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Fun & Flan at Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers
When my mystery series starts with Murder, Honey, my protagonist Carol Sabala is a baker who fantasizes about becoming a private investigator.
I didn’t set out to write a “foodie” mystery. At the time, the sub-genre didn’t exist. Rather I made my heroine a baker so she would be something other than the English teacher I was. I didn’t want readers to envision Carol Sabala as me. Little did I know back then that everyone who knows me would picture Carol as me even if I made her a green . . . .
Read more at http://www.anastasiapollack.blogspot....
I didn’t set out to write a “foodie” mystery. At the time, the sub-genre didn’t exist. Rather I made my heroine a baker so she would be something other than the English teacher I was. I didn’t want readers to envision Carol Sabala as me. Little did I know back then that everyone who knows me would picture Carol as me even if I made her a green . . . .
Read more at http://www.anastasiapollack.blogspot....
Research Takes Me to Jail
Whether I consult my reference book Deadly Doses or tour San Quentin, all of my mysteries involve research. DEATH WITH DESSERT, the newly re-released fifth book in the Carol Sabala series, required the most difficult research of the seven books.
DEATH WITH DESSERT contains an immigration sub-theme. Illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States is a complex topic. In my long career as a teacher I worked with immigrant families and heard many of their stories. But I still spent many hours reading about the Operation Wetback program of the 1950s, watching documentaries, and talking to workers from Humane Borders and the Mexican Consulate in Tuscon.
However, there’s no substitute for personal experience . . . . Read more at http://www.misteriopress.com Death with Dessert
DEATH WITH DESSERT contains an immigration sub-theme. Illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States is a complex topic. In my long career as a teacher I worked with immigrant families and heard many of their stories. But I still spent many hours reading about the Operation Wetback program of the 1950s, watching documentaries, and talking to workers from Humane Borders and the Mexican Consulate in Tuscon.
However, there’s no substitute for personal experience . . . . Read more at http://www.misteriopress.com Death with Dessert
Carol Sabala Has Escaped
Today we have a character interview with Carol Sabala, the protagonist of MURDER, HONEY, by Vinnie Hansen.
Q. Carol, thanks for coming by! Tell us a little bit about yourself–both something we learn from Murder, Honey and something that readers might not guess?
Read more at https://frankiebow.com/2016/05/18/cha...
Q. Carol, thanks for coming by! Tell us a little bit about yourself–both something we learn from Murder, Honey and something that readers might not guess?
Read more at https://frankiebow.com/2016/05/18/cha...
Margaritas and Mysteries
When I started writing my Carol Sabala mystery series, I was married to Mr. Wrong. I’d made Carol Sabala, my protagonist, a baker in an upscale restaurant, modeled on the place where my husband worked as a sous chef.
My husband was a treasure trove of inside information. Until we got divorced.
What might have been a stumbling block proved to be a step up.
Read more at http://anastasiapollack.blogspot.com
My husband was a treasure trove of inside information. Until we got divorced.
What might have been a stumbling block proved to be a step up.
Read more at http://anastasiapollack.blogspot.com
First Impression & Second Chances
You never have a second chance to make a first impression. This advertising slogan for Head & Shoulders shampoo wormed its way into our consciousness. Because it’s a catchy way to state a truth. In life there are no do-overs.
My good friend Christine recalls when she first met me. She was a teacher visiting my classroom to see if she wanted to make the shift to a high-school setting. She thought I was . . . .
Please visit http://misteriopress.com to continue and to see my latest release.
My good friend Christine recalls when she first met me. She was a teacher visiting my classroom to see if she wanted to make the shift to a high-school setting. She thought I was . . . .
Please visit http://misteriopress.com to continue and to see my latest release.
