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Has a mystery novel ever made you do something, buy something or changed your beliefs in any way?

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David Terrenoire replied to p. b. smith's discussion 'Has a mystery novel ever made you do something, buy something or changed your beliefs in any way?'

It was the movie, The Maltese Falcon, that did it for me. I was trapped in a hotel room on business, the Falcon came on and never having seen it, I watched, dumbstruck by how goddam good it was. (This was before you could just walk in and rent a m...

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By Mr. Hatadi's Request

Are writers who write about murder more fun than writers who write about women finding empowerment through quilting?

That's the question of the day.

This came up in a bar, naturally, in a confab of writers - some crime, some literary, and some downright criminal. Ad Hudler, literary novelist, admitted to homicidal ambitions. Why?

Because crime writers, he said, have more fun than literary writers.

I know a few literary writers, like Soren Palmer who

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Posted on March 9, 2007 at 2:46am — 6 Comments

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At 1:10am on April 15, 2008, L.J. Sellers said…: I know I have a lot fun. And I think I would anyway, even if I didn't write mystery/thrillers. But perhaps certain personality types (extroverts, thrill-seekers) are drawn to crime writing.

At 5:42am on December 7, 2007, Juri Nummelin said…: Okay, do you remember the year? Was it 2005? Or maybe last year?

I'd really like to have more short stories by you in my Isku magazine.

At 2:40am on December 6, 2007, Juri Nummelin said…: Hey David, I left you a message on your hotmail account. I need to know the exact date for your flash story Sacrifice and the ACC. Leave a comment to me or check you hotmail. Thanks!

At 9:10am on August 12, 2007, David Terrenoire said…: Thanks, Brian, but I have sailed past the rocky shores of research and am well on my way with this novel. But if you've got anything on the different jazz clubs along U Street in the early 40's, I'd eat that stuff up.

At 7:07am on August 12, 2007, Brian Thornton said…: Thanks for the kind words on the sensibility of my stance on blogging. It's like "American Idol," though. I'm likely unwilling to do these things out of pure cussedness, more than anything else.

How's the research on DC going? I've got a ton of info on historical DC (my current project takes place there in 1844) if you could use a leg up on your research.

At 8:08am on July 28, 2007, David Terrenoire said…: Ah, a man who has his priorities straight.

At 4:33am on July 26, 2007, Eric Stone said…: I write, I drink, I listen to blues.

At 11:29pm on June 26, 2007, David Terrenoire said…: Laura,

Yes, that's pretty bad. But yours was a one-time event. I went on the air every day with my slow-motion disaster.

At 12:54am on June 25, 2007, Laura Benedict said…: Hey, David. re: Your comment on Imantrek's page on being the worst DJ ever---I bet you never accidentally turned off a hundred thousand watt radio station for three hours, sending the chief engineer out to the tower in a blizzard to turn the thing back on! Methinks I hold the record....