are serious mistakes
 >    If the detail is one that you identify with, it becomes important. It
 >    may not push the plot along, but if the hero drives a Sunbeam Tiger and
 >    you once had one yourself, they better know it has a V-8.
And that the number 8 sparkplug is accessed through the glove
compartment.
 >    I've seen errors that I just laughed at and then went on. Doyle started
 >    two of the Sherlock Holmes stories with the same 2 or 3 paragraphs. 
 >    When I read the second one, it sounded very familiar.
So why did the error on the gun bother you so much? This is a
much more serious error. Recognize that all authors make
"continuity" errors. Simenon couldn't even keep Maigret's first
name straight (though he used it very rarely).
 >    Technology is good for something. If I had to write with a typewriter,
 >    I wouldn't last through the first rewrite.        (8-}
Actually, Doyle's error is one that has become easier or more
likely now.
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