Comments on: Why We Don’t Write Crime Fiction https://booksquare.com/why-we-dont-write-crime-fiction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=why-we-dont-write-crime-fiction Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: booksquare https://booksquare.com/why-we-dont-write-crime-fiction/#comment-213 Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:22:58 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2004/09/17/627/#comment-213 The funniest thing I ever wrote was while listening to a series of songs about lost loves and confronting absentee parents, etc. I think low culture is an excellent way to go. Plus, if you sing with the windows closed, does it really count as out of tune?

The Woman in White was about 1859 (had to look it up as I had no clue) — I’ve always thought of it as much more modern. Weird how the mind makes such decisions.

Love Curtis Mayfield — Superfly is a permanent iPod resident! And I wouldn’t think about cleaning the house without Sly Stone (he’s been my dusting and sweeping companion since childhood).

]]> By: David Thayer https://booksquare.com/why-we-dont-write-crime-fiction/#comment-211 Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:36:21 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2004/09/17/627/#comment-211 I think ‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins is considered the first detective novel. 1851? 1841? His villain, the Count, recently appeared in Brimstone, a novel published in 2004. Big Opera fan. I prefer a little Curtis Mayfield with my Pelecanos. And the OJays. I’m a low culture type.

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