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Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways...

Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways...

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and...

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and...

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open...

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open...

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when...

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when...

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in...

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in...

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers,...

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers,...

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

Write what you care about.

Write what you care about.