Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .

Why do you write the genre that you write?
Writing a mystery is like solving a puzzle. It’s fun to make all the pieces fit together and best of all, justice wins out in the end.

What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters has?
Lola. in the Talk Radio Mysteries, is convinced she can pass for 38 even though she’s fifty-something. As she says, “Bring on the Spanx!”

Tell us how you got into writing?
I started out as a radio copywriter at a Nashville radio station and moved into a job writing television news for the ABC affiliate.

What jobs have you held before, during and/or after you became a writer?
For several years, I was a clinical psychologist in private practice and director of public relations at a travel company. One of my bosses said I was “The most versatile person he’d ever met, or showed a complete lack of direction in my life.”

How many books do you have published?
47 and counting!

Where do you write?
Anywhere and everywhere. You’d be surprised by how many plot ideas are scribbled on the back of envelopes and on Starbucks receipts.

What is your favorite deadline snack?
Cheese puffs, a guilty pleasure.

Who is an author you admire?
So many! Lorraine Bartlett, Carolyn Hart, Laura Levine, Toni Lo Tempio.

What’s your favorite genre to read?
Mysteries!

What are you reading now?
Caridad Pineiro’s South Beach Love, a terrific book that was made into a movie!

What is your favorite beverage to end the day?
Hot tea.

What is next for you?
More adventures with Dr. Maggie at WYME Radio in south Florida. [editor’s note: YAY]

Where can we find you?
On Facebook at Mary Kennedy or my website at marykennedy.net.

Now to have some fun . . .

Chocolate, vanilla, or another flavor
Chocolate!

Ice cream or cake
Cake!

Fruits or vegetables
Fruits, preferably mangoes!

Breakfast, lunch, or dinner
Lunch

Dining in or dining out
Dining in

City life or country living
Country!

Beach or mountain
Beach, always

Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall
Summer

Extrovert or introvert
Extrovert. (I probably annoy a lot of people.)

Early bird or night owl
Night owl.

And even more fun . . .

What’s your favorite movie?
The Big Chill

You are stranded on a deserted island. What are your three must-haves?
Books, chocolates and a furry companion

My bio:
Mary Kennedy is a licensed psychologist and the author of the Talk Radio Mysteries and the Dream Club Mysteries. She spends her days coming up with new and inventive ways to murder people and loves to read, travel and spend time with her neurotic cats. She’s done her best to psychoanalyze them, but has failed miserably. She loves meeting with fellow writers and readers and gives workshops all over the country. You can read more at marykennedy.net.