tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4706605067412520794..comments2024-03-28T13:46:02.547-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Mystery of the Missing Character: a guest blog by Jill EdmondsonJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87746305427074126672013-11-30T06:04:18.880-05:002013-11-30T06:04:18.880-05:00I am able to learn more and this I will do. Thanks...I am able to learn more and this I will do. Thanks, your blog is a great succes.http://pariurilive.co/baschethttp://pariurilive.co/baschetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50782101115220692412012-12-13T20:47:28.335-05:002012-12-13T20:47:28.335-05:00The post reminds me of our Halloween bash months b...The post reminds me of our Halloween bash months back. We hired a <a href="http://www.itsdelicious.com.au/" rel="nofollow">catering company</a> for the food and drinks. By the way, I love the bloody bride getup. Winner in my book.Jamee Maxwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70143466528495731772012-07-14T23:01:54.461-04:002012-07-14T23:01:54.461-04:00Thanks to everyone for joining in! It's nice ...Thanks to everyone for joining in! It's nice to see that crime fiction has come such a long way from the days of yore - see what Chandler once said about detectives:<br /><br /><br />Raymond Chandler “The Simple Art of Murder”:<br /><br />"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. … He must be a complete man and a common man, yet an unusual man. He must be …a man of honor. He is neither a eunuch nor a satyr. I think he might seduce a duchess, and I’m quite certain he would not spoil a virgin... He is a relatively poor man, or he would not be a detective at all. He is a common man or he could not go among common people. He is a lonely man, and his pride is that you will treat him as a proud man or be very sorry you ever saw him." <br /><br />It's the "lonely" and the "man" that get me. No partners, no children... <br /><br />Things sure have changed, eh? But se still need more women cops who are single moms!!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74597311657786679422012-07-14T19:51:10.203-04:002012-07-14T19:51:10.203-04:00Linda, yes... so glad to have that reinforced, bec...Linda, yes... so glad to have that reinforced, because I must read Deb's Duncan and Gemma books now that my own family stuff is loosening up a teensy bit... grateful, grateful, grateful.<br /><br />xoMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73555502210567222272012-07-14T19:30:03.097-04:002012-07-14T19:30:03.097-04:00Thanks, Reine, ever so much. Deb's Duncan and ...Thanks, Reine, ever so much. Deb's Duncan and Gemma books also make the family obligations part of the book's story and the overall arc of her series.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60499376521404240052012-07-14T18:58:47.495-04:002012-07-14T18:58:47.495-04:00Thanks, Jill! I need lots of good advice!
I love ...Thanks, Jill! I need lots of good advice!<br /><br />I love Linda's Skeet Bannion, a good current example of single-parent, full-time professional woman - much too rare in the genre.<br /><br />Most mysteries I've read that feature a single-parent law-enforcement woman, seem to include the children as drop-in features much like some insert sex scenes. <br /><br />What I enjoy reading are those books where the family is important to the story, not the plot necessarily, just integral in understanding character and setting. For me they must move the story along and give depth. And I do like that depth.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35088219779508509932012-07-14T17:52:48.881-04:002012-07-14T17:52:48.881-04:00Oh, Deb, sorry to have forgotten Gemma! She is my ...Oh, Deb, sorry to have forgotten Gemma! She is my hero, too. <br /><br />Blame it on old age. Tsk, tsk.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31422383376002197912012-07-14T15:16:06.493-04:002012-07-14T15:16:06.493-04:00Thanks Nancy C - yeah, there is a lot of great stu...Thanks Nancy C - yeah, there is a lot of great stuff out there!!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8318470155943509702012-07-14T13:52:21.290-04:002012-07-14T13:52:21.290-04:00Great idea to read mystery novels in your favorite...Great idea to read mystery novels in your favorite sub genre and look for what kind of character and plot lines are missing, then write them.Nancy Curtemanhttp://nancycurteman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76292028839630772282012-07-14T11:33:39.815-04:002012-07-14T11:33:39.815-04:00To Deb (and Gemma):
Where were you when I was doi...To Deb (and Gemma):<br /><br />Where were you when I was doing my MA???? I was starved for single mom cops (or similar)!!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65299012832075293102012-07-14T11:32:32.978-04:002012-07-14T11:32:32.978-04:00To Darlene Ryan:
I'll get right on that (I ac...To Darlene Ryan:<br /><br />I'll get right on that (I actually DID have something like that in a much earlier draft of book one...)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6482134760657174822012-07-14T11:32:02.214-04:002012-07-14T11:32:02.214-04:00So interesting, Jill! I thought about this twenty...So interesting, Jill! I thought about this twenty years ago when I started my Kincaid/James series (not knowing that it would be a series, but just in case...) I didn't see women, especially police officers, dealing with children and family issues the way real women cops have to do, so I made Gemma, who is very determined to make a career as a police officer, a single mother of a toddler. It's grown more complicated over the course of the series, but I still love the fact that both my characters deal with juggling real life family issues.<br /><br />I'll bet your MA thesis was fascinating!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20334854504517824932012-07-14T11:28:25.882-04:002012-07-14T11:28:25.882-04:00I like the sound of this series. The list of books...I like the sound of this series. The list of books I want to read thanks to Jungle red is getting very long. <br /><br />I'd like to see a female protagonist who has to deal with cramps once in a while. I know I'm probably in the minority.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1524608862331794232012-07-14T09:57:11.649-04:002012-07-14T09:57:11.649-04:00LINDA RODRIGUEZ!!
Thanks so much. I'm glad t...LINDA RODRIGUEZ!!<br /><br />Thanks so much. I'm glad to know that you and your books are out there!!! I will get myself a Skeet Bannion book ASAP!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87372080679562963592012-07-14T09:55:38.972-04:002012-07-14T09:55:38.972-04:00Hi Lucy Burdette,
You're welcome and enjoy!!!...Hi Lucy Burdette,<br /><br />You're welcome and enjoy!!!<br /><br />The blog post is VERY short and very revised version of the MA paper I did on crime fighting moms. In the paper I do a lot of analysis of WHY the genre seems lacking in this respect. Think of real life societal & demographic shits and how readily crime fiction has reflected these (ethnic/gay/handicapped and so forth) but the genre hasn't caught up yet in terms of PAID or PROFESSIONAL depictions of single moms. <br /><br />Thanks for joining the discussion, JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64064156747803562262012-07-14T09:51:33.531-04:002012-07-14T09:51:33.531-04:00Hi Karen in Ohio: Sasha is a fun character to wri...Hi Karen in Ohio: Sasha is a fun character to write. It is a series, three books so far & numbers 4 and 5 are half in my head and half on the computer.<br /><br />Cheers, JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35031019971210726152012-07-14T09:49:45.922-04:002012-07-14T09:49:45.922-04:00Fascinating post, Jill! My protagonist, Skeet Bann...Fascinating post, Jill! My protagonist, Skeet Bannion, is a single law enforcement officer who ends up with a teenager and an ailing father on her hands in the first book. Basically, because I wanted to show her with the difficulties that many of us deal with daily.<br /><br />Thanks for the free books!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66156297317111850912012-07-14T08:35:26.415-04:002012-07-14T08:35:26.415-04:00That's what I was thinking Karen--it's har...That's what I was thinking Karen--it's hard to figure out the logistics of a full time job with kids on the side. even walking the dog can be hard to fit in.<br /><br />but such an interesting post, Jill. and we thank you for the free downloads!Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27460997807864516532012-07-14T08:09:01.317-04:002012-07-14T08:09:01.317-04:00Michele Martinez's series features a single, c...Michele Martinez's series features a single, custodial woman police detective, although she stopped writing them after four books. And doesn't the detective in the Rizzoli and Isles series have a baby at one point? Is Tess Gerritsen still writing those? But your point is still valid. Fiction is not overrun with the kind of impediments to work that so many of us have in real life.<br /><br />It seems that women-centric books are generally (not always, but usually) written by women, and we tend to know how very complicated it is to have such a job with children. <br /><br />I want to know more about Sasha Jackson! She sounds like a very interesting sleuth. Is this a series, or so far only one book?Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.com