tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post5239857483500431573..comments2024-03-04T12:32:12.434-08:00Comments on Gwen Gardner, Author: #IWSG: Always CozyGwen Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-44723210051299252962020-08-07T15:43:30.878-07:002020-08-07T15:43:30.878-07:00It happened organically for me--just fell into pla...It happened organically for me--just fell into place. LOL. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-56970782211897438682020-08-06T16:36:58.800-07:002020-08-06T16:36:58.800-07:00Very clever. What a great answer. I always know my...Very clever. What a great answer. I always know my genre when I start a project too.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-16433979578325187162020-08-06T16:35:56.982-07:002020-08-06T16:35:56.982-07:00That's it exactly Rebecca. I can't take th...That's it exactly Rebecca. I can't take the emotional burden, LOL. And I do have fight scenes that my characters go through, but nothing gory, as you say. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-86661716279401608922020-08-06T07:58:40.166-07:002020-08-06T07:58:40.166-07:00Love your solution to the dislike of violence. I’v...Love your solution to the dislike of violence. I’ve gotten around that by killing people we don’t know or who we dislike, but the more I write, the less I can leave them as cut-outs, and they are becoming more of an emotional burden for my MC and for me. I do like to make my characters have narrow squeaks :) I think it’s okay in a cozy to have non-lethal violence on-screen, but no gory details.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-69542264842987679252020-08-05T15:12:43.869-07:002020-08-05T15:12:43.869-07:00Of course there's trouble, etc., but the natur...Of course there's trouble, etc., but the nature of a cozy is no on-screen violence or sex--the bad stuff happens "off-screen". In my stories, the murder has already happened. So the solving of the mystery (and the trouble they come across while doing it) and the quirky characters are what cozy readers like about it. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-53881233422648978432020-08-05T15:08:44.869-07:002020-08-05T15:08:44.869-07:00Haha, I think Agatha Christie may have beaten me t...Haha, I think Agatha Christie may have beaten me there, but cozies are becoming quite popular, with many different sub-genres to it as well. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-73981132818937473582020-08-05T15:07:28.170-07:002020-08-05T15:07:28.170-07:00Oh sure, sometimes they get hurt and get into trou...Oh sure, sometimes they get hurt and get into trouble. Just nothing too violent--that wouldn't be a "cozy". Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-77785071301498498082020-08-05T15:01:03.815-07:002020-08-05T15:01:03.815-07:00I hear you about those characters. You can't h...I hear you about those characters. You can't help but want them to be okay, yet that's exactly the opposite of what the story demands--at least until The End.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-18588485065658385602020-08-05T12:22:16.735-07:002020-08-05T12:22:16.735-07:00It does sound like you might have led the way for ...It does sound like you might have led the way for cozies. Now, every genre has a 'cozy' version.Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-51224639218535107652020-08-05T12:01:03.718-07:002020-08-05T12:01:03.718-07:00Surely something bad happens to them, right? It do...Surely something bad happens to them, right? It doesn't have to be huge. A hang nail...that's bad. LOL! :PChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-9599202001184550252020-08-05T07:33:47.922-07:002020-08-05T07:33:47.922-07:00It sure is. I'm just going to keep writing coz...It sure is. I'm just going to keep writing cozies and get better and better. LOL. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-91354516731747315872020-08-05T07:33:15.581-07:002020-08-05T07:33:15.581-07:00Especially in these stressful times, right? They a...Especially in these stressful times, right? They are a nice escape from reality. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-41921456120840874052020-08-05T07:32:40.499-07:002020-08-05T07:32:40.499-07:00Just doing my thang...Just doing my thang...Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-29527646583387289122020-08-05T07:31:25.732-07:002020-08-05T07:31:25.732-07:00I definitely read widely, but nothing too stressfu...I definitely read widely, but nothing too stressful or I might have to skip ahead to the resolution. LOL. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-33291613691771646812020-08-05T07:30:08.527-07:002020-08-05T07:30:08.527-07:00Yes. But I do have other equally "cozy" ...Yes. But I do have other equally "cozy" ideas for screenplays etc that I can't wait to try out. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-28013846585893022362020-08-05T07:28:43.683-07:002020-08-05T07:28:43.683-07:00They are so fun to write. And I put them in just a...They are so fun to write. And I put them in just a little bit of danger. LOL. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-47821479721969330722020-08-05T06:56:08.434-07:002020-08-05T06:56:08.434-07:00Cozy is your thing!Cozy is your thing!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-13241012510775102632020-08-05T06:46:16.579-07:002020-08-05T06:46:16.579-07:00Hi Gwen, I love Cosy Mysteries!Hi Gwen, I love Cosy Mysteries!Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-54410248846199539322020-08-05T06:23:03.480-07:002020-08-05T06:23:03.480-07:00How great to find your creative niche!! Good for y...How great to find your creative niche!! Good for you, Gwen. Write what you LOVE!!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-81258511532253646982020-08-05T06:04:40.101-07:002020-08-05T06:04:40.101-07:00I love stories in more than one genre. I write fan...I love stories in more than one genre. I write fantasy but may try a mystery or a mystery/fantasy some day. Good that you know what you like to write.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-27327899819349921972020-08-05T04:40:40.615-07:002020-08-05T04:40:40.615-07:00You know your genre and strengths and stick with t...You know your genre and strengths and stick with them.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260356366721241015.post-11376211974991809212020-08-05T04:00:41.925-07:002020-08-05T04:00:41.925-07:00Love it, Gwen! I have a foot in both camps. My wri...Love it, Gwen! I have a foot in both camps. My writing leans towards the Gothic genre, so I tend to have danger and ghosts in my stories. I plan on writing a cozy mystery one day, they sound like a lot of fun.Debbie Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034949025523317477noreply@blogger.com