A Word With Traci Hall

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve always loved to read mysteries, so it was a natural segue for me from writing romance, which is where I started off in 2003. I’d joined Romance Writers of...

A Word With Emmeline Duncan

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? Writing cozy mysteries is a natural fit for my writing style and interests. I like the puzzle and warm aspect of cozies, along with mysteries that are solved...

A Word With Laurie Cass

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? If the “write what you know” thing can be flipped around a bit to be “write the kind of books you’ve been reading for most of your life,” then there’s the...

A Word With G.M. Malliet

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I like stores that have a beginning, middle, and end. I like surprises when they’re clever and not contrived, and I enjoy the puzzle of the mystery genre....

A Word With Rhys Bowen

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I have been a fan of mystery novels all my life, starting with the Famous Five and moving on to the ladies of the Golden Age. And I found myself drawn to the...

A Word With Meg Gardiner

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I write thrillers because I love to read thrillers. The reason is in the name of the genre. I can’t get enough of the pulse-pounding excitement, the...