tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8219076517832645411..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: IT HELPS TO SEPARATE FANTASY FROM REALITYJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-77396245616999835462011-02-03T10:13:48.654-05:002011-02-03T10:13:48.654-05:00When my world is most chaotic I find I'm most ...When my world is most chaotic I find I'm most interested in writing mystery stories that tie up loose ends. Doesn't happen in real life.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69180875872045701352011-02-03T09:25:04.576-05:002011-02-03T09:25:04.576-05:00In real life most murders are simple and not very ...In real life most murders are simple and not very interesting. Serial killers are rare. So are hit men. I think we struggle to understand why a person is killed over a bag of potato chips, for returning a borrowed lawn mower, or for making gestures that are mistaken for gang signs. I believe mystery writing is sort of a morality play where, most of the time, order is restored from chaos and readers feel some degree of safety in an unsafe and disorderly workd.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72557232854674995072011-02-03T08:51:35.626-05:002011-02-03T08:51:35.626-05:00Thank you, Elaine. In life I don't often think...Thank you, Elaine. In life I don't often think about good and evil but I do when I'm writing. Some people seem to have a clearer sense of evil than others.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40809523062768206652011-02-03T06:52:23.631-05:002011-02-03T06:52:23.631-05:00Mystery writers want to explain why murder is comm...Mystery writers want to explain why murder is committed. Most murder results from human weakness, our nature. Whether or not the weakness is one of the seven deadly sins or psychopathology--all are human weaknesses, organic or character based. <br /><br />(I exclude murder in self-defense because that stems from our basic survival/defense of loved ones instinct, which I don't associate with weakness, but strength.) <br /><br />Some writers are fascinated by the pathology of serial killers, others in the weaknesses of character. But nearly every writer wants goodness to win and endure--our need for justice in the end. This fascination with cause and effect drives writers.<br /><br />Excellent topic, Pauline.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com