Why I write mystery-satwe

Starting at a very early age, my mom encouraged the joy of reading in all three of us. They would take us to the library thirty seven miles away in Thessalon. We lived in the middle of nowhere. My mom subscribed to the book of the month and I got to enjoy the likes of How Fletcher was hatched and anything written by Charles M. Schultz. My moms strategy worked and thus I became an avid reader and listener at story time in school.

My love for a good mystery started with THE BOBBSY TWINS, and progressed to THE HARDY BOYS, NANCY DREW and ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN.

I love a good whodunit and as an adult got into Robert B. Parker, Iris Johanssen and Tess Gerritson. Sure I like romance and what some people call Chick-lit but its the mystery of finding out why a crime was committed pulled at me to create my own. I am also a fan of series so my characters are constantly finding dead bodies in each story I write. I don't write heavy suspense thrillers but books that have action humor and some steamy romance and heavy breathing.

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Len Maxwell Apr 21, 2012, 1:32pm UTC

An excellent explanation for something you do today. Exactly what I asked for.

Thanks for taking the SatWE challenge and I'm featuring this on Gather Writing Essential.

karen vaughan Apr 21, 2012, 8:11pm UTC

I have an inquisitive nature in reading and writing. One Of my nicknames is Snoopy

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A. F. Stewart Apr 21, 2012, 5:19pm UTC

We have some of the same taste in mysteries.

karen vaughan Apr 21, 2012, 8:10pm UTC

thanks A..F

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JOHN BECK Apr 23, 2012, 12:51am UTC

My daughter read all of the Nancy Drew mysteries and now her 8 year old son is reading The Hardy Boys.

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Patricia J. Apr 24, 2012, 3:15pm UTC

My favorites are mysteries as well but I like Johnathan and Kaye Kellermn, James Patterson, and Patricia Cornwell. As far as I know Patterson is the only one with steamy romance and that's few and far between. Another good auther is John Camp who writes mysteries under then of John Sandford. The Prey series is awesome for me!!

karen vaughan Apr 24, 2012, 3:17pm UTC

WE LIKE THE SAME AUTHORS PATRICIA

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Sheila Deeth May 3, 2012, 8:05pm UTC

The bit I can't fathom is how two of my sons ever grew up not enjoying books (though I must admit, one doesn't have time to read anything non-work related, and the other does now read voraciously on the train).

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