Jul 8, 2023 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write? While I write across genres, I always come back to crime fiction because I love how very readable it is. It delivers important truths about justice, inequality, humanity, and it does it all with a tight plot. What’s the...
Jul 1, 2023 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write? In 1966, when I was fourteen, my ninth-grade English teacher handed me a copy of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and said she thought I might enjoy it. I’d never read any crime fiction before that (except probably...
Jun 24, 2023 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write?I write the books I want to read. When I was in the mood for paranormal romance and urban fantasy, that’s what I wrote. When I needed something lighter, I wrote cozy mysteries. It also depends on what story comes to me… What’s...
Jun 17, 2023 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write?I write what I enjoy reading so thrillers, mysteries, suspense, horror, magical realism… anything that is pulse-racing and so immersive I feel as if I’m in that world as I read. I want to create stories that are...
Jun 10, 2023 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write?I write what I love to read. Cozies have been one of my favorite genres to read since elementary, so it seemed a natural choice to begin my writing career with one. I love the whodunit aspect of cozies. Characters and setting...
Jun 3, 2023 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write?I don’t really write in one genre—I tend to bend and blend them. Probably because I read across so many. I enjoy a wide variety of books, and I write what I enjoy reading. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters...
