Saturday, January 24, 2015

The Mystery Of Agatha Christie...!

Every great writer has a style all their own and sometimes some strange little habits to go along with that style.

Agatha Christie was certainly one of the better known mystery writers and, by some standards, some of her habits might seem a little different. I love to read, and a good mystery is right up there with my favorite topics, so it's always fun to find out something different about the stars of their profession.

Agatha Christie


Photo credit: Steve Hopson

She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 collections of short stories, but Agatha Christie didn’t write at a desk. As a matter of fact, she never even had an office—she wrote Murder on the Orient Express, for example, in the hotel room pictured above. She did use a typewriter, though; for Christie, typing itself was part of the writing process.

This writing process of Christie’s was often disjointed. She wrote wherever the mood struck, sometimes at a kitchen table or in her bedroom. Christie sometimes started writing long before she even had a plot for her stories, and she generally started with the details of the murder scene itself before moving on.

Nearly all the writers I've read about have certain routines, almost rituals, that they follow. I can understand that. It's part of the creative process that helps them create. Anything that helps the creative process is a good thing in my book!

Coffee in the kitchen this morning. The weather is just too strange to trust, ya know?

9 comments:

Mamahen said...

Interesting ....I enjoy her work :))

Chickenmom said...

Always love a good mystery! Routine?
Gotta have that cup of coffee right next to the laptop! Always! Had 8 inches of snow last night-sure beats sleet!

Sixbears said...

I've yet to meet a serious writer who was not some sort of odd character. Not sure if it's because they are writers or if it's the sort of people someone like me meets.

Dizzy-Dick said...

I will meet you in the kitchen for that cup of coffee. . . It would feel real good on this chilly morning.

linda m said...

I don't care that she didn't write at a desk , I love her stories. Chilly morning here; coffee sounds good.

JO said...

I enjoy her mysteries very much. Sometime they have little films on PBS.

the wind is howling here again so coffee in a nice cozy kitchen sounds wonderful

HermitJim said...

Hey Mamahen...
I like her work as well!

Thanks for the visit today!



Hey Phyllis...
I used to have a routine, but it was more like a comedy routine than anything else!

Thanks for coming over today!



Hey Sixbears...
I've known a couple and I have to say that they seemed normal enough. Trouble may be in my definition of "normal!"

Thanks for coming by today!



Hey Dizzy...
Glad to have the company this morning! It does seem that the sun is trying to shine, doesn't it?

Thanks for dropping by today!



Hey Linda M...
I sure agree with you on that! Very enjoyable!

Thanks for coming by today!



Hey Jo...
The wind has been rough here as well. Wonder how far Spring is?

Thanks, sweetie, for stopping by today!

Judy said...

I can see where without the crime scene details you could have problems writing. I have to be in the mood to read most of Dame Agatha's works; the only ones I could jump into anytime are the Hercule Poirot ones.

Coffee in the kitchen sounds great. I got a hankerin' for snickerdoodle cookies so I'll bring some to share.

HermitJim said...

Hey Judy...
I do love those snickerdoodleas! One thing about her writings, it keeps you going until she lets you in on the secrets.

Thanks, my friend, for coming over today!