tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post1104433015578286350..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: The Evil OptimistL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-32245742824919226992012-01-07T10:38:29.699-08:002012-01-07T10:38:29.699-08:00Love this post Peg!
Only good people can clearly...Love this post Peg! <br /><br />Only good people can clearly see how extreme evil can be. To evil people, bad behavior appears normal and good people appear to be stupid.<br /><br />The risk of new friendship is a glitch. You perfectly described a common reaction. I write about pedophiles – a conversation stopper except for the rare time I am talking to a woman who feels safe enough with me to tell her own story.Julie Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066007111058838543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-21941209956025021712012-01-07T08:08:53.980-08:002012-01-07T08:08:53.980-08:00Great post, Peg! And Happy (belated) Birthday! Sor...Great post, Peg! And Happy (belated) Birthday! Sorry I was out of the loop yesterday. <br /><br />You say you're an optimist with a bad side - we all have a darker side that hopefully doesn't come out very often, if at all. I'd say you've got yours very well tamed - and channeled through your fiction! Way to go! And can't wait to see your first novel in print! (digital or on paper)Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-33424750634506875472012-01-06T19:14:22.852-08:002012-01-06T19:14:22.852-08:00My experience has been that authors who write crim...My experience has been that authors who write crime fiction, for the most part, appear to be pretty well balanced. What I don't understand is this: our books are about good vs. evil and for the most part, we choose for the good to prevail. That should speak our motivation loud and clear, but for some reason, it doesn't. We right the wrongs in our novels and we champion our heros, not our villains.ANDREW E. KAUFMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835920472268730244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-54831569299356096482012-01-06T11:32:06.897-08:002012-01-06T11:32:06.897-08:00LJ, one of the "pop-out" things about yo...LJ, one of the "pop-out" things about you is your stand-up comedian schtick. I love it. Such contrast and depth in one person!<br /><br />CJ, my husband has never been quite comfortable with me writing crime fiction with evil bits thrown in. He would much prefer I wrote romance. He's frequently disconcerted with my research material. <br /><br />And Tom, I think a career in law enforcement would be really hard on the "happy/laugh" part of life. To see people at their worst every day would take a truly strong soul to survive. Or someone with a good share kick-ass humor.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-29261178253220174062012-01-06T11:18:44.297-08:002012-01-06T11:18:44.297-08:00Great post Peg, i'd say you have to be an opto...Great post Peg, i'd say you have to be an optomist (to degrees) in order to keep your wits about you. Living in a dark world can tax your soul like nothing else (aside from being a criminal). I always try to find something to be happy about and laugh every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-65671773408749302352012-01-06T07:18:17.801-08:002012-01-06T07:18:17.801-08:00Peg,
Just wait until they start reading the evil ...Peg,<br /><br />Just wait until they start reading the evil things you put on the page! When my neighbors read my first book several of them joked that they didn't want their kids staying at my house.CJ Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520787721959143183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-51907229564300990502012-01-06T07:08:16.905-08:002012-01-06T07:08:16.905-08:00Interesting post! I get some of that too. My daugh...Interesting post! I get some of that too. My daughters-in-law all read my fiction and say with every story, I become a little more scary to them. Yet, they know me as an upbeat and happy person. I write crime fiction to put all the crap I fear and worry about out of my head and onto the page.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.com