tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450527233120751380.post6668352523948050095..comments2023-11-21T16:45:50.275-06:00Comments on Writer Granny's World by Nancy Julien Kopp: Guest Blogger--Barbara CarpenterNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160717876156540393noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450527233120751380.post-624276748784161782012-07-31T09:40:12.619-05:002012-07-31T09:40:12.619-05:00You're right about reading for clues. I think ...You're right about reading for clues. I think writers often read with a different eye than non-writers, but all readers need those clues along the way, and not those totally obvious ones.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160717876156540393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450527233120751380.post-39418520228420188452012-07-31T09:34:42.666-05:002012-07-31T09:34:42.666-05:00Coincidentally, I've been thinking along these...Coincidentally, I've been thinking along these same lines. I recently finished, and vastly enjoyed, a thriller/mystery in which the bit of information that solved the crime was revealed only in the final pages. <br />That may be, in truth, the way most crimes get solved -- the detective receives an anonymous tip that leads directly to the criminal.<br />But aren't mysteries expected to Peg Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442026513439378111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450527233120751380.post-44212264484329122912012-07-31T09:29:23.146-05:002012-07-31T09:29:23.146-05:00Coincidentally, I've been thinking along these...Coincidentally, I've been thinking along these same lines. I've recently finished a mystery/thriller, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but the final resolution came in a bit of information only revealed near the ending. When I get the book back in my hands -- it's on loan to a friend -- I think I'll read it again to see if there were any possible clues that I missed.<br />That may be, Peg Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442026513439378111noreply@blogger.com