tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post4374631598891122918..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: The Morality of MysteriesBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-21477642430003436422008-03-26T15:29:00.000-04:002008-03-26T15:29:00.000-04:00This is one of the reasons that I enjoy reading wi...This is one of the reasons that I enjoy reading within the mystery genre. I like the intrigue and the suspence, but cannot stand to be scared out of my pants or grossed out!!Nicole Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573744086439526817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-36761910299872303442008-03-26T14:56:00.000-04:002008-03-26T14:56:00.000-04:00As a writer of romances, including paranormal roma...As a writer of romances, including paranormal romances, as well as mysteries, I enjoy following readers' expectations in a variety of genres. In all of them, though, what makes the stories unique, and keeps readers reading, is characterization as well as plot. I agree that cozies are fun for the way they show how the bad guys can't get away with their nasty stuff, since our protagonists must figure out whodunit before the story ends--with the help of their pets in my stories! It may not be real life, but it sure makes for an enjoyable read!<BR/>--LindaLinda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-63983533984224775142008-03-26T12:29:00.000-04:002008-03-26T12:29:00.000-04:00I think you're right about cozies, Monica. But as ...I think you're right about cozies, Monica. But as a writer, I keep being drawn to the flame of more explicit violence and sex. I must have been born with more than a few uncozy bones!Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-89055710005238749382008-03-26T11:12:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:12:00.000-04:00I also think that our characters are so much more ...I also think that our characters are so much more realistic than in many of the hard-boiled books that our readers can relate. We all know how tenuous life is...and how at any time we could be victims of violence.<BR/><BR/>And I think we all pray that we'll be strong and courageous enough to handle what comes our way.<BR/><BR/>As I write, I think of all the scrapbookers I've met and how under the joy they commit to their pages there are often stories that would tear your heart out. Yet...these women keep on believing that life is essentially fair and good.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-20199687100982156962008-03-26T10:49:00.000-04:002008-03-26T10:49:00.000-04:00Camille, Annette, you both make the same brilliant...Camille, Annette, you both make the same brilliant point: the settings of these books. Putting a crime in the midst of some ordinary place (school, cruise ship, seemingly-safe suburb, small town) is more scary than on some mean street, where crime is served up daily.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-3459700121640008222008-03-26T09:37:00.000-04:002008-03-26T09:37:00.000-04:00You hit the nail on the head Monica. I don't want ...You hit the nail on the head Monica. I don't want to read the actual murder scene. We have enough blood and gore on the nightly news. I want to read about the clues to solve the murder, appealing characters who solve the murder and places or communities where everyone know one another and in some cases all pitch in to catch the bad guys.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763206050560144313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-73332750826389666852008-03-26T07:50:00.000-04:002008-03-26T07:50:00.000-04:00You've provided my airplane reading as I'm off to ...You've provided my airplane reading as I'm off to NY this morning, Monica. I've printed out the ref. Thanks. <BR/><BR/>Another thing that makes "cozies" chilling without the graphics: Settings are typically not the mean streets where you expect violence, but just down the lane where we're all sleeping peacefully.Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.com