tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post356167390228402154..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Crime; one road to writing successFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-71879288179423505182013-10-15T16:38:52.670+01:002013-10-15T16:38:52.670+01:00Give it a try! After all, what have you got to los...Give it a try! After all, what have you got to lose?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-19964399017818643472013-10-15T16:37:27.262+01:002013-10-15T16:37:27.262+01:00You're very kind, DT. In fact a producer has b...You're very kind, DT. In fact a producer has been trying for some time to get the backing for a screenplay of one of my novels, but the recession has rather scuppered itFrances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-59361146951411545442013-10-15T16:34:50.526+01:002013-10-15T16:34:50.526+01:00No, no. Not famous, Maggie. Just rich will do nice...No, no. Not famous, Maggie. Just rich will do nicely.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-19808799686729476572013-10-15T03:57:27.997+01:002013-10-15T03:57:27.997+01:00Given that the rulers of modern societies - financ...Given that the rulers of modern societies - financial institutions - commit fraud every day there's a fat chance that if I write a crime novel it will ever match up to their iniquities.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-1550589190612723652013-10-11T13:45:04.004+01:002013-10-11T13:45:04.004+01:00But do you really, really want to be that famous F...But do you really, really want to be that famous Frances? I know I don't. I like anonimity; being able to go out of the house without facing the cameras. Every word you tweeted would be scrutinized. Who am I kidding that it could ever happen to me anyway?Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-25559945592000055962013-10-09T19:58:23.479+01:002013-10-09T19:58:23.479+01:00I recently read that one too and have to say it cr...I recently read that one too and have to say it crossed my mind more than once too, that it could be a film. Actually I still sort of have images in my head from it - which is far from always the case after a few weeks (and other books) have passed.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-39905501266489856572013-10-09T13:24:29.771+01:002013-10-09T13:24:29.771+01:00Thank you very much, Adrian.Thank you very much, Adrian.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-79827934493695650882013-10-08T21:41:26.507+01:002013-10-08T21:41:26.507+01:00Thanks so much, Adrian. And for the very kind comm...Thanks so much, Adrian. And for the very kind comments on your blog. That book is my own favourite (but I think you knew that)!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-17406601476393798722013-10-08T21:33:17.354+01:002013-10-08T21:33:17.354+01:00Thanks, RWP. It's a tough world out there for ...Thanks, RWP. It's a tough world out there for novelists, and I'm really grateful to Adrian for his kind comments.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-72591729048202971612013-10-08T21:28:08.454+01:002013-10-08T21:28:08.454+01:00What a good idea, Paula!What a good idea, Paula!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-71392633655123089132013-10-08T20:15:03.078+01:002013-10-08T20:15:03.078+01:00As the unknown writer maybe I should get a publish...As the unknown writer maybe I should get a publishing deal for being less famous than most i.e. the novelty of being unknown should be a great selling point. :-) Rare = valuable = Worth more! One can always live in hope :-(Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-91354140551006173532013-10-08T20:12:19.731+01:002013-10-08T20:12:19.731+01:00Well, you must be doing something right with a tes...Well, you must be doing something right with <a href="http://adriansimages.blogspot.com/2013/10/one-of-those-081013.html" rel="nofollow">a testimonial like this one</a>. Don't commit a crime -- just keep writing. Word will eventually get around! (Moral: Slow and steady wins the race. Perhaps it has already been used.)rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-72517087429117609722013-10-08T18:27:53.009+01:002013-10-08T18:27:53.009+01:00Keep writing.
I have just finished reading about t...Keep writing.<br />I have just finished reading about the birds book, I couldn't put it down and it wold make a superb film.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-6762661882700276062013-10-08T14:15:41.190+01:002013-10-08T14:15:41.190+01:00Oh, me too, Rosemary. As for the word 'celeb&#...Oh, me too, Rosemary. As for the word 'celeb', it makes me feel physically ill. I've thought of startging a blog /website entitled "I'mnotacelebrity.com". Anyone want to join me?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-9665900599873010832013-10-08T14:13:34.477+01:002013-10-08T14:13:34.477+01:00Quite right, too, GB. Plus, think of the time you&...Quite right, too, GB. Plus, think of the time you've saved.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-60041632297767823422013-10-08T14:12:53.512+01:002013-10-08T14:12:53.512+01:00if you only write from experience (and that is cer...if you only write from experience (and that is certainly important), what part does imagination play, Meike?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-35048993817483436632013-10-08T14:11:15.682+01:002013-10-08T14:11:15.682+01:00I think Johnny Depp was right. I thought of riding...I think Johnny Depp was right. I thought of riding naked on my horse from Devizes to Swindon as a publicity stunt, but decided it would be too uncomfortable. Sigh.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-46953963466787415872013-10-08T14:09:42.446+01:002013-10-08T14:09:42.446+01:00Theft fo a rubber thingy...ts ts, Wendy.Theft fo a rubber thingy...ts ts, Wendy.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-34138750989724229082013-10-08T14:09:16.684+01:002013-10-08T14:09:16.684+01:00That's why we ordinary mortals have to go for ...That's why we ordinary mortals have to go for the big ones (great trains etc), Fanny.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-58081364626697116412013-10-08T14:08:10.989+01:002013-10-08T14:08:10.989+01:00Not sure about that, Adrian. But thanks, anyway. Not sure about that, Adrian. But thanks, anyway. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-73138493224697302432013-10-08T11:02:19.883+01:002013-10-08T11:02:19.883+01:00The whole celebrity thing annoys me intensely and ...The whole celebrity thing annoys me intensely and the crime element is a step too in their career!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-25336442289972661162013-10-08T10:47:50.974+01:002013-10-08T10:47:50.974+01:00As I'm never likely to write a short story nev...As I'm never likely to write a short story never mind a novel and, hopefully, never commit a crime resulting in imprisonment and as I can offer absolutely no advice to your fellow writer/bloggers I have decided not to comment on this post.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-73369474792258112262013-10-07T18:43:33.684+01:002013-10-07T18:43:33.684+01:00Isn't there a well-worn (to the point of havin...Isn't there a well-worn (to the point of having become threadbare) piece of advice for aspiring authors, saying that thou shalt not write about what thou don't know anything about?<br />Therefore, in theory, all those writers of thrillers and mysteries must have committed similar crimes themselves. And what about the writers of Fantasy and Science Fiction? Or pornographic novels?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-16948946984998784602013-10-07T18:32:05.064+01:002013-10-07T18:32:05.064+01:00Hi Frances, I am a writer too with 2 books publish...Hi Frances, I am a writer too with 2 books published by a Christian publisher, so I probably should stay away from major crimes as a PR tool. LOL. Although Johnny Depp once said, interviewed after trashing a hotel room "there is no such thing as bad PR."Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44447789574228342682013-10-07T13:42:12.686+01:002013-10-07T13:42:12.686+01:00When I was five, a stole a rubber thingy that goes...When I was five, a stole a rubber thingy that goes on the end of a tap to direct water into the sink... would that secure me a book deal do you think?Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.com