What comes first in ideas for a new book–plot, characters, setting or something else?
With me, the plot or idea comes first, then the title. If I decide to pursue the idea, I’ll start a notebook. Then I start writing scenes and character developments from there. 4) How do you find names for your characters? So far, I’ve just thought them up. I’ve put a few family members’ first names in, and I’m continuing that trend. In my next book, the hero has my grandson’s first name. I’m also excited because I’ve come up with an original series title for a new mystery amateur sleuth series I’m developing (I won’t put it out there yet). It’s hard to come up with original mystery ideas that haven’t been taken. 5) In your bio, you tell us you graduated from the Institute of Interior Design. With the popularity of the Home and Garden TV network and all its spinoffs, any chance you’ll start a series with a designer as the main character? I thought about it, then quickly dismissed it, after seeing that several authors have already done this. But my first heroine in my first book is a de
