tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post3111659006650519316..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': The Ups and Downs of a Crime Writer's Life - guest blog by Christine PoulsonMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-4912150887620279812017-01-31T20:50:53.331+00:002017-01-31T20:50:53.331+00:00I have followed your crime writing through some of...I have followed your crime writing through some of that up-and-down career, but I didn't know the last "agent" chapter in your story. A little bit of strange magic there.<br />My own father was a mystery writer in the 1940s and also a blacklisted Hollwood screenwriter in the 'fifties, and he always called the plodding, grit-toothed job of continuing writing in bad times as "seat-of-the-pants" writing -- the words get on paper through wearing out your trousers by just sitting there and working. Well done for having the stamina to keep going.<br /><br />-Deborah MainwaringDeborah Mainwaringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-14374639717972804792017-01-31T17:16:21.646+00:002017-01-31T17:16:21.646+00:00Thanks for sharing your ups and downs with us, Chr...Thanks for sharing your ups and downs with us, Christine, and thanks to Martin for inviting you to share your story. Very eye-opening information for me. It is great that you hung in there and kept writing and trying.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-43621924759209303792017-01-31T15:47:11.185+00:002017-01-31T15:47:11.185+00:00I have only just read this, Meg, and am very flatt...I have only just read this, Meg, and am very flattered.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-29736634141104469722017-01-21T04:03:05.431+00:002017-01-21T04:03:05.431+00:00I feel your writing is tremendous, and aligns with...I feel your writing is tremendous, and aligns with my own interests and academic pursuits. Thank you for hours of wonderful entertainment. Your books are a delightful edition to my mystery collection. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155879275062608096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-10988714368781802072016-11-12T22:57:20.440+00:002016-11-12T22:57:20.440+00:00What an interesting and encouraging (in the end) s...What an interesting and encouraging (in the end) story Chrissie - I knew the outlines of your story but not the details. Thanks for sharing, and thanks Martin for hosting.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com