tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post153119175301901666..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Cozy vs Traditional: Not a fight to the death, but please don’t say they’re not differentJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38100150647234095212012-12-07T16:21:46.181-05:002012-12-07T16:21:46.181-05:00Liz, this is a great break-down. One of the challe...Liz, this is a great break-down. One of the challenges is that definitions are constantly changing, so you're right that current cozies have a very narrow definition. <br /><br />It's also so interesting to hear that some readers consider my debut mystery a cozy, while other readers vehemently disagree! Gigi Pandianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378365974242102657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-79377744271011674332012-12-07T01:01:17.399-05:002012-12-07T01:01:17.399-05:00We at Malice Domestic face this issue continually....We at Malice Domestic face this issue continually. We often are called the "cozy convention," which leaves an inaccurate impression. While we love our authors who write in the cozy subgenre, we celebrate the traditional mystery, which includes a much broader range of books than simply cozies. Last summer I wrote a detailed post on the DorothyL Listserv about the differences between Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2664547058452999032012-12-06T12:43:43.866-05:002012-12-06T12:43:43.866-05:00Speaking of covers, I was surprised this week when...Speaking of covers, I was surprised this week when I saw mine for A Tine to Live, a Tine to Die (Squee! Check it out here: http://www.edithmaxwell.com/2012/12/tine-for-production.html) and it wasn't one of the cute covers. It doesn't even have the farm cat on it (which I had suggested to them) or the barn. It's gorgeous, but I wonder what the message is, if any. Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-27726660933449809302012-12-06T11:34:56.733-05:002012-12-06T11:34:56.733-05:00Liz, I largely agree with you. The difference seem...Liz, I largely agree with you. The difference seems to me to be a mtter of tone -- as Sheila said, some cozies are downright cute, while others do delve a little more into darker issues and emotions. Like Sheila and Edith, I've got a cozy contract but have to remind myself daily "Keep it Cozy!" <br /><br />The one element you've identified that I don't think is essential to Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-26178511193177490152012-12-06T09:58:57.532-05:002012-12-06T09:58:57.532-05:00Another great traditional mystery writer is Nancy ...Another great traditional mystery writer is Nancy Pickard. Margaret Maron's books also tackle some deep issues. I think readers are more than ready for additional dsrk traditional mysteries. They will still have plenty of escapist fare when they want it.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-85043548208415303092012-12-06T09:06:53.642-05:002012-12-06T09:06:53.642-05:00I am ever heartened by Sheila's dark cozies!I am ever heartened by Sheila's dark cozies!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-90750605210152262852012-12-06T08:41:34.466-05:002012-12-06T08:41:34.466-05:00Happy to hear these responses from two writers who...Happy to hear these responses from two writers who oughta know. :)Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38156082559175268352012-12-06T08:05:22.745-05:002012-12-06T08:05:22.745-05:00I can't disagree with anything you've said...I can't disagree with anything you've said, Liz. At the risk of biting the hand that feeds me, I could even say that many cozies are "cute"--the covers are pretty and colorful (no bodies or blood allowed); there is usually an adorable pet lurking somewhere, as well as a ditsy sidekick for the amateur sleuth protagonist.<br /><br />My agent and I have discussed this, and we Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-58834485481950736052012-12-06T07:28:19.513-05:002012-12-06T07:28:19.513-05:00Excellent delineation of the two, Liz. My first my...Excellent delineation of the two, Liz. My first mystery, Speaking of Murder, is definitely in the darker traditional camp. I love all of Spencer-Flemings books and agree completely that they aren't cozy.<br /><br />My Local Foods Mystery contract is for a cozy series and I have to struggle to keep the writing light enough to satisfy Kensington Publishing. My editor liked the one I turned in Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.com