A Word With Lucy Burdette

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve read and loved mysteries for most of my life, beginning with the Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew and my brother’s Hardy Boys. I find it interesting that all...

A Word With Leslie Budewitz

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I go where the stories take me. For a long time, that’s been the cozy mystery—the stories of women compelled into action when danger threatens the place they...

A Word With Kathleen Bailey

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve always loved mysteries, whether they involve books, movies/TV, or games. Give me a puzzle, and I’m all in. That weird noise outside at three o’clock in...

A Word With Michelle Corbier

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? During middle school I wrote book reviews for a local paper, but I enjoyed writing even before that experience. Because we moved often, I lost many of my early...

A Word With Kate (K.B.) Jackson

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I fell in love with mysteries when I read my very first book with chapters, “Elizabeth Gail and the Mystery at Johnson Farm.” I’m a child of the 80s who grew...

A Word With Barbara Early

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve always loved mysteries. I like the logic aspect and the challenge of solving a puzzle, all wrapped up in a good story. As a mystery writer, I’m both...