Why do you write the genre that you write?
I write what I enjoy reading so thrillers, mysteries, suspense, horror, magical realism… anything that is pulse-racing and so immersive I feel as if I’m in that world as I read. I want to create stories that are enjoyable and elicit those same reactions and emotions I feel for the readers who read my books.

What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters has?
Quirkiest quirk…maybe Elin, Nena’s sister. Elin likes to curse and make their mother clutch her pearls. Elin enjoys that immensely.

Tell us how you got into writing?
I’ve been writing since I was a kid, but officially I began querying Her Name Is Knight Jan. of 2020 and submitted a partial to Sisters in Crime’s Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color. After nearly 100 rejections I got my agent. Then I won the award. Then I got my 2-book deal with Thomas & Mercer and then the TV series option. It took me over 20 years to get back to writing and make a serious go of it and then when it happened, it happened very quick for me, back to back. But it was a long time coming and my story isn’t everyone’s story.

What jobs have you held before, during and/or after you became a writer?
My first job was at McDonald’s as a cashier! I still have my war wound burn from the fry basket. I was a middle and high school English teacher and then an instructional coach for virtual teachers. Now I am a freelance developmental editor, working toward book coaching certification as well as writing more books.

Where do you write?
I mainly write in my office. And in the evenings when I have a deadline looming like a guillotine over my head, I’ll write in my bedroom, in the car when one of the family is driving, or wherever I can get it in.

What is your favorite deadline snack?
My favorite snack is Sweet and Salty trail mix with M&M’s.

Who is an author you admire?
I really love Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Walter Mosely, and Stephen King. I think their writing style and mastery of the word is AMAZING. There are many, many more.

What’s your favorite genre to read?
Thrillers and horror.

What are you reading now?
Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson, Not So Perfect Strangers by L.S. Stratton.

What is your favorite beverage to end the day?
Chocolate milkshake or a Coke. Alcohol…like a wine spritzer. I’m a light-weight.

What is next for you?
I’m working on a standalone thriller and revising a book that hasn’t been announced yet. And thinking about what’s next after those. 😉

Where can we find you?
You can find me on Twitter- @yasawriter; IG-@author_yas; Facebook-Yasmin Angoe, Author; and my website- yasminangoe.com.

Now to have some fun . . .

Chocolate or vanilla
Chocolate

Cake or ice cream
Ice cream but really milkshakes because I get too lazy to chew

Fruits or vegetables
Veggies

Breakfast, lunch, or dinner
lunch

Dining in or dining out
OUT

City life or country living
City but really living in a coastal town near a city

Beach or mountain
Beach

Summer or winter
Spring

Short story or full-length novel
Full-length

Extrovert or introvert
introvert

Early bird or night owl
I can be either.

And even more fun . . .

What’s your favorite movie?
Jaws…or maybe Mission Impossible…or Indiana Jones…or Jurassic Park…or The Mummy…or Last of the Mohicans (saw it in high school and loved it ever since). Clearly I have no favorite, but these movies I can watch over and over as if it’s my first time.

You are stranded on a deserted island. What are your three must-haves?
My phone w/wifi for audiobooks and streaming Netflix and Viki movies. And an unlimited supply of chocolate milkshake, somehow some way. That’s heaven!

My bio:
Yasmin Angoe is the Anthony-nominated author of the critically acclaimed thrillers Her Name Is Knight and They Come At Knight of the Nena Knight series. She is a first-generation Ghanaian American and, in 2020, received the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color from Sisters in Crime. Yasmin is a proud member of several prestigious organizations, such as Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, International Thriller Writers, and the Women’s National Book Association. Yasmin is a former educator, and she and her blended family of six live in South Carolina.