tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post1532417138909854043..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Seaside CrimeMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-34693894639639079372010-07-02T23:11:57.651+01:002010-07-02T23:11:57.651+01:00Hi Dorte. I don't think it's a problem. In...Hi Dorte. I don't think it's a problem. In fact, I wouldn't mind betting there are indeed some villages with 'borough' in their name. I can't think of any off-hand, but they might for instance be villages that in past centuries were more important than they are today.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-65937044003579383412010-07-02T15:49:05.813+01:002010-07-02T15:49:05.813+01:00NB: of course I realize what "borough" m...NB: of course I realize what "borough" means, but do you think it will disturb any reader of a cosy mystery that I use it about a tiny village? <br /><br />It is just that Knavesborough is such a great name for the story.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-73349651507367820932010-07-01T23:57:24.884+01:002010-07-01T23:57:24.884+01:00Dorte, I'm a big fan of Yorkshire. My mother w...Dorte, I'm a big fan of Yorkshire. My mother was a proud Yorkshirewoman, and the county has some marvellous places. Including Knaresborough, which is very appealing, with its castle and Mother Shipton's cave.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-84987290588802059602010-07-01T23:56:15.414+01:002010-07-01T23:56:15.414+01:00Hi Juxtabook. I liked Saltburn,and I can recommend...Hi Juxtabook. I liked Saltburn,and I can recommend the Lowden book - though admittedly it's a long time since I read it.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-90005974515750449612010-07-01T23:55:41.144+01:002010-07-01T23:55:41.144+01:00A great batch of comments - thanks, everyone.
Lin...A great batch of comments - thanks, everyone. <br />Linda, I've met Pauline, and as a result I've got to know her marine mysteries, too.<br />Aguja, a kind remark, much appreciated.<br />Deb, I'd forgotten that book. Goodman was a very good true crime writer.<br />Nan, yes, I know the Aberystwyth railway, and last travelled on it a couple of years back.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-70320328463842226712010-07-01T22:28:50.673+01:002010-07-01T22:28:50.673+01:00Very appealing photo and an interesting post on se...Very appealing photo and an interesting post on seaside settings. Right now I am researching a Yorkshire setting so I wish you had used it more in "Take My Breath Away" which is on my TBR. :D <br /><br />As I am planning a cosy mystery in a fictive village called "Knavesborough", it may not matter that I have never visited Yorkshire though.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-58284760981365499362010-07-01T20:16:45.208+01:002010-07-01T20:16:45.208+01:00Never been to Saltburn though we get to the coast ...Never been to Saltburn though we get to the coast there quite a bit. looks well worth a vsiit.<br /><br />I've never read the Desmond Lowden but I heartily agree with what you say about Light Reading by Aliya Whiteley - wonderful book, atmospheric and imaginative.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-9572705207110326122010-07-01T16:27:44.691+01:002010-07-01T16:27:44.691+01:00We rode the funicular in Aberystwyth years ago, an...We rode the funicular in Aberystwyth years ago, and I still can feel the fear! Now that would be a good place to have a murder.:<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-86395204111934349232010-07-01T16:16:28.505+01:002010-07-01T16:16:28.505+01:00Sounds like a great trip! I love seaside locales f...Sounds like a great trip! I love seaside locales for mysteries--makes me feel like I'm on a vacation.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-87100487543412080302010-07-01T15:35:44.217+01:002010-07-01T15:35:44.217+01:00Jonathan Goodman published an interesting non-fict...Jonathan Goodman published an interesting non-fiction book about 20 years ago called THE SEASIDE MURDERS. It was a collection of real-life murders that had taken place at seaside locations.<br /><br />Apparently, it isn't only writers who think of the seaside as a good place to commit a crime!Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-16276662526305831482010-07-01T13:46:23.513+01:002010-07-01T13:46:23.513+01:00I could get a lot of writing done there. Very scen...I could get a lot of writing done there. Very scenic.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-49884573532678906862010-07-01T12:49:32.168+01:002010-07-01T12:49:32.168+01:00I agree totally with Margot's comments - photo...I agree totally with Margot's comments - photo and all!<br />Your posts always make interesting reading, Martin.agujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857809123531088629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-85628647933631723682010-07-01T09:54:09.022+01:002010-07-01T09:54:09.022+01:00Thanks for the photo, Martin! Glad you had a good...Thanks for the photo, Martin! Glad you had a good weekend. I've been wanting to read more crime fiction from North of England writers, but one I've just got from the library is set on the South coast! Dead Man's Wharf Pauline Rowson - a nautical crime series and new to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-74039776786913261872010-07-01T03:49:02.871+01:002010-07-01T03:49:02.871+01:00Martin - That's a lovely 'photo - Thanks f...Martin - That's a lovely 'photo - Thanks for sharing. I agree; the seaside makes for a terrific setting for crime fiction. You've given some nice examples, too. Glad you enjoyed your visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com