tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post7202656092721587046..comments2024-02-14T05:41:21.599-06:00Comments on Mystery Mania: Deciding how to commit murderChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-90096609790968436872009-02-19T06:59:00.000-06:002009-02-19T06:59:00.000-06:00Chester,Mark Phillips and I write mysteries togeth...Chester,<BR/><BR/>Mark Phillips and I write mysteries together. We have different writing methods, which makes for some lively discussions. We start with an outline. One of us works hard to stick to the outline and the carefully crafted series of events. The other lets the characters run off in new directions. Luckily, fiction can be ammended to fit the new events.<BR/><BR/>I love The Graveyard Shift and Lee's Yahoo group. They are both great sources of info.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great post.<BR/><BR/>CharlotteCharlotte Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336641340221491792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-10274518019542180212009-02-17T11:53:00.000-06:002009-02-17T11:53:00.000-06:00I always figured the perfect murder would be to "g...I always figured the perfect murder would be to "gaslight" someone and drive them to kill themselves. Hardly original, but darned hard to pull off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-57502080315367809322009-02-17T08:01:00.000-06:002009-02-17T08:01:00.000-06:00The thing that's fun about fiction is you can come...The thing that's fun about fiction is you can come up with a new idea, then go back and change the past to fit. Too bad we can't do that in real life.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-65019642561287210172009-02-16T18:02:00.000-06:002009-02-16T18:02:00.000-06:00"As a 'seat of the pants' plotter, I let the story..."As a 'seat of the pants' plotter, I let the story develop as I write. The characters move the plot as they do their own thing."<BR/><BR/>Me too. I am not a writer primarily in the mystery genre, but the same applies to that type of writing style in any fictional genre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-13699118849659985732009-02-16T12:54:00.000-06:002009-02-16T12:54:00.000-06:00Hi Chester!I also have turned to the good dr (D.P....Hi Chester!<BR/>I also have turned to the good dr (D.P. Lyle) and used another one of his books: Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers.<BR/>I shall have to get his Forensics book. :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-51395111235334077142009-02-16T12:26:00.000-06:002009-02-16T12:26:00.000-06:00Online resources are great. It's good to have book...Online resources are great. It's good to have books you can hold and thumb through, but the online sites can keep the information updated. Thanks for the links.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-1826432413420150532009-02-16T09:53:00.000-06:002009-02-16T09:53:00.000-06:00Hey, Diane. Looks like you're stuttering, but I th...Hey, Diane. Looks like you're stuttering, but I think it may be a Blogger glitch. I tried to save this post and it said something about duplication error.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-11716417286778018912009-02-16T08:03:00.007-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.007-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-10572544499213346912009-02-16T08:03:00.006-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.006-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-19968000718499443832009-02-16T08:03:00.005-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.005-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-20866509367119436912009-02-16T08:03:00.004-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.004-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-41075024788399411192009-02-16T08:03:00.003-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.003-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-49695123527172429072009-02-16T08:03:00.002-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.002-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-82679220475956700812009-02-16T08:03:00.001-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.001-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-1922941067222475942009-02-16T08:03:00.000-06:002009-02-16T08:03:00.000-06:00And that is why I could never write a mystery! My ...And that is why I could never write a mystery! My brain just doesn't think that way.<BR/><BR/>CSI might be a good source of creative ideas as well...<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you, Chester!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com