A Word With Catherine Dilts

Jun 20, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Watching my mother consume stacks of mystery novels from the library, while drinking steaming cups of hot, black coffee and chain-smoking cigarettes in her easy...

A Word With Merida Bass

Jun 13, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? With my math background, I love complex puzzles. I get to craft my own while writing mystery and sci-fi. And by writing series, I can make long, twisted story arcs...

A Word With MJ Soni

Jun 6, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? As a teenager I loved all things Agatha Christie and suspense. In more recent years I wrote a number of suspense stories, but then my mom developed dementia, and...

A Word With Craig Robertson

May 30, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Crime fiction was always my go to reading so I guess it was natural that was what I wanted to write. My mother read me Agatha Christie as bedtime stories from the...

A Word With Alexandra Sokoloff

May 23, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? My dad was a scientist but also an obsessive reader – we grew up in a house with not just full bookshelves in every room – I swear, the walls were propped up by...

A Word With Maria Kelson

May 16, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Walter Mosley’s The White Butterfly and Alice LaPlante’s Turn of Mind inspired me to try mystery/thriller/suspense writing. Both are stories with ordinary...