tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post3730309965752624284..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Humble BeginningsChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-88757296600591334922009-08-16T04:08:05.824-05:002009-08-16T04:08:05.824-05:00Two answers: Because I got tired of getting paid f...Two answers: Because I got tired of getting paid for writing (just kidding), and I write what I like to read. Stephen King suggested that in ON WRITING, one of the best books about writing I've read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-28169218561237833122009-08-13T11:01:58.140-05:002009-08-13T11:01:58.140-05:00True I never thought about writing until after hig...True I never thought about writing until after high school, but in my teens I was a constant reader of short stories in magazines like <i>Saturday Evening Post</i> and <i>Collier's</i>. <br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Dyau" rel="nofollow">Mystery Mania</a>Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-30780310123991334352009-08-13T10:44:58.982-05:002009-08-13T10:44:58.982-05:00Like you, I remember writing at a young age. Back ...Like you, I remember writing at a young age. Back in high school they were sort of romance, but not exactly since my stories always had tragic endings. Now I write mystery or suspense - probably because that's what I like to read.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-5708365558937958442009-08-13T06:20:11.643-05:002009-08-13T06:20:11.643-05:00Sounds like you had a really supportive family and...Sounds like you had a really supportive family and a lifelong urge to write. I'm just like you in that respect...that was my experience, too.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com