Celia asked Daryl Wood Gerber:

What is your favorite genre to write -- cozy or mystery/thriller? You do so well at both, but I was just wondering if there was one that gets you really excited ~

Daryl Wood Gerber Sorry, I missed seeing this earlier. My favorite to write - I like both for a variety of reasons. I like cozies because you really have to build a "world" of people and location. There have to be lots of suspects with valid motives. It's like putting a puzzle together. My new cozy, A DEADLY ECLAIR, features Mimi Rousseau a former chef and now bistro owner who is quite attentive to detail. A chef must be! When I write a thriller, it's about the chase. The suspense of whether or not the protagonist can survive the battle, you know? Lots of pain and punishment happens to a protagonist in a thriller. And usually the theme is "larger." I become two different people as I write either cozy or thriller. That suits me, since I'm a "Gemini." :)

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