tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post6247817666173147878..comments2024-03-29T03:30:18.368-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Mystery, Suspense, or RomanceDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89208452256872644782015-07-21T14:53:40.243-06:002015-07-21T14:53:40.243-06:00My upcoming blog is about cross genre fiction. I t...My upcoming blog is about cross genre fiction. I think suspense, which I write, still has elements of mystery, as does a thriller. I've never paid much attention to genre classifications. I like crime fiction as an umbrella solution, but that's just me. And I always have romance in my mystery, suspense, thrillers. :-)Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21256243011979716942015-07-21T07:19:28.166-06:002015-07-21T07:19:28.166-06:00Excessive anything is too much regardless of genre...Excessive anything is too much regardless of genre, I think.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-80576430457710176352015-07-20T11:21:34.239-06:002015-07-20T11:21:34.239-06:00I like both mystery and suspense -- just don't...I like both mystery and suspense -- just don't care for excessive blood and gore. I like romance, but not explicit sex. Mystery with relationships? Now that's intriguing. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51107315145356354172015-07-20T08:59:30.781-06:002015-07-20T08:59:30.781-06:00Why does your comment remind me of Arlo Guthrie...Why does your comment remind me of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant"? :-)Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14884276188747483822015-07-20T08:50:54.826-06:002015-07-20T08:50:54.826-06:00I love your "mystery with relationships"...I love your "mystery with relationships" category and I will put it on my website to describe my mysteries. Then two of us will have the category, and maybe it will catch on. LOLMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-61765215705308365792015-07-18T06:42:26.668-06:002015-07-18T06:42:26.668-06:00Like 'romantic suspense', which encompasse...Like 'romantic suspense', which encompasses everything from cozy to thriller as long as there's a romance element, paranormal seems to be the same oversized umbrella. You'll have to let your description, sub genres and key words help readers find the book.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59729237407918366462015-07-18T00:10:14.813-06:002015-07-18T00:10:14.813-06:00I also get confused about genre classifications. I...I also get confused about genre classifications. I am working on my first novel. It is a story about my MC, who feels compelled to solve her parents' murders from when she was a child of 7, and she was traumatized from it and can't remember details. Then, she goes to an old mansion that was a former parlor house. The ghost of the madam needs her help to solve an even colder case murder--the madam's, from 1871. So, is this paranormal mystery, or historical mystery, or what? I know most ghost stories are classified as either paranormal or horror. This ghost is not scary, so I think horror is out. I think of paranormal more as vampires, werewolves, etc. What would you suggest? She may or may not have a love interest. I'm not sure yet. I'm still in the planning stage. I've been stuck here for a while, but that's another topic. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507229369816567472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66437152588130842662015-07-17T10:36:47.303-06:002015-07-17T10:36:47.303-06:00I like to think so, Chris, but although the lines ...I like to think so, Chris, but although the lines a blurring, there are still those 'first impressions' you're stuck with when the "mystery with relationship" genre exists only on my website. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-42271178370896631932015-07-17T10:35:35.920-06:002015-07-17T10:35:35.920-06:00I do try to make it clear what my books are, but w...I do try to make it clear what my books are, but when faced with the required pigeonholes, the only thing out there is 'romantic suspense' and one hopes readers will understand that umbrella encompasses a LOT of possible reads. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5303456122436742732015-07-17T09:56:15.243-06:002015-07-17T09:56:15.243-06:00Wow, Terry ... seems like a pretty thin line ... k...Wow, Terry ... seems like a pretty thin line ... kinda like the action/adventure vs thriller ... who knows, eh? I think you came up with a new genre: mystery with relationships ... most folks could sure identify with that.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15302095334477480542015-07-17T08:43:25.174-06:002015-07-17T08:43:25.174-06:00When I see the term "romantic suspense,"...When I see the term "romantic suspense," I automatically think of women in danger storylines ala Mary Higgins Clark. The heroine is targeted by the villain and the relationship is the side dish. I agree that Mystery with a side dish of romance is a different animal. The sleuth has romantic entanglements along the way while solving the mystery. I enjoy them both. I've also read books where the central focus is romance and there is very little sleuthing. Those, I'm not so fond of. As I say so often, it is all in the promise you make to the reader in the back blurb, synopsis, even cover. Make sure you're clear which type of book they are taking home. Otherwise, you are in for some bad reviews. A reader burned is likely to fire back.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.com