tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post6775171617289377486..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: Book Spotlight: Beeline to MurderRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-77762203305819772222015-10-16T14:54:15.049-07:002015-10-16T14:54:15.049-07:00I'm guessing this was meant as a comment on th...I'm guessing this was meant as a comment on the writing -process post, but I can't move it, so I'll answer here :) I have done it both ways, but am moving more and more to a planned story. Minor characters will always get invented as needed, but I do like to know the major players pretty well, and knowing the ending is a big help, especially with a mystery! I don't forget, though, hearing I think it was J.A. Jance saying at the Tucson Festival of Books a couple of years ago that she was nearly done writing one of her books when she realized that the one she had pegged as the perp didn't do it. That would certainly lead to a convincing red herring! And it serves as a reminder that anyone can be surprised in the writing.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-14448296656181126972015-10-16T04:51:59.097-07:002015-10-16T04:51:59.097-07:00When you start a new book, do you have all the cha...When you start a new book, do you have all the characters in place and an ending planned, or does it come to you as you write?Peggy Hyndmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327320788114884276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-23766591471725872702015-10-15T07:46:58.752-07:002015-10-15T07:46:58.752-07:00Love cozy mystery books.Love cozy mystery books.kim hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951846304316134717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-53507945082833041572015-10-15T07:32:02.061-07:002015-10-15T07:32:02.061-07:00I don't know much about bees, but I do think t...I don't know much about bees, but I do think the book looks interesting (really, I only sign up to review books I think I'll like!).Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-14968201381307546112015-10-14T00:18:13.828-07:002015-10-14T00:18:13.828-07:00Hi Rebecca - this looks like an interesting cozy m...Hi Rebecca - this looks like an interesting cozy mystery ... and bees have minds of their own. Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com