tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post153048000354077994..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: A Little Help From Our FriendsLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14302292834458171502007-11-09T16:39:00.000-05:002007-11-09T16:39:00.000-05:00Thank you, Sue Ann, for that post! It really makes...Thank you, Sue Ann, for that post! It really makes me feel better about myself. I made even my loved ones a little nervous when I come back this week extolling the virtues of dramatic photos I saw at a discussion about crime-scene cleanup at the LA Sisters in Crime meeting. I was exclaiming, "The guy was stabbed in the aorta and ran down the hall trying to get help! It spurted a pattern that looked just like an EKG read-out! Omigosh!" <BR/><BR/>Friends and family don't like that. Crime writers understand.Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-66098432755168893702007-11-07T16:44:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:44:00.000-05:00What an incredible life authors lead. How do you ...What an incredible life authors lead. How do you all keep from going bonkers?<BR/><BR/>I'm ovbiously fascinated by the phsychology of writers, as I surround myself with them. I'm married to a thriller writer and as a Publicist, my clients are writers.<BR/><BR/>Whatever it is you all are doing, it's working. I've read so many wonderful works by Midnight Ink authors, such as Candy Calvert, Sue Ann, Tim Maleeny, and Keith Raffel. There are several other Midnighters on my nightstand, their works are calling out to me!<BR/><BR/>So, congrats to you all for your determination to put words on the page. We readers are all the richer for it.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732860672849251316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-59591561732253561212007-11-06T17:05:00.000-05:002007-11-06T17:05:00.000-05:00Great post, Sue Ann. And so true.Though I get a wr...Great post, Sue Ann. And so true.<BR/>Though I get a writer "fix" monthly because I'm in an RWA chapter, I try to "lunch" with these friends, as well. In fact, Thursday I'm meeting mystery author Jo-Ann Power. Wine, lunch--and then we go earring shopping!Candy Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991835886974318472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-2840597956557185072007-11-06T15:36:00.000-05:002007-11-06T15:36:00.000-05:00It's not being a porn hound that we'e likely to be...It's not being a porn hound that we'e likely to be accused of. It's schizophrenia. What else would you call spending hour every day living in an alternative reality and hearing voices? Good luck in your world, Sue Ann.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-55529650938212916112007-11-06T15:22:00.000-05:002007-11-06T15:22:00.000-05:00I cherish having another writer to occasionally ve...I cherish having another writer to occasionally vent about things with, even if we probably depress the hell out of each other (right, Joe?).<BR/><BR/>Sometimes at cons I've noticed we can be a bit guarded (at least until we hit the bar). Some writers feel they have an awful lot to protect (when maybe they don't) and it can be a little difficult to deal with the aspiring writers who get sort of aggressive with published writers (it's not just me that's had this, is it?).<BR/><BR/>But yes, although my wife's pretty happy to hear when a check is coming, mostly I can watch her phase-out when I start talking about any other part of publishing. (Hmmm, not unlike when she starts ranting about her job, I suppose).Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-77712858143901988682007-11-06T15:10:00.000-05:002007-11-06T15:10:00.000-05:00Sue Ann, what a wonderful post. Just the other day...Sue Ann, what a wonderful post. <BR/><BR/>Just the other day, I had the chance to sit and chat with a fellow writer and we started to talk about stream of consciousness - that state when you don't know what your characters will come up with or where they'll lead you. Reading the words afterwards leaves a disembodied sense - "Did I really just write that?"<BR/><BR/>Muse? Demon? Alter ego? Schizophrenic voice? All of the above? It doesn't matter. What matters is that other writers "get" it and that is not only a comfort, but a unique connection that only we, as writers, can share.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to be a member of the club...Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-26848238370502936422007-11-06T12:12:00.000-05:002007-11-06T12:12:00.000-05:00Joe: The risk of boring non-writers to pieces is a...Joe: The risk of boring non-writers to pieces is a real occupational hazard. I try to summarize ("Well, I'm at a really sticky part of the manuscript") and even that is more than anyone wants to know. <BR/><BR/>"It's going great!" (even when it isn't, or especially when it isn't) is probably the only safe response.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-26700529763662814022007-11-06T11:50:00.000-05:002007-11-06T11:50:00.000-05:00Boy, Lee, you've got that right. I burn up the e-m...Boy, Lee, you've got that right. I burn up the e-mail system with a couple of other authors, including our own Felicia Donovan.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Lee, THANKS for your great feedback Saturday night to my police question. I ended up expanding on it and it really added a lot of depth to that chapter.<BR/><BR/>BTW-2 - folks, if you haven't gotten your copy yet of Lee Lofland's Police Procedure & Investigation, do so. It's a must for every mystery writer's reference library.<BR/><BR/>Joe, I'm glad you clarified the part about making up stories, other wise "a grown man sitting in a dark room all day staring at a computer monitor" makes me think of a porn junkie.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-58346249259950412382007-11-06T10:45:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:45:00.000-05:00Sue Ann,I don’t understand why you would think tha...Sue Ann,<BR/>I don’t understand why you would think that a grown man sitting in a dark room all day staring at a computer monitor while playing pretend and making up stories would be cause for concern. Seems perfectly normal to me. :-)<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about talking to non-writers. Out of courtesy, a friend will ask, "How's the new book coming?" A few moments later, after I've exposed the latest plot issue or character predicament, they yawn and say, "Well, good luck with that."Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-56875365285423832482007-11-06T10:44:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:44:00.000-05:00Don't forget your long distance friends. We need o...Don't forget your long distance friends. We need our email quality time, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-67413307734204098022007-11-06T10:24:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:24:00.000-05:00Wonderful post, Sue Ann. With the ideal graphic. ...Wonderful post, Sue Ann. With the ideal graphic. ;<) <BR/><BR/>When I lived in Tampa Bay, I was blessed to find the perfect quartet of fellow novelists. We got together once a week. Since moving north, I have missed them like lovers. Thank God for cell phones and email, which soothe the ache but don't quite equal face time. <BR/><BR/>I anticipate moving again soon to a metro area where I'm sure to find more fellow maniacs, I mean novelists. <BR/><BR/>In the meantime, here's my long-distance toast to everyone who lives to make up worlds and the characters who complicate them. Cheers!Nina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.com