tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post959342600827161820..comments2023-10-15T04:06:07.268-07:00Comments on Marja's Mystery Blog: A Personal MysteryMarjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-15331190003750488022017-04-28T08:30:11.007-07:002017-04-28T08:30:11.007-07:00Ah, another woman with a suspicious mind. Yes, the...Ah, another woman with a suspicious mind. Yes, the meter reader never did ring true, Linda. Anything can inspire a story. Good thing for writers. Thank you so much for commenting!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-92001997803808082712017-04-27T12:51:37.508-07:002017-04-27T12:51:37.508-07:00Both stories would be good as short stories or par...Both stories would be good as short stories or part of a book. Sounds like the police allowed a crook to get away by letting that so-called meter reader go. The cars and trucks that kept parking and doing nil to nothing, could have all been connected in some sort of conspiracy. I read so many mysteries, I also think in terms of daily events being possible (or probable) mysteries. authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-27126490624930756292017-04-25T07:59:15.374-07:002017-04-25T07:59:15.374-07:00A log is a good idea, Maggie, and I'll bet som...A log is a good idea, Maggie, and I'll bet some of those ideas are from observations rather than imaginings. :) Thank you so much for commenting!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-56152840529185484202017-04-25T01:40:19.326-07:002017-04-25T01:40:19.326-07:00I don't know how many times I've heard &qu...I don't know how many times I've heard "you have some imagination!" I keep a log of my imaginings. Good post, Marja Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-23190590279808061872017-04-24T14:59:44.827-07:002017-04-24T14:59:44.827-07:00Bubba would have walked over and smiled at them, A...Bubba would have walked over and smiled at them, Amy, and he would have gotten rid of them in a hurry. LOL Thank you so much for commenting!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-41053554319612091802017-04-24T14:58:35.544-07:002017-04-24T14:58:35.544-07:00LOL All plausible ideas, Evelyn. They haven't ...LOL All plausible ideas, Evelyn. They haven't come back, so I suppose I'll never know. Thank you so much for commenting!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-78705141544298300172017-04-24T12:13:21.229-07:002017-04-24T12:13:21.229-07:00Marja, if there had been trucks across the street ...Marja, if there had been trucks across the street from my house my dog would have let everyone within ten miles know about it. For that reason and many others, I love seeing dogs as characters in mysteries--usually as the pet of the protagonist. I seem to recall a certain dog named Bubba whom I love...Amy M. Readehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313132085132011921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-13084641058171206182017-04-24T10:41:53.817-07:002017-04-24T10:41:53.817-07:00Thanks for the advice, Marja. If I saw those truck...Thanks for the advice, Marja. If I saw those trucks parked across the street from my house, I'd be suspicious, too. Maybe they were casing the neighborhood homes to see how easy it would be to break in, or if anyone might be watching what they were doing. Or maybe there was a sexy woman who liked to parade around in front of one of the windows in the altogether, and the first driver told his friends. Or maybe, I have too much imagination, LOL!<br /><br />Evelyn Cullethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042981370607083281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-28554452609847891792017-04-24T09:48:48.782-07:002017-04-24T09:48:48.782-07:00Thank you, Jean! Maybe someone else will use the i...Thank you, Jean! Maybe someone else will use the idea, or maybe I'll use it in a later book. Thank you so much for commenting!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-45704547711756384482017-04-24T09:47:49.563-07:002017-04-24T09:47:49.563-07:00Real events can equal a great story, Pat. No, I ne...Real events can equal a great story, Pat. No, I never found out why they were here. Maybe word got around that this was a good street on which to take an extended break without the boss knowing. : ) Thank you so much for commenting!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-14734034595221785752017-04-24T08:33:38.225-07:002017-04-24T08:33:38.225-07:00Great blog, Marja. I would have been suspicious to...Great blog, Marja. I would have been suspicious too and I think the experience is great fodder for another mystery novel. Jean Henry (Mead)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08692254239136359941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-65842192358372184322017-04-24T08:05:57.162-07:002017-04-24T08:05:57.162-07:00My Human Zoo Trilogy is based on real people and e...My Human Zoo Trilogy is based on real people and events in my life. I see nuttiness everywhere I go and live! But did you find out why those trucks and vans parked there and why nothing happened? As the saying goes, "inquiring minds want to know". Great, great blog this week, Marja!<br />Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-58121198219831988232017-04-24T07:49:48.463-07:002017-04-24T07:49:48.463-07:00You're right, Pat. Thank goodness we've go...You're right, Pat. Thank goodness we've got those overactive imaginations. It makes life more fun. Thank you so much for commenting!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-45022048744284477272017-04-24T06:01:04.100-07:002017-04-24T06:01:04.100-07:00I think we mystery writers have what other people ...I think we mystery writers have what other people might call "overactive imaginations" because we see story ideas everywhere. Anything out of the ordinary catches our attention and may (or may not) end up in a book. Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.com