tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6735803916062131782..comments2024-03-29T09:03:34.140-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Pauline RowsonJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77153224448870061472012-11-25T07:55:19.029-05:002012-11-25T07:55:19.029-05:00The pleasure of reading is to immerse yourself in ...The pleasure of reading is to immerse yourself in another world. The joy of writing is to create that other world. <br /><br />If that makes me mad so be it, I'd rather be mad than sane.Pauline Rowsonhttp://www.rowmark.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5347637144296422902012-11-24T23:32:38.392-05:002012-11-24T23:32:38.392-05:00Exactly! We just watched Hunger Games and I though...Exactly! We just watched Hunger Games and I thought--are we just as shallow and awful as the people in the story--because we are watching this movie about people watching a horrible thing??<br /><br />It was difficult for me to ignore that..<br /><br />And yes, we are a little bit crazy. Or you could look at it as..thoughtful. Hope to see you at Bouchercon, Pauline!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50972421560173959132012-11-24T15:48:49.024-05:002012-11-24T15:48:49.024-05:00I sometimes dream about the characters in whatever...I sometimes dream about the characters in whatever mystery I happen to be reading. In the dreams, I am always worrying about their safety. Seems to me that their authors have definitely created real people! And when I am actually wide awake and actively reading, I will sometimes groan and ask WHY did that character make that decision that is sure to put him or her in harm's way? Again, proof to me that the author created real people. I believe that I read mysteries written by some of the best writers out there. Many of them are the JRW ladies and guest authors. Yes, your characters are among the ones whose welfare becomes very important to me!<br /><br />I would love to eavesdrop on one of those brainstorming sessions! Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35764551003570323722012-11-24T14:32:46.719-05:002012-11-24T14:32:46.719-05:00Good point,Jack, and no I haven't been to pris...Good point,Jack, and no I haven't been to prison and like to think I am a model citizen and would have been even if I hadn't been a writer. <br /><br />The Somerset B & B is a good tale too, Deb. Hope the police never raid my house they'll find files on criminal activity (notes that is). <br /><br />Wherever I am I love eavesdroping on other people's conversations, great for ideas and characters.Pauline Rowsonhttp://www.rowmark.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33289363871876749672012-11-24T13:15:38.580-05:002012-11-24T13:15:38.580-05:00Psychopaths? I think it's more likely we'r...Psychopaths? I think it's more likely we're channeling our anti-social behavior into stories and novels, and are thus model citizens. How many of us have actually been to prison? I've met one crime writer in the past seven years who can make that claim, and he's no psychopath.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73376163363176656202012-11-24T12:40:42.712-05:002012-11-24T12:40:42.712-05:00Excuse all the missing words in the last comment. ...Excuse all the missing words in the last comment. "Saturday failure to proof read." Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47330621058161449582012-11-24T12:38:04.021-05:002012-11-24T12:38:04.021-05:00I have another favorite to Diane's story. A fe...I have another favorite to Diane's story. A few years ago my writer friends Kate Charles and Marcia Talley and I went to a Somerset B&B for a long February weekend, for what we refer to as a "plot fest." We were having a long discussion over breakfast about ways to dispatch one of my characters when we noticed some German guests at another table in the breakfast room growing very quiet. Soon, they slipped from the room and we heard conferring anxiously with our hostess. She assured them that we were all crime writers and not actually planning to murder anyone, but they studiously avoided us for the rest of the weekend.<br /><br />Of course our characters are real! and I think we're all certifiable--in a nice way, of course. And Pauline, I do dream about mine sometimes. Should I get out the white coat?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20919532049459389232012-11-24T12:11:08.253-05:002012-11-24T12:11:08.253-05:00Reine and Joan,
I couldn't agree more!
Dian...Reine and Joan, <br />I couldn't agree more! <br /><br />Diane, I am so picturing that scene in the elevator!<br /><br />~jan <br /><br />Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68109507510724782482012-11-24T12:04:14.939-05:002012-11-24T12:04:14.939-05:00Good story, Diane.
I hope to come over for Bouch...Good story, Diane. <br /><br />I hope to come over for BoucherCon one day. I believe it is in New England next year, a place I've always wanted to visit so maybe... unless I've been certified by then. <br /><br />I note there are no comments from the male of the species yet, maybe it's just us women who think we're nuts? Pauline Rowsonhttp://www.rowmark.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1911843976339464002012-11-24T10:59:44.251-05:002012-11-24T10:59:44.251-05:00Yes, writers are crazy. They have to be, to write...Yes, writers are crazy. They have to be, to write for love (of their characters, as well as the craft), and have the hubris/hope that editors will love the story and buy it.<br /><br />That said, one of my best memories of BoucherCon Seattle many years ago was standing in an elevator with Deborah Crombie, discussing various methods of killing and maiming, only to discover the other passengers were sidling as far away as they could get and giving us suspicious glance. (It was a very tall hotel). Only then did we realize not everyone on the elevator was there for the convention.<br /><br />My point is, crazy can be good. Just because you imagine and write nasty characters doesn't make you a psychopath. Well, maybe. . . Hmmm.Diane Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232621705007156159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74192331276911382522012-11-24T08:47:09.933-05:002012-11-24T08:47:09.933-05:00Agreed the reality of the characters is crucial to...Agreed the reality of the characters is crucial to enjoying the book/s. To my mind they have to be real to the author or they will never be real to the reader. I give a lot of talks to readers and often people come up to me afterwards surprised that I am so passionate about my characters as if other authors they've listened to haven't been. Perhaps the other authors they've heard are just not good at communicating that passion verbally. Because I also set the books in the area where I live I can visualize my characters in real places and even how they would respond to real incidents I read about in my local newspapers and on line ( a good source for ideas) Maybe I am slightly mad! Make room in that nuthouse Lucy...Pauline Rowsonhttp://www.rowmark.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59737082059731007482012-11-24T07:01:11.101-05:002012-11-24T07:01:11.101-05:00Hi Pauline! Welcome to the nuthouse where we all t...Hi Pauline! Welcome to the nuthouse where we all think our characters are real! Looking forward to adding yours to my pile. Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46806412819137576582012-11-24T01:41:10.254-05:002012-11-24T01:41:10.254-05:00Hi Pauline,
I am as invested in the characters as ...Hi Pauline,<br />I am as invested in the characters as I am in their story. There is no mystery or thriller for me in a story without people to create it from the inside, instead of simply marking space so the story can exist by twirling itself around them.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42916716380816079122012-11-24T00:28:58.728-05:002012-11-24T00:28:58.728-05:00If the characters weren’t “real,” I don’t think I ...If the characters weren’t “real,” I don’t think I would find myself so completely invested in the book/series and I probably wouldn’t be trotting off to the nearest bookstore the moment the next book hit the shelves . . . . The reality of the character to the reader is, to my way of thinking, crucial to making the story both believable and compelling . . . . Joan Emersonnoreply@blogger.com