I write mysteries because it’s the genre I most enjoy reading even though I have a fair share of biographies, historical fiction, and sports-related books in my personal library. But if I’m settling down to read for pure enjoyment, you can bet it’s a mystery or a thriller in my hands.
How did the author go about choosing the names for her characters? If the author could have dinner with one or more of the characters from this book, which of them would it be? What would they talk about? What advice does Lenore Gay have for authors who aren’t yet published?
Tower Lowe shares with us the inspiration for Molly’s character in 𝘕𝘰 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘖𝘶𝘵 as well as ten fascinating things about herself.
Where did the inspiration for 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑛 come from? What was the hardest part of the book to write? How much research was involved? Does Melanie Weiss have any advice for aspiring writers?
The initial inspiration for 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑊𝑖𝑠ℎ was a series of questions.
What was the inspiration for In Defense of Guilt? When did he first have a desire to write? Which of the characters from his book would he like to have dinner with? What would they talk about? What advice does he have for writers? Have you ever known a lawyer to experience similar things to…
What if you learned that your father was bent on destroying you and everything you loved? What if you discovered that your entire life had been a lie? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up in the mob? Renee’s father is a tyrant and underboss for a powerful crime family.…
I started writing when I was a kid. I always loved to read and would get lost in worlds that were so vivid in my imagination. When I was in fourth grade, I entered a young writers’ conference and placed second. After that, I started writing short stories in spiral notebooks and eventually had too…
Which came first: the title or the book? Was there a specific event that inspired this book? How much research was involved in writing this book? Was the horrifying last chapter included in the first writing of the book or was it added later? What advice does the author have for writers that have yet…
How do the authors keep the dates for each specific storyline straight? Why did they decide to introduce a character into the story who was an autistic savant? How do they choose to which people to dedicate each episode? How do you keep the dates for each specific storyline straight? I find myself having to…
