tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post6874407804011686142..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Truth, Justice and the Crime Writing Way!Josh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-59208235329196691722017-04-10T18:09:35.325-07:002017-04-10T18:09:35.325-07:00Great post! But of course it's nothing new for...Great post! But of course it's nothing new for the most entertaining crime fiction writers to make points about society. I can name several: Walter Mosley, Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Sara Paretsky, Chester Himes ... shall I go on? :)<br /><br />As for humor, how many Chandlerisms would you like me to quote? :)<br /><br />"I felt like an amputated leg." -- "Trouble is My Business"<br /><br />"She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket." -- "Farewell, My Lovely"<br /><br />"She was as cute as a washtub." -- "Farewell, My Lovely"<br /><br />"It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in stained glass window." -- "Farewell, My Lovely" (You <i>knew</i> that one was coming, right?)<br />Debbihttps://www.debbimack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-88876874551555767452017-04-07T13:12:17.990-07:002017-04-07T13:12:17.990-07:00Thanks, Will!
Thanks, Catriona! Great example, to...Thanks, Will!<br /><br />Thanks, Catriona! Great example, too. And I agree with you, it’s like life, you have the light and the dark.<br /><br />Thanks, RM!<br /><br />Thanks, Gayle! Yeah, in the end it is the story and hopefully an entertaining one.<br /><br /><br />Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-47269761161494054532017-04-07T11:18:19.510-07:002017-04-07T11:18:19.510-07:00"A crime writer can illuminate aspects of soc..."A crime writer can illuminate aspects of society, good and bad, without being preachy or moralistic." What a perfect way to say it. Even cozy mysteries or regular detective stories can do the same thing. But in the end, they entertain. You made that point so very clear. It's the story, period. The reader will have to interpret it through his or her own filters. Another great post, Paul. GBPoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190573764848658894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-82031032695309365882017-04-07T09:23:20.986-07:002017-04-07T09:23:20.986-07:00Rats, I missed mentioning that: the desire to ente...Rats, I missed mentioning that: the desire to entertain! YES, that's way up there, but sometimes it gets forgotten, so thank you for the reminder. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029180644399869867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-52860402837708994162017-04-07T08:49:55.603-07:002017-04-07T08:49:55.603-07:00Great post, Paul!
I never did see the problem wit...Great post, Paul!<br /><br />I never did see the problem with books having humour as well as dark stuff in them. That's what life's like, right? <br /><br />You're sitting in the front row of the crematorium at the funeral of someone you love and it's freezing, and your mum says "they need to turn the heat on" and then you're all cracking up and a cousin taps your shoulder and says "If you can't stop laughing can you try to make it look like you're crying?" and then you're all crying. For instance. catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377696246539539528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-723894120578845262017-04-07T08:11:18.972-07:002017-04-07T08:11:18.972-07:00Great article Paul!Great article Paul!Will Zeilingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640712186946802279noreply@blogger.com