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Goodreads asked Catherine Ryan Hyde:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Catherine Ryan Hyde Oh, gosh. You may be giving my life too much credit. It's a fairly dull place compared to a mystery novel. I think I would have to get psychological and go with the mysteries of human nature. Why I waited 20 years from the time I knew I wanted to be a writer to the time I really reached for that goal. Why I wasted so many years on addictions. And I guess it's not a coincidence that I mostly write about characters overcoming their own fears. That might not have been exactly the answer you were picturing, but it's an honest one.

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