Good news for authors of murder mysteries

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Helen Brown in the Telegraph says:

"But what sorts of books will we be buying through a recession? Most publishers agree we’re likely to turn away from the grimmer stuff. Misery memoirs will take a nosedive, as will “suicidally bleak” literary fiction. We’ll seek comfort between the covers of romances and murder mysteries."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/4209237/How-the-recession-will-affect-publishing.html

Time to add a little romance and threw in a murder or two into your next novel!

Subject: Re: Good news for authors of murder mysteries Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:04 pm

That is good news.

Does murdering editors count?

This makes a lot of sense. The Great Depression was notable in that the movies that did best were those showing opulent, good like type circumstances, rather than gritty reality.

I don't do mysteries per se, but like the idea of people turning to entertainment rather than "misery".

Five Star Member Number of posts : 1216 Registration date : 2008-01-15

I guess I need to get writing. I have 5 in my head. *giggle* Mysteries that is.

Subject: Re: Good news for authors of murder mysteries Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:39 pm

My wife says I have a lot of mysteries in my head, Sue. Can't imagine what she means.

Five Star Member Number of posts : 1216 Registration date : 2008-01-15

Well, being a woman I could take that two ways. *giggle*

Mine are murders or missing persons that I have been involved with in some way since I was 17 years old. I have the title for the series already and it will be a series of 5 books. I am making them fiction so I can take creative license. *grin* Now to get them out of my head and onto paper.

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E. Don Harpe wrote:: My wife says I have a lot of mysteries in my head, Sue. Can't imagine what she means.

That's fine, as long as she's not on your hit list.

Subject: Re: Good news for authors of murder mysteries Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:27 am

The whole industry is a mystery to me.

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