tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post533223920961720442..comments2024-03-18T23:16:11.140+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': The Essence of Crime FictionMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-68446784168325148402009-08-09T19:42:11.725+01:002009-08-09T19:42:11.725+01:00Thanks for these comments. I agree with your point...Thanks for these comments. I agree with your point, R.T.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-19628846483054993572009-08-08T18:56:05.842+01:002009-08-08T18:56:05.842+01:00The crime novel, perhaps more than most forms of l...The crime novel, perhaps more than most forms of literature, demands careful attention to the causes-and-effects in plotting, which harkens back the very early forms of dramatic literature (i.e., Greek tragedies in which the agon (or conflict) was absolutely tied to specific cause(s)); if the author practices his craft with an absolute attention to carefully linking effects to causes, then he or she is well on the way to achieving the goal of crime fiction--the sensible and logical restoration of order (justice) in the aftermath of insensible and illogical chaos (injustice).R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-77925136702333763032009-08-08T13:07:34.487+01:002009-08-08T13:07:34.487+01:00That's it in a nutshell. I often get the ques...That's it in a nutshell. I often get the question "Why did you choose to write mysteries?" This sums it up nicely.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com