tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post4299665913011758890..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Embracing the digital age and other new technologyBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-37971787012496587102016-04-20T16:32:02.664-04:002016-04-20T16:32:02.664-04:00This is why I like writing historical novels. I...This is why I like writing historical novels. I'm too lazy to keep up with the fast pace of technology development, anyway. Even if I wrote a "contemporary" novel I'd have to set in 1999, since that's as up-to-date as my technological knowledge is.Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-18978188217910241172016-04-20T14:30:30.423-04:002016-04-20T14:30:30.423-04:00I think we should go all the way back to smoke sig...I think we should go all the way back to smoke signals, Judy!<br /><br />New technology is certainly a conundrum, and I expect we crime fiction writers have a tougher time dealing with it since our stories are so plot-driven by their very nature. So add one more thing for the to-do list: check on all technological developments before you check the box saying "Done with this one!"<br /><Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-55839205606016519042016-04-20T09:06:56.192-04:002016-04-20T09:06:56.192-04:00This is why Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone seri...This is why Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series is so smart. She's up to X and only in 1982...when the fax machine was shiny and new. And yes, millennials reading this are probably saying: What's a fax? Should we tell them about the Telex?<br /><br />Good post, Rick.Judy Penz Sheluk, authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631631805016814056noreply@blogger.com