tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post7750902007403674813..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Do You Ever Scare Yourself?Morgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-9985367857049359602019-06-26T08:26:07.792-05:002019-06-26T08:26:07.792-05:00I know what you mean. I'd feel terrible if som...I know what you mean. I'd feel terrible if someone hurt themself or others because of something I wrote.Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-77698279679795010062019-06-19T22:12:19.481-05:002019-06-19T22:12:19.481-05:00Look at it this way. It's really easy not to p...Look at it this way. It's really easy not to poison someone if you don't know how. But when you know exactly how to do it and refrain from using that knowledge...well, even St. Peter would have to be impressed. LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-28026142359437883412019-06-19T21:00:05.198-05:002019-06-19T21:00:05.198-05:00A few years ago, I read a book that made me nervou...A few years ago, I read a book that made me nervous the author may've set something in motion that others would follow (bad others) as a method to kill. I'm not going to mention the book or the author, but after it came out I saw all sorts of killings done all over the world just like the premise used in that book. I doubt those killers had read that specific book, but sometimes when information becomes very public, it's like a domino affect and masses of people pick up on it, and sometimes it gets in the hands of bad, dangerous people. In my first book, the victims are killed from being shot by a gun. That's been out there forever, so even if my book sold big time (which is hasn't), I don't feel I would've encouraged any one to use a gun to kill. But in my 2nd book (not yet published), my victims are killed by blunt force trauma. The thing here, is the murder weapon is something used as both a disguise and a weapon. It's unique and I don't know of murders where this duel-role device has been used as a weapon, so as I brought this murder weapon into my plot, I couldn't help but hope no bad-sick person would think it was a great idea and use it. Your post here caused me to relive some of those thoughts and concerns. I enjoyed reading it.authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-66733966773328038552019-06-19T18:03:08.872-05:002019-06-19T18:03:08.872-05:00hahahha. These comments are awesome. I wrote a sto...hahahha. These comments are awesome. I wrote a story where a friend of the heroine was killed. I read it to my husband, he came back and said "I have an idea where you don't have to kill him." <br />I told him, "honey. He's a character in a book. Plus it make the situation feel hopeless." I still crack up thinking about that conversation. I know this isn't mystery related, but the killing part made me think of it. <br /><br />Kathy L Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384045793607239512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-37720199728701051432019-06-19T11:51:09.483-05:002019-06-19T11:51:09.483-05:00Interesting discussion. When I first began writing...Interesting discussion. When I first began writing mysteries, I was surprised at how dangerous most of my garden was, and then I accepted that most really good gardeners know all this and a lot more. What once startled me was how unfeeling I was after I killed a particular character--that's the part that surprises me. Shouldn't I feel bad? I don't, and I just keep on writing.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-56380809759659048592019-06-19T11:05:44.496-05:002019-06-19T11:05:44.496-05:00Mystery writers are an interesting bunch, always l...Mystery writers are an interesting bunch, always looking for new ways to kill people, when in reality most of us would never considering doing anything bad.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-49267987172212166202019-06-19T09:52:47.615-05:002019-06-19T09:52:47.615-05:00I've horrified myself a few times as I got int...I've horrified myself a few times as I got into a mystery novel or a horror story. Probably the scariest one is in my novel DARK MOON RISING which combines romance with mystery and supernatural horror. Writing a couple of the scenes in that book I did frighten myself.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-14931985268406777782019-06-19T08:57:15.562-05:002019-06-19T08:57:15.562-05:00Great post, Janis. I often wonder what someone wou...Great post, Janis. I often wonder what someone would think about me if they looked at my browsing history on the internet. They might think I have a thing for firearms; I don't. They might think I'm into embezzlement; I'm not. They might think I gamble, lie, cheat, steal; of course, I don't. Being a mystery writer is great fun. Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-75217774794902617502019-06-19T08:29:16.270-05:002019-06-19T08:29:16.270-05:00laughing out loud LOL! I love the post!
I don'...laughing out loud LOL! I love the post!<br />I don't write murder mysteries so I don't have to worry about this but you seem to have it all figured out.<br /><br />Good luck and God's blessings<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.com