tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1939132293075687854..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: WRITING THE MYSTERY SHORT STORY: B.K. STEVENS’ ANSWERS TO OUR SURVEYJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59795378249668381612013-08-28T14:31:45.768-04:002013-08-28T14:31:45.768-04:00Hi, Gloria, Linda, Shari, Barb, Paula, and Kaye--
...Hi, Gloria, Linda, Shari, Barb, Paula, and Kaye--<br /><br />I'm sorry I didn't respond to your comments sooner--Paula had told me that the interview would be posted today, but it had slipped my mind (that sort of thing happens to me a lot). Anyway, thank you for your comments--you're all much too kind. Paula's questions were great; they really stimulated me to think in new ways about short stories, mysteries, and writing itself. And no, Shari, I can't claim to be a hockey fan, or a sports fan in general, but congratulations to your daughter for choosing and graduating from a wonderful college.B.K. Stevenshttp://www.bkstevensmysteries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-58064471754351139092013-08-28T12:00:39.353-04:002013-08-28T12:00:39.353-04:0023 pages--or more--before you start writing? You h...23 pages--or more--before you start writing? You have a lot in common with Anne Perry, whom I just met last weekend. B.K., I always look forward to your stories in AHMM!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-35048458032260321402013-08-28T11:38:42.473-04:002013-08-28T11:38:42.473-04:00The really wonderful thing about short stories bei...The really wonderful thing about short stories being nominated for awards is that they are available to read. All the talented authors (Barb Goffman, B.K. Stevens, and Art Taylor) whose answers to our short story survey questions are featured this week have their award nominated stories up on their websites. Check them out at:<br />http://barbgoffman.com/<br />http://www.bkstevensmysteries.com/<br />http://www.arttaylorwriter.com/<br /> Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-749893220272304992013-08-28T11:24:58.113-04:002013-08-28T11:24:58.113-04:00Wow, Bonnie. I read this:
"Mystery short sto...Wow, Bonnie. I read this:<br /><br />"Mystery short stories can comment (preferably subtly and indirectly) on social issues; they can explore human personality and motivations; they can affirm the importance of uncovering truth and achieving justice, however elusive truth and justice might be; they can affirm the existence of a rational universe by insisting that we can use our minds to make sense of evidence that seems, at first, contradictory and impenetrable. Short stories can accomplish big things."<br /><br />And I think: Wow, you're so much more erudite than I am. (I mean that in a good way, of course.) You really think about these things. I just write when an idea strikes me. Goes to show why you're a college professor and I'm ... not. Keep up the good work!Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40076372038834933422013-08-28T10:40:15.376-04:002013-08-28T10:40:15.376-04:00Hi, B.K., thank you for sharing your experiences a...Hi, B.K., thank you for sharing your experiences and insights. I, too, read "Thea's First Husband" - and couldn't get Thea out of my mind for days. Well done! BTW, my daughter just graduated from BC. Are you a hockey fan?Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42369380232422285152013-08-28T10:01:38.161-04:002013-08-28T10:01:38.161-04:00Thanks for this great series, Paula, and for your ...Thanks for this great series, Paula, and for your insightful answers, B.K. Excellent advice.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33105388927951631242013-08-28T09:05:10.835-04:002013-08-28T09:05:10.835-04:00Excellent and insightful blog, B.K. I read "T...Excellent and insightful blog, B.K. I read "Thea's First Husband" for the Agatha's and liked it so much I voted for it. You're right about writing short stories. Although they don't take as long as a novel, page for page they take every bit as much work and probably more because the shortness means it each page and each line are important.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.com