tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post1479526263472594567..comments2024-03-22T14:20:41.846-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Why We Write MysteriesMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-72648299077944776402018-02-06T18:33:24.760-06:002018-02-06T18:33:24.760-06:00Your post reminds me of what I do after looking up...Your post reminds me of what I do after looking up something questionable on Google. I go to the history right away to clear it. lolMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-73603420992734157212018-01-17T19:59:18.563-06:002018-01-17T19:59:18.563-06:00Enjoyed your post. Mysteries having an affect on t...Enjoyed your post. Mysteries having an affect on the order of the world sounds correct. I also murder people in the way I think my character(s) would. It comes from them rather than from the author.authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-33762411322691636372018-01-17T17:18:22.108-06:002018-01-17T17:18:22.108-06:00In my case, people are always giving me new ways t...In my case, people are always giving me new ways to kill someone. A pediatrician in my writing group has given me two great ideas. Once I went on Facebook asking for a specific way to kill and got over a hundred suggestions.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-73853862565233445502018-01-17T11:22:27.552-06:002018-01-17T11:22:27.552-06:00I never think about how to kill someone in my myst...I never think about how to kill someone in my mysteries. I think about how my characters are going to act/react, within the story line. My endings may not always be cut and dried, and probably will have a good deal of esotericism in them.Bonnie Cehovethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831784448910137562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-24983735485167670622018-01-17T10:24:53.798-06:002018-01-17T10:24:53.798-06:00I agree that writing mystery fiction is a way of o...I agree that writing mystery fiction is a way of ordering the world, creating order from chaos. The bad people are punished for their crimes. Justice prevails. This is not always true in the real world unfortunately.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-90189935587590332842018-01-17T09:36:56.320-06:002018-01-17T09:36:56.320-06:00Good post, Janis. I'm not sure why I write mys...Good post, Janis. I'm not sure why I write mysteries except that I love writing fiction of all kinds. But I do know that I like to explore how people react to crime and how they interpret justice for specific crimes and individuals. And I love discovering odd ways to kill someone. Our world is a dangerous place.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-8597449921429860892018-01-17T09:26:00.813-06:002018-01-17T09:26:00.813-06:00I had to laugh at your first line. People are some...I had to laugh at your first line. People are sometimes shocked when they discover I write mysteries. For some reason, they expect me to write children's books (maybe it's the grey hair). Actually, I'm not sure I'm smart to write children's books. The best of those are truly works of genius as are the best of mysteries. Why do I lean toward mystery? For me, it's a way to bring some sort of order and justice to an often disorderly and unjust world. Nice post, BTW.Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.com