I had a great interview with Sue Rovens, a suspense author. She writes about “real” people in familiar settings who face the bizarre, the weird, and the unknown. Here’s a short excerpt from the interview:
How much does personal experience play in your written work?
Obviously my profession as a university teacher of literature determined the kind of nonfiction books I wrote earlier in my life. Having taught students how to read and interpret fiction I was happy to try writing a novel myself once I stopped full-time teaching. Money Matters, my debut novel, made immigration a major issue. Only after finishing it did I realize that of course I was an immigrant and had experienced some of the challenges my immigrant characters faced in the novel.
Until next time,
Brian Finney — Writer