tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post5670672244554711124..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: After My Car Was Firebombed While I Covered a Riot...L.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-24453388414414477642011-09-21T17:29:44.823-07:002011-09-21T17:29:44.823-07:00As a former television journalist, I can say with ...As a former television journalist, I can say with complete confidence: man does this sound familiar. I saw a lot during my time there and miss very little of it. I remember coming home from vehicle fatalities with blood on my sneakers. Not pretty. Of course, all of it formed the perfect springboard for my career as a fiction writer. As I'm sure you can attest, Judy, life really is much stranger--and it sure makes for great novels.ANDREW E. KAUFMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835920472268730244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-59488020495587621622011-09-21T10:16:59.674-07:002011-09-21T10:16:59.674-07:00Fascinating story, Judy! I've dealt with unfe...Fascinating story, Judy! I've dealt with unfeeling employers before, and they sure know how to make an individual feel helpless.<br /><br />I'm sorry about your car, but I'm sure glad you're okay!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487464497446199247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-33229890931001902732011-09-21T08:41:38.959-07:002011-09-21T08:41:38.959-07:00@ Jodie:No. I did not make up any of the post. All...@ Jodie:No. I did not make up any of the post. All truly happened. And more.<br />@Peg: Yes, my true experience was the basis of a scene I wrote for Where's Billie? Best researched car-firebombing passage you're going to find anywhere.Judith Borgerhttp://www.judithyatesborger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-56451895557117504992011-09-21T07:45:27.659-07:002011-09-21T07:45:27.659-07:00Great story, Judy! A real nail-biter! But you say,...Great story, Judy! A real nail-biter! But you say, "I love making this stuff up." Was this story made up, too? I can't tell. Either way, what a close call!Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-725282249971666752011-09-21T07:37:43.739-07:002011-09-21T07:37:43.739-07:00I thought the story in your post sounded familiar,...I thought the story in your post sounded familiar, Judy. It was a great scene in your book.<br /><br />Glad you're safe . . . and only write about danger.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-53942090480234175432011-09-21T06:21:51.737-07:002011-09-21T06:21:51.737-07:00Your life as a journalist was certainly more excit...Your life as a journalist was certainly more exciting than mine. But I know what you mean about management. It's hard to keep working for someone you don't really trust. <br /><br />Those incidents and details are what make your stories authentic and exciting though. That's why I'm getting ready to do a ridealong. You have to keep it real. <br />http://ljsellers.comL.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.com