tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post4043651433199484450..comments2023-03-18T04:48:30.303-04:00Comments on Sheila Webster Boneham: Cozies, Craftmans, and More with Guest Author Judy AlterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-1362391127725095412013-07-25T13:04:34.689-04:002013-07-25T13:04:34.689-04:00Judy: I'm with you. Just the name "cozy&q...Judy: I'm with you. Just the name "cozy" signifies the type of book it is. That's why it's called a cozy and not a "scary." Also, cozy book covers are recognizable. If there are any of the things you mentioned: child abuse, torture, etc., you can't have a cheery cover. There's also the dichotomy of having the dark stuff of explicit sex and murder with humorSharon Love Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253031063959998421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-11176304125622745362013-07-18T23:39:57.333-04:002013-07-18T23:39:57.333-04:00Thank you for the compliment, Judy. Yes, I do writ...Thank you for the compliment, Judy. Yes, I do write dark. Not everyone writes the same way or fills the needs of every reader. Isn't it great that there are so many choices of genres? I've read both Trouble in a Big Box and Murder at the Blue Plate Cafe, and I love your easy style. You write about real people, and as a reader, I feel I know them. Whether a book is dark or light, the Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-67718472223098389162013-07-18T13:55:39.931-04:002013-07-18T13:55:39.931-04:00Thanks all. Sharon, I want to write a culinary ser...Thanks all. Sharon, I want to write a culinary series--have it in mind. The Blue Plate Cafe stories are a step in that direction. Kaye, I grew up in a Victorian duplex, built for the Colombian Exposition in Chicago and to this day love older houses; newest one I ever lived in was a 1950s house. Jacqueline, I sometimes read dark but not often--Mary Clark Higgins scars me if I'm home alone at judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-16359319796808831042013-07-18T13:39:36.814-04:002013-07-18T13:39:36.814-04:00Thanks for the post. I currently write traditional...Thanks for the post. I currently write traditional cozies (culinary mystery), but I intend to go darker at some point. The genre should be flexible enough to absorb a range.River Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128604193981808617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-70731679528143722592013-07-18T12:18:09.193-04:002013-07-18T12:18:09.193-04:00I enjoy cozy mysteries, but I read darker mysterie...I enjoy cozy mysteries, but I read darker mysteries as well. However, I do avoid serial killer novels. One gets enough of that in the movies and TV unfortunately.<br />My own mysteries have many elements.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-73451321593635528922013-07-18T12:04:41.624-04:002013-07-18T12:04:41.624-04:00Thanks for the lesson on Craftsman homes! I grew u...Thanks for the lesson on Craftsman homes! I grew up in a Victorian house (built in the 1890s) and am fond of older houses. Our kitchen was down a short hallway from the dining room, but was huge, so we had a table and chairs there also.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-59115966958056303202013-07-18T11:32:19.107-04:002013-07-18T11:32:19.107-04:00I also like the Nancy Drew, cozy mysteries. I rea...I also like the Nancy Drew, cozy mysteries. I read to relax and dark stories just don't do that for me.Sahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05966291390004104765noreply@blogger.com