A Word With Tamara Berry

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? Well, I write in two different genres (in addition to cozy mysteries, I write Women’s Fiction as Lucy Gilmore), so my reasons vary depending on the day....

A Word With Erin Flanagan

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve been writing thrillers lately centered around women, and I think what draws me to this genre is that women in these books end up in situations where...

A Word With Angie Kim

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’m not sure what genre I write (haha). My short stories are literary fiction with magical realism elements, and my two novels have both been part...

A Word With Sherrill Joseph

Why do you write the genre that you write? I have loved the mystery genre since I discovered Nancy Drew Mysteries at the age of ten. I would finish my schoolwork early so I could pull my book out of my desk and escape to “Nancy Land.” I used to write short...

A Word With Elle Alexander

Why do you write the genre that you write? I love the structure of mysteries. Every time I sketch out a new plot and try to piece together the suspects, their motives, nefarious behavior, and secrets and lies, I always wonder how it’s going to come together. Then...

A Word With Neil S. Plakcy

Why do you write the genre that you write? I could say that as a young person, I read a lot of mystery fiction, from “Freddy the Detective” and The Hardy Boys to Agatha Christie, Ellis Peters and Dick Francis. But the honest truth is that I struggled for a...