Comments on: Sunday, June 07: The A.D.D. Detective http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124 The Mystery Short Story Web Log Project Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Loretta http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124&cpage=1#comment-20856 Loretta Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:11:34 +0000 http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124#comment-20856 I very much liked your article, Leigh...very much. You're choice of material keeps the wheels turning in my brain. Always thinking of interesting compositions. Talented man, you are! Please continue. I find that, I always learn something from your writings. Always! I very much liked your article, Leigh…very much. You’re choice of material keeps the wheels turning in my brain. Always thinking of interesting compositions. Talented man, you are! Please continue. I find that, I always learn something from your writings. Always!

]]> By: Dick Stodghill http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124&cpage=1#comment-20793 Dick Stodghill Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:41:33 +0000 http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124#comment-20793 Simenon did this? Really? Simenon did this? Really?

]]> By: JLW http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124&cpage=1#comment-20789 JLW Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:02:02 +0000 http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124#comment-20789 First Derrida and now this. French intellectuals have a lot to answer for. But at least they're not responsible for Dan Brown. First Derrida and now this. French intellectuals have a lot to answer for.

But at least they’re not responsible for Dan Brown.

]]> By: Rob http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124&cpage=1#comment-20788 Rob Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:44:39 +0000 http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124#comment-20788 The public writing part reminds me of Harlan Ellison the science fiction writer (and twice winner of Edgars for best mystery stories) who used to raise funds for science fiction bookstores by sitting in their front window for a day and writing a story, usually on an assigned topic. The manuscript was then sold at auction. ELlison said some writers got so offended at the idea of doing it in public that they seemed to be confusing writing with the other "doing it." The public writing part reminds me of Harlan Ellison the science fiction writer (and twice winner of Edgars for best mystery stories) who used to raise funds for science fiction bookstores by sitting in their front window for a day and writing a story, usually on an assigned topic. The manuscript was then sold at auction.

ELlison said some writers got so offended at the idea of doing it in public that they seemed to be confusing writing with the other “doing it.”

]]> By: Leigh http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124&cpage=1#comment-20753 Leigh Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:08:31 +0000 http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7124#comment-20753 NB: Thanks to Criminal Brief friend Micheline who not only came up with the idea for the column, she contributed to the aricle and translated the quotations. NB: Thanks to Criminal Brief friend Micheline who not only came up with the idea for the column, she contributed to the aricle and translated the quotations.

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