tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post3385391546086029444..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Discovering a MasterLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43094313186506242972011-09-25T12:40:05.113-04:002011-09-25T12:40:05.113-04:00Those old masters can certainly teach us current-d...Those old masters can certainly teach us current-day mystery writers a thing or two. I've recently read some P. G. Wodehouse and Roald Dahl, and immensely enjoyed both.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-36736605143193171692011-09-24T12:10:36.563-04:002011-09-24T12:10:36.563-04:00I love Simenon and at one time read a ton of his b...I love Simenon and at one time read a ton of his books. I have always meant to return to reading him one day. You know how that goes...you read less the more you write.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-45129556905272746892011-09-24T11:51:52.224-04:002011-09-24T11:51:52.224-04:00Too many of the old masters are overlooked now. My...Too many of the old masters are overlooked now. My godson wrote his thesis on Maigret and how he reflected his times. Something to keep in mind when reading him.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-2220850154358893542011-09-23T16:21:28.721-04:002011-09-23T16:21:28.721-04:00Great post, Seb. Amazing, too, that back in the da...Great post, Seb. Amazing, too, that back in the day he was being considered for a Nobel prize in literature. Don't think they'd do that these days for writers of mystery, considered by many to be be ''just'' genre writers. <br />PS: So sorry I briefly hijacked your post today by posting one atop it ... it was a technology screw-up on my part (unfortunately not a rare event for me!)Deborah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575491644343480392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-70376711963004317552011-09-23T08:51:51.116-04:002011-09-23T08:51:51.116-04:00Okay, Seb, you've whetted my appetite! The Fan...Okay, Seb, you've whetted my appetite! The Fanny Flag that my mom lent it me is just not doing it for me. I'll head to the library and check out Monsier Simenon. Merci!Vicki Douderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683468231378487388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-77029461258208952082011-09-23T08:41:47.677-04:002011-09-23T08:41:47.677-04:00There's that famous story about Simenon that h...There's that famous story about Simenon that he was so prolific, if he finished a book in the middle of a writing session, he would insert another piece of paper into the typewriter and start a new one. Wow, right?Robin Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373722202559066388noreply@blogger.com