tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post6336861677397898796..comments2024-03-08T01:46:51.187-05:00Comments on Sleuths, Spies, and Alibis: What Makes Your Sleuth Come Undone?W.H. Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098532122691818369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-76316554298841298922012-03-14T21:24:38.096-04:002012-03-14T21:24:38.096-04:00Thanks, Kristen. I love self-doubt,too. It's a...Thanks, Kristen. I love self-doubt,too. It's almost like an unreliable narrator. Lots of tension and unease!W.H. Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098532122691818369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-72782419994844206422012-03-14T21:23:33.817-04:002012-03-14T21:23:33.817-04:00Hi F.T. Bradley, yes, I think what resonated with ...Hi F.T. Bradley, yes, I think what resonated with me was the simpleness of it. And yes, a willingness (or at least the NEED) to break the rules is a definite must.W.H. Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098532122691818369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-33093581342720956492012-03-14T12:04:46.312-04:002012-03-14T12:04:46.312-04:00What a great post! Cecil's idea is such a help...What a great post! Cecil's idea is such a helpful way to look at character development.<br /><br />Self-doubt might be one of my favorite flaws in a sleuth because it increases my suspense as a reader: what if the sleuth DOES have it all wrong and it was the butler all along?Kristen Kittscherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443224922309438672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-21926842453564252392012-03-14T08:14:13.420-04:002012-03-14T08:14:13.420-04:00I love this simple break down of character essenti...I love this simple break down of character essentials--thanks for this! <br /><br />I'm reading all the Edgar nominees in kid lit right now. Most of the protags are willing to break the rules to get what they want, and I like that, because there's no way I would be that brave myself :-)YA Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371132883359264412noreply@blogger.com