detective fiction

Salty on a Monday, and it’s not even 8:30 AM.

This is one of those things that sounds clever, until you unpack it. As somebody who's written a couple of these, I will deign to explain.

Middle age: in the genre, youth = incompetent.
Good shape: nobody wants to read three pages about how much it hurts to run upstairs. https://t.co/SUKm4ovgOM
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) August 14, 2023

Always attractive to younger women: okay, that one is actually a problem sometimes. I mostly handle it by giving my hero age-appropriate romantic foils. Read his adventures here! With a third to follow probably next year.https://t.co/mEseMp2ZWv
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) August 14, 2023

Note that there are exceptions to all of those, sure. But the conventions are there for a reason. Which is to sell books.

Tag: detective fiction

In which I explain the facts of genre writing life.