A Word With Ruth J. Hartman

Oct 5, 2024 | 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? Before writing cozy mysteries, I wrote a lot of contemporary romance and historical romance. But since I loved reading mysteries more than romance, it made sense to...

A Word With Sharon Short

Sep 28, 2024 | 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? For several years at the beginning of my career, I tried writing romance, mainstream fiction, and science fiction, all genres that I enjoyed reading and still read....

A Word With Anjili Babbar

Sep 21, 2024 | 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? For me, literature is all about expanding empathy. I’m drawn to crime fiction because it gets to the heart of human behaviour and motivations, and I’m drawn to...

A Word With Margaret Mizushima

Sep 14, 2024 | 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? When I first started writing fiction, I tried writing several different genres—paranormal, romance, and historical. I even tried writing a medical thriller that was...

A Word With Deborah J Ledford

Sep 7, 2024 | 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? I’ve loved reading darker themed literature ever since I can remember reading. My tastes later turned more to literary fiction, but the alure of a crime to be...

A Word With Lucy Burdette

Aug 31, 2024 | A Word With The Author

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...