tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post2947786971444366384..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Am I Done? Finishing a Novel at Last.Barbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-90529192143610916862016-05-25T19:12:22.842-04:002016-05-25T19:12:22.842-04:00Donis, my new mystery Fractured Families is simply...Donis, my new mystery Fractured Families is simply much darker than what I usually write. Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-6346475282347275412016-05-20T20:28:56.480-04:002016-05-20T20:28:56.480-04:00I have killed people a few times and had my editor...I have killed people a few times and had my editor "advise" me that perhaps I might want to rethink whether that person really needed to die. In consequence, I have unkilled characters once or twice. p.s. About the twist at the end of All Men: Thanks, Tricia. I loved that twist.Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-32147382444027160762016-05-20T08:20:15.901-04:002016-05-20T08:20:15.901-04:00As long as the author stays true to the characters...As long as the author stays true to the characters, then I think it's okay to head in a different direction. But be careful of changes in character that come out of nowhere. Killing off beloved characters? Sure, it's life. People die, and other people have to go on. A long-running series should be an accurate reflection of the protagonist's life. Go for it.<br />Vicki Delanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106480550553972177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-27869118794061475032016-05-19T23:01:56.842-04:002016-05-19T23:01:56.842-04:00I think that in fiction, especially mystery fictio...I think that in fiction, especially mystery fiction, a "happy ending" isn't as important as feeling justice was done and the puzzle solved. As for killing off a beloved character, Dana Stabenow did it and fans hollered--but they keep buying her books. (She left us thinking her protagonist died at the end of her last book and is killing us by making us wait for the next one.) What Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178610514768521856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-52223322073996559232016-05-19T13:43:24.683-04:002016-05-19T13:43:24.683-04:00Admin, if not okay please remove!
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