Let's Talk About What Makes Me So Original

"Dammit! Where's the Devil when you need 'im?"
Is it better to be original or give 'em what they want?

For what I want to achieve, I'm fairly original by default and in ways that wouldn't be my choice if allowed one. I've mentioned this early in the week when I offered readers and peers a statement on writing awards in crime fiction.


The TL:DR of this is, put plainly, the traditions of mystery and crime fiction, and their standard conventions don't include someone who looks and lives like me. In...