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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 20, 2021 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write?I have always loved mysteries and wrote my own starting when I was in elementary school. It was natural for me to want to write a mystery as an adult. Tell us how you got into writing? My husband was in the Air Force which...
Feb 13, 2021 | A Word With The Author
Why do you write the genre that you write? I find that whodunnits and other mysteries allow readers to engage both their hearts and their minds. There’s the human side (the victim, the forces that drive someone to kill, the motives and conflicts of the sleuth),...
