Killer Thoughts by Debra H. Goldstein
Have you ever wondered what the authors behind Writers Who Kill really kill?
I
wasn’t an original member of the blog, so I can’t address who came up with the
title or if it simply referred to authors in the mystery genre, but I can tell
you some of the things I’ve killed or thought about killing. Here are a few of
mine:
1.
Characters in my books and stories. That’s obvious for a writer who specializes
in crime fiction.
2. The weatherman. He said it was going to be
nice and based upon his word I had my car washed and hair done --- both of
which got drenched when it poured.
3. My husband. There are times he leaves a trail
of crumbs between the kitchen and the den, asks me something inane, or does
something that sends me through the roof – at least one short story (Bucket
List Dreams in Murder By the Glass and one novel, Should Have
Played Poker, had characters mentioning ways to kill a husband (don’t
worry, I also have short stories that address the killing of wives!).
4. Repairmen. Those who promise to come within a
four-hour window and don’t. Or, when they do show on time, they need to order a
part (remember that new oven I set on fire earlier this year? Well, the broiler
igniter stopped working. It took almost two weeks to get the part.)
5. My darlings. Relax, I don’t mean animals or
children (the spouse stays). My darlings are words I’ve written in a novel or a
story that need to be deleted to improve the piece. It’s hard to say good-bye
to them.
Come
to think about it, I bet I can safely say that every member of the Writers
Who Kill blog has probably experienced having to kill some of their
darlings. What about you? Have you ever experienced a moment you want to kill
someone or something?
