tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post550144648394579613..comments2024-03-21T09:11:45.159-04:00Comments on Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action: The Writer Will Take Your Questions Now (#219) -- Why Not Cozies?seanhtaylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-46154759422329762512012-09-08T15:59:38.246-04:002012-09-08T15:59:38.246-04:00As I write and publish cozies, I obviously like to...As I write and publish cozies, I obviously like to read them. It's not that I haven't read other types of mysteries, but I find when I'm reading one of those high adventure books with lots of blood and thrills, I tend to skim quickly through the chase scenes and descriptions of gore, and move on ahead to the spots where the hero (or preferably, heroine) is figuring it all out. I canPatricia Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599725587514470536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-12470317233071294892012-09-07T12:18:56.114-04:002012-09-07T12:18:56.114-04:00For me, that's exactly the purpose my hard-boi...For me, that's exactly the purpose my hard-boiled fiction serves, quick, light reads. Big on action and characterization but short books and not a little of brain power needed. seanhtaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-75968177305262799222012-09-07T12:18:00.232-04:002012-09-07T12:18:00.232-04:00I tried, but just couldn't get into them. Mayb...I tried, but just couldn't get into them. Maybe I'll try again some day. seanhtaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-49663752560032474652012-09-07T12:10:01.170-04:002012-09-07T12:10:01.170-04:00They aren't necessarily my favorite but I find...They aren't necessarily my favorite but I find them quick reads when I need to cleanse my palate from some heavier reading. They are easy to read with out having to put tons of brain power behind them.Alexx Momcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354550852804506615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-63087826263165591802012-09-07T12:04:59.698-04:002012-09-07T12:04:59.698-04:00I quite like 'cozies', myself. When done w...I quite like 'cozies', myself. When done well, they're a bit like an interactive puzzle for the reader. Christie cheated outrageously with some of her 'parlor summations', but writers like Dorothy Sayers played fair with the audience, doling out all the clues. If you were quick enough, you could figure out who done it before the sleuth. <br /><br />Adventure is awesome, but a Josh Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799600827217221916noreply@blogger.com