tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post11632405530972158..comments2024-03-25T09:18:22.829-05:00Comments on Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers: BOOK CLUB FRIDAY GUEST AUTHOR SHARON WOODS HOPKINSANASTASIA POLLACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-92223891585444471282012-11-24T15:00:58.293-06:002012-11-24T15:00:58.293-06:00A lot of authors I know (and I do know a lot of my...A lot of authors I know (and I do know a lot of mystery authors) are like cosmic vacuum cleaners. We suck up all sorts of bit and pieces that come our way, sort out, classify, organize and store for future use, ideas. I've used ideas from my kids, my wife, a fragment of a conversation from a woman passing in an airport, and from my doctor.carlbrookinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-45915342331355960022012-11-24T12:24:56.829-06:002012-11-24T12:24:56.829-06:00Hi Maggie, you are so right about ideas. Last summ...Hi Maggie, you are so right about ideas. Last summer our church hired a company to seal the basement walls, so they dug this neat trench all around the church. It was about 3 ft wide. I thought,"what if someone buried a body there?" Couldn't concentrate on church for imagining all sorts of killings. Sharon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250166539820750654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-46194047129396350382012-11-24T06:04:08.684-06:002012-11-24T06:04:08.684-06:00Sharon,
I find it amazing at how an idea sticks i...Sharon,<br /><br />I find it amazing at how an idea sticks in an author's head, and how three people will see the same thing but only one will say "that's a story idea."<br /><br />This is a topic near and dear to my heart. In honor of the Big Read, a library push across the country in February, I've been asked to talk to fledgling writers about "where to get your ideas."<br /><br />In the beginning, it took a nearly formed situation, such as a true crime event to make me think "I could write that." Now something as simple as the way sun glints off a knife can send me into full-fledged story mode.<br /><br />Great topic. And best of luck with your new book! MaggieMaggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-56613061695148638442012-11-23T18:52:53.266-06:002012-11-23T18:52:53.266-06:00Hi Traveler and Petite, Nice to meet you here on t...Hi Traveler and Petite, Nice to meet you here on the blog. I hope you leave your emails in case you get selected for a book! Thanks for dropping by!<br />Sharon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250166539820750654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-10720968788785380372012-11-23T18:07:17.832-06:002012-11-23T18:07:17.832-06:00What a fascinating background and excellent book t...What a fascinating background and excellent book to learn about. Best wishes.petitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326383614079568432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-24471663821406450872012-11-23T18:06:12.076-06:002012-11-23T18:06:12.076-06:00Hi, Sharon - What a wonderful and fascinating post...Hi, Sharon - What a wonderful and fascinating post. Your book sounds intriguing and unique. travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-48458674060342123232012-11-23T17:42:55.435-06:002012-11-23T17:42:55.435-06:00Hi Michelle, My husband is retired but still pract...Hi Michelle, My husband is retired but still practices a little law. Mostly he writes, too. His first mystery, Courting Murder, came out in October.<br />Sharon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250166539820750654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-61302708974401103812012-11-23T16:15:10.394-06:002012-11-23T16:15:10.394-06:00Sounds like an interesting book. I used to work f...Sounds like an interesting book. I used to work for lawyers and one of them was a judge for a small township. I'm in the Midwest; Ohio, not Missouri.Michelle Fidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285519745590239008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-51667452050750689492012-11-23T15:18:55.431-06:002012-11-23T15:18:55.431-06:00Hi Judy. Glad you stopped by!Hi Judy. Glad you stopped by!Sharon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250166539820750654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-83519446669570178282012-11-23T13:08:27.292-06:002012-11-23T13:08:27.292-06:00Thanks for the glimpse into how your mind works, S...Thanks for the glimpse into how your mind works, Sharon. Please enter me for a chance to win your book. Thanks. judydee22002@yahoo dot comJudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-38893530663787368552012-11-23T11:54:38.588-06:002012-11-23T11:54:38.588-06:00I did quiz him about an airplane attack, esp. sinc...I did quiz him about an airplane attack, esp. since there's a general aviation airport right there, next to the buildings. I'll have to read yours to see!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-64006162097699586702012-11-23T11:52:12.944-06:002012-11-23T11:52:12.944-06:00Hi Kaye, Thanks for stopping by. I bet your tour g...Hi Kaye, Thanks for stopping by. I bet your tour guide didn't know about what happened in Killerwatt, LOL.Sharon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250166539820750654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-65294976629641225622012-11-23T11:48:56.744-06:002012-11-23T11:48:56.744-06:00Sounds like I should read this one! Until June, we...Sounds like I should read this one! Until June, we lived within sight of ERCOT, which controls the power grid for most of Texas. They gave tours last year and I got to go inside and ask all my terrorist questions. The guide was very patient.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-53201295442823155852012-11-23T10:49:13.967-06:002012-11-23T10:49:13.967-06:00Great to read how the mystery writer's mind wo...Great to read how the mystery writer's mind works. And that there can be a murder in my own back yard. You have me thinking. Looking forward to the next book in the series. <br /><br />I'm not prejudiced, either.<br /><br />Ellie Searl,<br />Friend Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599138988107573990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-10897466268803943002012-11-23T10:18:55.668-06:002012-11-23T10:18:55.668-06:00KILLERWATT and KILLERFIND are both excellent books...KILLERWATT and KILLERFIND are both excellent books!<br /><br />I am not prejudiced. <br /><br />Bill Hopkins<br />(the husband)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-13524223495620023652012-11-23T09:57:57.493-06:002012-11-23T09:57:57.493-06:00Hi Karen, yes it is fascinating what real life off...Hi Karen, yes it is fascinating what real life offers to mystery writers! Thanks for stopping by!Sharon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250166539820750654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-58618471968509725222012-11-23T08:25:02.325-06:002012-11-23T08:25:02.325-06:00HI Sharon -- Your book sounds like fun. And I do...HI Sharon -- Your book sounds like fun. And I do find it amazing how small incidents can spark big ideas in the minds of writers.Karen McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709823258020421437noreply@blogger.com