Poll Dance Wednesday results.

How much - or how little - violence do you like in your cozy murder mystery?

Blood and guts don’t bother me… bring on the gore!	2 (20%)
I’m not fond of violence, but it’s part of a murder mystery.	1 (10%)
I don’t need to see how the victim dies, and no autopsy please!	3 (30%)
It really depends on the author’s style and the plot.	4 (40%)

Poll Dance Wednesday and Cryptograms!!

Wednesday... hump day, dreary, middle of the week yuck day.

Or fun day!

As well as a new poll, I also have a cryptogram puzzle for you to work out. The dates are the clues.

Wednesday, November 4th: JEVMIAS PFMWI XS UVRE UESVR

Friday, November 13th: LJR XMP PFAXEDBCM XS UAFEVSW FEBR

Tuesday, November 17th: A UABR EG MWGALKALMEW XS D. B. PAPRF

Anyone know the answers? No prize, but a big 'boy, are you smart!' to the first correct answer!

Hint... the key is the same for each of the three puzzles.

Okay, now here are the poll results for last week's poll... don't forget to vote in the new poll!

Poll results: Romance in cozy murder mysteries.

No way, none of that mushy stuff for me! Stick to the death and mayhem.	1 (6%)
Yeah, baby, bring on the kissin' and huggin' and cuddlin'!	4 (26%)
I'm on the fence... and it hurts! Dang barbed wire.	1 (6%)
Only if it's done well and doesn't overwhelm the murder part!	9 (60%)

Poll Dance

Hey, all,

I've wondered for some time how readers really feel about romance in murder mysteries. I, for one, don't mind it if the author handles it well. It's part of life, after all, and those fictional characters have a right to love, don't they?

So, in the interest of research - and because I'm snoopy - I've added a poll to the left hand column. Pleeeeeeze answer? Pretty please?

Thanks a bunch, in advance.

Oh, and disregard the silliness of the answers; they really are just no, yes, can't decide and maybe.

I am thinking about doing a poll every Wednesday, so keep an eye out! And if you have any burning questions (there's a cream for that, I've heard) shoot them to me so I can add them to the poll!