Murdermap's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T17:40:51ZMurdermaphttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Murdermaphttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60996508?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2eavwn98jn75w&xn_auth=noYou should write a crime novel...tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-25:537324:BlogPost:2435842010-07-25T22:48:40.000ZMurdermaphttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Murdermap
<p>Write what you know, that's what they always say. You work as a crime reporter, why don't you write a crime novel?</p>
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<p>My immediate answer: I can't handle plot. And I hate descriptive writing. Facts, ideas, characters maybe. I like to observe people; what they say, their motives and psychology. I don't care what kind of sound the gravel makes under my foot or exactly how black the night sky is on a cold November evening. I don't want to write about weeping mothers and orphaned…</p>
<p>Write what you know, that's what they always say. You work as a crime reporter, why don't you write a crime novel?</p>
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<p>My immediate answer: I can't handle plot. And I hate descriptive writing. Facts, ideas, characters maybe. I like to observe people; what they say, their motives and psychology. I don't care what kind of sound the gravel makes under my foot or exactly how black the night sky is on a cold November evening. I don't want to write about weeping mothers and orphaned children and fragile wives.</p>
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<p>On the plus side, I've heard a lot about murders and murder investigations. I've seen killers try to lie their way out of a prison sentence.</p>
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<p>And so, like many other unpublished writers I'm obsessed with finding 'the original idea' that will open doors.</p>
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<p>Needless to say I haven't come up with a single one.</p>
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<p>And that, ladies and gentleman, is why I am sticking to non-fiction for now. Feel free to browse our collection of murder cases at <a href="http://www.murdermap.co.uk">www.murdermap.co.uk</a>. Maybe you can find something you can use for your own writing. Good luck.</p>