A Word With Linda Castillo

Why do you write the genre that you write?I actually began my career writing romantic suspense. While I loved the genre, it didn’t take long for me to realize my strength as a writer ran to the darker elements of fiction. The Kate Burkholder series is sort of a hybrid...

A Word With Faye Snowden

Why do you write the genre that you write?I write dark fiction because it’s what I want to read. But that’s not all. Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” is my favorite book of all time. He was able to hold a mirror up to society while giving us a tragically beautiful and...

A Word With Terrie Farley Moran

Why do you write the genre that you write?Hi Dru Ann, it’s good to be back visiting you and all your friends. I write what I read. My favorite fiction novels are almost exclusively cozy mysteries. I also love short mystery fiction but I don’t confine myself to cozy...

A Word With Lynn Cahoon

Why do you write the genre that you write?I found cozies when I was fighting breast cancer. They were easy and fun reads that took my mind off what was going on. I want to give that ease of reading to others. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters has? I...

A Word With Libby Fischer Hellmann

Why do you write the genre that you write?I’ve read suspense novels since I was able to read. I love the exquisite pleasure of not being able to put down the book until the story was resolved. I never had the desire to write my own books until I was well past forty....

A Word With Tori Eldridge

Why do you write the genre that you write?Most of your readers will know me from my Lily Wong mystery thrillers, but Dance Among The Flames is “an epic novel steeped in Brazilian history and spiritualism [that] mixes a dark, mystical thriller, a supernatural horror...