Q. How do you categorize yourself: pantser or plotter?
A.
Both. I start out with a general idea and then try to plot chapters as I
go along. I’ll outline chapters as opposed to the entire book, because
if the chapter changes the book might go in an entirely different
direction.
Q. What are you working on now?
A.
I’m working on the next Fontaine book. This time Brandy and Luke are in
Las Vegas. I’m really having fun getting to know these characters, and I
hope readers will too.
Q. How do you deal with the dreaded writer’s block?
A.
I whine and panic and then I what-if. I’ll start with a blank page and
type “What if” at the top. Then I’ll put something to the effect of
“What if ____ comes to the hotel room?” Or “What if the phone rings, and
Luke is called away on business?” Eventually, I’ll come up with
something that will advance the plot.
Q. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
A. I’d be somewhere WARM! Hawaii would be wonderful! Want to join me?
Q. How do you work through self-doubt and fear?
A.
I struggle with self-doubt and fear every day. Some days I handle it
better than others. Other days, I simply try to set my feelings aside
and work through my insecurity. I don’t know if I’ll ever feel that I’m
“good enough.” But do any of us? (If you answer “yes” to that, please write and tell me how!) J
Q. What scares you the most?
A. The thought of something bad happening to my children.
Q. What makes you the happiest?
A. Spending time with my children. I can’t imagine life without them!
Q. What books did you love growing up?
A. I adored Victoria Holt’s gothic romances. They were so romantic and intense!
Q. Is there any book you really didn’t enjoy?
A. I hate to admit this, but I could not stand Lord of the Flies. I detested the idea that without societal boundaries, we’d all turn into animals.
Q. What is hardest—getting published, writing, or marketing?
A.
All of the above! It all really does take a great deal of effort and
makes up the entirety of writing. If you want your writing to be more
than a hobby that you share primarily with family members, then
publishing and marketing are essential.
Q. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
A.
Part of me wants to say Hawaii, because when we vacationed there years
ago, I fell in love with the place and didn’t want to come home. I’m
afraid, though, that the novelty would wear off and that I’d miss the
“mainland.”
Embroidery shop owner Marcy Singer is about to have the rug pulled out from under her….
Marcy can’t wait to see the new exhibit at the Tallulah Falls museum on antique tapestries and textiles, including beautiful kilim rugs. But her enthusiasm quickly turns to terror when, the day after the exhibition opens, she discovers a dead body behind her store, the Seven-Year Stitch, wrapped up in a most unusual fashion.
The victim appears to be a visiting art professor in town for the exhibit. Did someone decide to teach the professor a lesson, then attempt to sweep the evidence under the rug? Along with her boyfriend, Detective Ted Nash, Marcy must unravel an intricate tapestry of deception to find a desperate killer.
Marcy can’t wait to see the new exhibit at the Tallulah Falls museum on antique tapestries and textiles, including beautiful kilim rugs. But her enthusiasm quickly turns to terror when, the day after the exhibition opens, she discovers a dead body behind her store, the Seven-Year Stitch, wrapped up in a most unusual fashion.
The victim appears to be a visiting art professor in town for the exhibit. Did someone decide to teach the professor a lesson, then attempt to sweep the evidence under the rug? Along with her boyfriend, Detective Ted Nash, Marcy must unravel an intricate tapestry of deception to find a desperate killer.
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Genre – Cozy Mystery
Rating – PG
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