tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post6763099627455075222..comments2024-01-12T03:31:15.527-05:00Comments on Craftie Ladies of Suspense: Shh, killing going on.Pamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-2602519569864102922009-02-04T21:26:00.000-05:002009-02-04T21:26:00.000-05:00Hi Barbara,No wonder I love hanging around suspens...Hi Barbara,<BR/>No wonder I love hanging around suspense authors . . . we're always thinking up ways to kill people. Softly, of course! :)Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-91308422124293461722009-02-04T13:37:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:37:00.000-05:00Barbara, you scared me! Remind me to never stand n...Barbara, you scared me! Remind me to never stand next to you on a mountain. I think our theme of "killing me softly" can mean many things. But words do hurt and sometimes we have to make our stubborn heroes in our books see that it's not what they say, but how they say it, that conveys the wrong message. Now about killing bad guys--that might not be so soft but sometimes it is necessary. We thread a thin line in our books because our main characters are usually Christians. Sometimes I find myself shying away from anything brutal or graphic but we want the story to be suspenseful so we have the challenge of coming up with something that works but isn't so "iccky". Isn't this fun???<BR/><BR/>Lenora :) back to workLenorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201614257423264316noreply@blogger.com