A Word With Tracy Clark

Apr 3, 2021 | A Word With The Author

Why do you write the genre that you write?I fell in love with PI stories a long time ago. I used to watch all those old black-and-white ‘30s and ‘40s movies with my Mom on Sunday afternoons—Boston Blackie, Thin Man, the old Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chan series. I...

A Word With Dorothy St. James

Mar 27, 2021 | A Word With The Author

Why do you write the genre that you write?You’re supposed to write what you know. Well, I’ve always loved reading cozy mysteries! As a teenager, I read and re-read every book in the Cat Who series by Lillian Jackson Braun. After reading so many, I naturally wanted to...

A Word With Barbara Ross

Mar 20, 2021 | A Word With The Author

Why do you write the genre that you write?You should always write books you would love to read. I love traditional mysteries where the central question is “whodunnit?” And I love series, stories about characters you get to know over time. So, the cozy genre is a...

A Word With Delia C. Pitts

Mar 13, 2021 | A Word With The Author

Why do you write the genre that you write?I write private eye mysteries because I love to read them. Beginning in middle school, I devoured Agatha Christie (Poirot, never Marple) and Conan Doyle, but also the classic traditional mysteries of Margery Allingham, Ngaio...

A Word With Ellen Byron

Mar 6, 2021 | A Word With The Author

Why do you write the genre that you write? Here’s the truth. I didn’t even know I was writing a cozy when I wrote Plantation Shudders. I’d never heard the term, even though I lived for Agatha Christie. I wrote the kind of book I wanted to read – one that possessed a...

A Word With Diane Kelly

Feb 27, 2021 | A Word With The Author

Why do you write the genre that you write? Though mysteries are often thought of as plot-driven stories, to me it’s all about the characters. I write cozy mysteries because I love stories that feature smart, resourceful, and courageous women. It’s fun for me to...