094: The Art and Craft of Writing Series - Interview with Charlaine Harris

Hey there Word Nerds!

I’m so excited because to share today's interview with you. I had the awesome chance to speak with Charlaine Harris, NYT bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TRUE BLOOD), the Aurora Teagarden, Harper Connelly, and Lily Bard mystery series; and the Midnight, Texas novels. Seriously, I thought my inner fangirl was about to explode.

This month, Charlaine's latest Midnight, Texas novel, NIGHT SHIFT, comes out. This series is set in the same world as her Sookie Stackhouse novels—which were the basis of HBO’s phenomenally successful hit drama series True Blood, and the Midnight, Texas books feature everything readers love about Harris’s writing: humor, mystery, fabulous characters, and a quirky small town setting where paranormal creatures and humans exist side-by-side.

In this episode Charlaine and I discuss:

• Revisiting characters in a series
• Writing your own world with your own rules and then sticking to them
• Balancing different parameters between genres to help create the best story possible
• Writing strong women in fiction
• Nancy Drew and the role of mothers in fiction

 

Plus, Charlaine’s #1 tip for writers.

For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/094