I'm going to write a mystery
16th March 2017 | for Creatives | your 1st book, awards, create for YOURSELF, mystery, novel writing, suspense, writing, ideas, never stop LEARNING, Hank Phillippi Ryan |
"One day, I had a great idea for a mystery. I knew it was a good idea; I got goosebumps and became obsessed. I announced to my husband, 'I'm going to write a mystery.' He was sweetly skeptical, but supportive, and I was naively compelled to write it. I had no idea what I was doing, but I thought—I've read a million mysteries! I'll learn. I was 55 years old, and that book turned out to be Prime Time, which won the Agatha for Best First Novel."
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