Once I have my idea for what to write, I think about other books I’ve read that have something to do with the idea I have. There’s no magic to that, really. I’ve read a lot of crime fiction books, like everyone else who’s a crime fiction fan. So I think about books I’ve read. I often catch myself thinking, “Didn’t Colin Dexter/Agatha Christie/Michael Connelly/Barbara Vine/Someone else write a book where X happened?”Seriously, I want my blog to be just like her blog when it grows up. (Or something like that.) Read the whole article here.
Here are some recent entries from Confessions of a Mystery Novelist:
You and Me Were Meant to be For Each Other (pets in crime fiction)
But There Aren't Any Pictures! (detectives in comics and graphic novels)
...All The Con Men and Their Acrobats (con artists in mysteries)
I'm Sailing Away (detective investigations at sea)
Sweeping Away the Side Issues... (red herrings in whodunits)
Related links:
B-VERY FLAT by Margot Kinberg
75 Mystery Series: 1887-2008
Murderous Beginnings: 40 Detective Fiction Firsts
All Aboard For Murder: 10 Mysteries and Thrillers On Trains
Christmas Can Be Murder: 10 Seasonal Mystery Titles
4 comments:
LOL @ "I want my blog to be like hers when it grows up" - I couldn't agree more, but to be fair to us I think Margot goes completely without sleep and is, like, a superhero or something ;)
That would explain so much! Thanks, Bernadette, I don't feel quite so insecure now.
Chris - Thank you so very much for featuring me and my blog *deep blush*. Contrary to popular belief *ahem, Bernadette*, I am not a superhero nor do I go without sleep. I just do what I do. No magic. Really.
And Chris, your blog is one of the most informative and interesting crime fiction blogs out there. I would say it's more than grown up. I wish I was as good as you are at updates, information and current articles.
I read this! It was excellent.
CD
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