tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6867015954476552853..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Reader’s Rush (Like Runner’s High, Only Better)Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39234099025101412032014-08-16T14:22:41.536-04:002014-08-16T14:22:41.536-04:00Like KM, I write to please myself as well as hopin...Like KM, I write to please myself as well as hoping to please others. So far I seem to have managed both. Will my work appeal to every reader of mysteries? Absolutely not. I don't have enough violence in my books, but there are a sizable amount of readers who like a murder or two as long as it's not too graphic. My books appeal more to readers who want to solve who doneit before the murderer is revealed at the end.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91451948634571561982014-08-16T11:59:02.701-04:002014-08-16T11:59:02.701-04:00Although I certainly don't disregard potential...Although I certainly don't disregard potential readers, I write to please myself. Sometimes I feel like I have a message I want to impart in story form, sometimes I'm primarily entertaining myself.<br /><br />It's a true bonus when someone else enjoys my work!KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39784367432741572592014-08-16T10:13:27.533-04:002014-08-16T10:13:27.533-04:00I agree with Jim. Entertainment is the primary re...I agree with Jim. Entertainment is the primary reason to write a book. Dealing with contemporary issues is a great way to hook and audience and without getting<br />"preachy" it is a way to get the reader to consider their own behavior.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-9817028313996486742014-08-16T08:04:55.082-04:002014-08-16T08:04:55.082-04:00Perhaps not having stakes sufficiently large for m...Perhaps not having stakes sufficiently large for me to care about is why most literary fiction doesn’t grab my attention. Teens these days have killed thousands with their thumbs using their phones or tablets or computers or game consoles – they need to learn about the consequences of violence, which is where our fiction can play a vital part.<br /><br />~ Jim <br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com