tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post600105991482358549..comments2024-03-28T08:20:38.025-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: How A Sense of Place Proved Critical to Writing My Mysteries @victoriahoustonJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79210136880750762392022-02-11T21:14:45.813-05:002022-02-11T21:14:45.813-05:00Oh yes, Hank. Martin's Lake District books ar...Oh yes, Hank. Martin's Lake District books are great sense of place books.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13440074439985263262022-02-11T17:03:59.066-05:002022-02-11T17:03:59.066-05:00Nevada Barr and the Hillermans (father and daughte...Nevada Barr and the Hillermans (father and daughter) use space and place differently. I don't think you can take the characters out of the SW in Hillerman's stories. Anna's roaming over all of the National Parks is like Thoreau on the Merrimack -- always changing perspective and measuring and challenging herself against the world. I am disposed to love any book with a map inside because it suggests that the place is integral to the story. c d moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899545521206329219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73379442845390473472022-02-11T16:37:27.699-05:002022-02-11T16:37:27.699-05:00Welcome, Victoria! Love the post. I always think o...Welcome, Victoria! Love the post. I always think of the setting as another character. Very important.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73080959895764539592022-02-11T15:15:45.097-05:002022-02-11T15:15:45.097-05:00William Kent Krueger is the best w hen it comes to...William Kent Krueger is the best w hen it comes to sense of place. So, too, Louise Penny with Three Pines. Then: Hillerman, Christopher Fowler, Craig Johnson, Rhys Bowen, Bill Pronzini, W. J. Burley… so many more!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84282204258777907582022-02-11T14:35:46.349-05:002022-02-11T14:35:46.349-05:00Aww...thank you both! MUCH easier to see those thi...Aww...thank you both! MUCH easier to see those things in someone else's books!<br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54213298896727191512022-02-11T14:33:54.441-05:002022-02-11T14:33:54.441-05:00Aww...thank you! It can be really confusing, truly...Aww...thank you! It can be really confusing, truly, when I ass a place that I've written about. I'll say to myself--oh, here's the exit where Lily and Smith turned off the Mass Pike. Then I think no! I made them up. xxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49794757245884267982022-02-11T14:31:25.214-05:002022-02-11T14:31:25.214-05:00Oh, I just read the new Martin Edwards lake Distri...Oh, I just read the new Martin Edwards lake District novel--and now I cannot wait to go there!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51025630459497548892022-02-11T14:05:51.577-05:002022-02-11T14:05:51.577-05:00Oh, oh, oh, oh, and Michael Connelly's LA.Oh, oh, oh, oh, and Michael Connelly's LA. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25984721479009950162022-02-11T14:01:58.118-05:002022-02-11T14:01:58.118-05:00Absolutely, Kathy. I read through Annette's w...Absolutely, Kathy. I read through Annette's whole series that spring and summer. It's hard not to miss some when listing much loved authors. Hank's series set in Boston is another great example of a writer using "place."Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2836782795512414052022-02-11T13:20:30.349-05:002022-02-11T13:20:30.349-05:00Oh yes, Liz! I can't believe I left Annette o...Oh yes, Liz! I can't believe I left Annette off of my list. Her Zoe Chambers and the sense of place it creates got me through 2020.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36130370734187123752022-02-11T11:38:10.211-05:002022-02-11T11:38:10.211-05:00DEANA: Blushing...DEANA: Blushing...Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36488696311654169452022-02-11T11:18:38.766-05:002022-02-11T11:18:38.766-05:00Note from Victoria: Hello, everyone, and thank you...Note from Victoria: Hello, everyone, and thank you for your wonderful responses. I haven't been able to comment due to being technologically challenged this morning. GRR. But this is still fun and I appreciate my terrific Jungle Red authors for hosting me. Again, guys, Thank You!!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50494048278455296622022-02-11T10:57:55.931-05:002022-02-11T10:57:55.931-05:00I agree that I feel like I know Key West thanks to...I agree that I feel like I know Key West thanks to Lucy's mysteries.Some day I hope to see it in person. (And eat at many of the delicious restaurants Haley visits!)<br />Victoria I will most definately get your newest - I love books set in the North Woods!Christine Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719021526790008336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38123343678557174622022-02-11T10:41:53.273-05:002022-02-11T10:41:53.273-05:00I knew you were Anonymous, Grace. Your marvelous c...I knew you were Anonymous, Grace. Your marvelous climate credentials were a sure give away. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10954491252198217252022-02-11T10:37:49.290-05:002022-02-11T10:37:49.290-05:00So many of my favorite locations have been mention...So many of my favorite locations have been mentioned by others but I will add Nevada Barr's national parks, Sarah Graves' home repair series set in Maine and Sally Goldenbaum's books set on a bay in Massachusetts and I still want to go to France's southern country region thanks to Martin Walker.Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10535155221766998982022-02-11T09:33:39.056-05:002022-02-11T09:33:39.056-05:00Vicki is having trouble leaving comments, but hope...Vicki is having trouble leaving comments, but hopes to be here soon!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43299111531084662362022-02-11T09:28:42.056-05:002022-02-11T09:28:42.056-05:00Victoria, I love the idea that your beloved Loon L...Victoria, I love the idea that your beloved Loon Lake mysteries have spun off a sister series!<br /><br />I'm like you, in the sense that the place that called me as a writer was not where I lived as an adult, but the landscape of my childhood. I had lived in Washington DC for four years before getting married, and had been in Maine for at least a decade before I started IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER. But the place I was drawn to was the Adirondack Piedmont where I had spent some of my growing up years, and where I had a deep, generations long connection.<br /><br />I like to tell my writing students that the genre chooses the author, not the other way around. I suspect it's the same with the setting of many beloved series. When the right author meets the right place, magic happens.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24896317477404493002022-02-11T09:28:19.817-05:002022-02-11T09:28:19.817-05:00AMANDA and CORALEE: My pleasure. I figured ROEBRT...AMANDA and CORALEE: My pleasure. I figured ROEBRTA might delete the anonymous post (I really hate my VPN and Blogger for messing up my computer settings) but you now see my list twice!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24806499613197880382022-02-11T09:19:05.049-05:002022-02-11T09:19:05.049-05:00Hillerman, absolutely.Hillerman, absolutely.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4705670024427888312022-02-11T09:09:57.505-05:002022-02-11T09:09:57.505-05:00Loved reading your story. Told simply -- though I&...Loved reading your story. Told simply -- though I'm sure there were a lot of sleepless nights and tears -- you've given us newbies a great model for moving forward with mystery writing.Becky Sue Epsteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24417490560796482832022-02-11T09:07:00.184-05:002022-02-11T09:07:00.184-05:00Congratulations on your latest release! In additio...Congratulations on your latest release! In addition to the authors mentioned, Ann Cleeves and PD James for establishing place as a character.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26635911229195553572022-02-11T08:56:23.068-05:002022-02-11T08:56:23.068-05:00Welcome Victoria. Thank you for pointing me toward...Welcome Victoria. Thank you for pointing me towards WI to do some virtual fishing. How about Carl Hiassen? As funny as he is, his Florida is as real as Lucy's Key West. Coralee Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691335135691119400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18509036974480696802022-02-11T08:52:35.327-05:002022-02-11T08:52:35.327-05:00I thought that was you anonymous. Thank you for co...I thought that was you anonymous. Thank you for compiling all that data. <br />Coralee Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691335135691119400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80988217378143653872022-02-11T08:50:49.342-05:002022-02-11T08:50:49.342-05:00Welcome, Victoria. I agree with you that a sense o...Welcome, Victoria. I agree with you that a sense of place can really make a book (or series) come alive. <br /><br />Grace beat me to mentioning Louise Penny's Three Pines series. A few others that popped into my mind were Margaret Maron's Judge Deborah Knott series in the so-believable Colleton County, North Carolina, and PJ Tracy's Monkeywrench series which is very solidly grounded in Minneapolis. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60485164823429873762022-02-11T08:46:47.827-05:002022-02-11T08:46:47.827-05:00For once, I'm ahead of the game (at least in t...For once, I'm ahead of the game (at least in terms of blog topics). I discovered your Loon Lake and Lew Ferris a few weeks ago and have been loving catching up. Place matters immensely to me when I read, especially mysteries. When I read Debs' A Bitter Feast, I spent the next few days feeling as if I'd actually been in the Cotswolds! Tony Hillerman was masterful in creating and sustaining a sense of place over the course of his series--it always felt fresh--there were always new things to discover about the places he set his stories in. So too with your feeling for northern Wisconsin--the best writers never get complacent or lazy. Flora Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289148096894506235noreply@blogger.com