tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post2434148784729030033..comments2023-10-15T04:06:07.268-07:00Comments on Marja's Mystery Blog: I Wish I'd Written that BookMarjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-74903280437740951642019-02-03T07:42:18.309-08:002019-02-03T07:42:18.309-08:00Getting close, Tony. The latest Bogey book will be...Getting close, Tony. The latest Bogey book will be out within the next month or two. Thank you so much for stopping in!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-44936548807733786062019-01-20T21:49:29.141-08:002019-01-20T21:49:29.141-08:00Please write the book and link it at the blog.
Re...Please write the book and link it at the blog. <br /><a href="https://pacetonypainting.com.au/restorations-renovations/" rel="nofollow">Restoration Services Perth</a><br /><br />Tony Pacehttps://pacetonypainting.com.au/restorations-renovations/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-50609765972594319042019-01-14T15:44:59.771-08:002019-01-14T15:44:59.771-08:00Good choices, Jean. There's nothing quite like...Good choices, Jean. There's nothing quite like a good mystery to whet the writer's appetite. Thank you so much for stopping in!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-3741161360598601772019-01-14T13:49:22.445-08:002019-01-14T13:49:22.445-08:00I've read so many novels that I admired that I...I've read so many novels that I admired that I can't chose just one. However, it was Sue Grafton's and Agatha Christie's novels as well as those of John Grisham's that convinced me to try my hand at writing mysteries of my own.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628656167031746323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-79523392395982450162019-01-14T13:20:11.363-08:002019-01-14T13:20:11.363-08:00Thank you, Dorothy! It's a fun topic and makes...Thank you, Dorothy! It's a fun topic and makes one think about what we've read and enjoyed. Thank you so much for stopping in! (I'm glad to hear "...Graveyard" is being made into a movie.)Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-62491207142773479682019-01-14T12:30:56.789-08:002019-01-14T12:30:56.789-08:00If they spur your imagination, that's what cou...If they spur your imagination, that's what counts, Madeline. I guess it's not really that I wish I'd written their books, but that I'd had the inspiration to write what they wrote. Hope that makes sense. Thank you so much for stopping in!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-25858825592240795132019-01-14T12:29:30.110-08:002019-01-14T12:29:30.110-08:00I've finished books and thought, "I sure ...I've finished books and thought, "I sure wish I'd had that idea." Not that I want to copy them, but that I wish I had the inspirations they've had. Thank you so much for stopping in!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-1759062085384063042019-01-14T12:28:22.057-08:002019-01-14T12:28:22.057-08:00I wish I'd had the ideas that some authors hav...I wish I'd had the ideas that some authors have come up with, but I'm stuck with my own. :) I have a feeling that you're one who always strives to write a great book. Thank you so much for stopping in!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-44172014213996705442019-01-14T12:26:08.490-08:002019-01-14T12:26:08.490-08:00Thank you, Evelyn! I believe it's the books we...Thank you, Evelyn! I believe it's the books we've read and really enjoyed that make us think. Thank you so much for stopping in!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-61762199667488000142019-01-14T12:24:49.963-08:002019-01-14T12:24:49.963-08:00I'm glad you enjoyed the post, Pat, and that i...I'm glad you enjoyed the post, Pat, and that it made you think back to writers like Stewart. I read most of her books and truly enjoyed them. Thank you so much for stopping in!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-14501957445602921282019-01-14T11:31:17.314-08:002019-01-14T11:31:17.314-08:00I agree with John and Patricia, but I have thought...I agree with John and Patricia, but I have thought, "what a great plot" when reading a couple mysteries. Especially with Agatha Christie--which then spurs my imagination on...<br /><br />As always, Marja, great post.M.M. Gornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610211516010193111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-45692659188286351232019-01-14T11:13:17.889-08:002019-01-14T11:13:17.889-08:00I agree with every word John wrote. To me, wishing...I agree with every word John wrote. To me, wishing I'd written a book another author wrote would be like me admiring someone's long, lustrous blonde hair. I may think it's beautiful and it may serve as a reminder to me to try to improve the condition of my hair. But I don't wish it were mine. Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-39304771779449851482019-01-14T10:50:34.928-08:002019-01-14T10:50:34.928-08:00I don't think I've ever wished I'd wri...I don't think I've ever wished I'd written someone else's book. But I have wished I could write as well as some I admire. It's not good to dwell on that, though. It could discourage a person from trying to write a better book.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-88044935095167214982019-01-14T09:24:38.999-08:002019-01-14T09:24:38.999-08:00I've read so many books, it's hard to chos...I've read so many books, it's hard to chose, but I have to say that after I'd read Daphne Du Maurier's, Rebecca, I remember thinking I wished I'd written it. Such powerful images. I also felt that way after reading, Olive Higgins Pouty's, Now Voyager. As you can tell, I like to read old books even though they're not mysteries, which is usually the genre I read in. Nice blog post, Marja. It made me think. Evelyn Cullethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042981370607083281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-41119988882107845812019-01-14T09:06:28.108-08:002019-01-14T09:06:28.108-08:00I don't think I've ever wished that I had ...I don't think I've ever wished that I had written a book I loved but after reading Mary Stewart's My Brother Michael in college, I was hooked on romantic suspense in faraway lands. I had wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl but genre had never occurred to me. I started to read everything Stewart wrote and also became hooked on Helen MacInnes and Evelyn Anthony. but the "magic of Mary Stewart" never left me. I've never achieved that magic, of course, although I tried with the publication of my first romance novel--a fantasy I had before I moved to the Caribbean. What a great post, Marja--one that made me think back to my early days of writing.Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-88402554555634254732019-01-14T09:05:01.319-08:002019-01-14T09:05:01.319-08:00I wish I'd written Susan Crandall's Whistl...I wish I'd written Susan Crandall's Whistling Past the Graveyard. I'm excited to know it's going to be made into a movie. Also Victoria Holt's The Mistress of Mellyn, Connie Willis' time travel books... So many. A good topic, Marja. Endorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855414443333323534noreply@blogger.com