A Word With Joanna Schaffhausen

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I write detective fiction, and I’ve always loved the romantic take on the detective: a nosy, curious sort who is crusading on behalf of justice. I like my...

A Word With Lena Gregory

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? When I first began writing, I wrote sweet romance. My agent, Dawn Dowdle (who became a very close friend before she passed away in November) sat me down and...

A Word With Kelly Oliver

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? That’s a bit of a story! In my day job, I’m a philosophy professor. About eight years ago, I had a sabbatical and I wanted to write a novel (don’t tell...

A Word With Traci Hall

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 to read mysteries, so it was a natural segue for me from writing romance, which is where I started off in 2003. I’d joined Romance Writers of...

A Word With Emmeline Duncan

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? Writing cozy mysteries is a natural fit for my writing style and interests. I like the puzzle and warm aspect of cozies, along with mysteries that are solved...

A Word With Laurie Cass

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? If the “write what you know” thing can be flipped around a bit to be “write the kind of books you’ve been reading for most of your life,” then there’s the...