Anita Elder

Anita Elder asked Jodi Taylor:

Food is often a topic in your books. Do you do a lot of cooking? I just finished ready Bad Moon. After reading the section where Elizabeth Cage is making lamb stew (aka Lincolnshire Hotpot), my mouth was watering and I now have some in the oven.

Jodi Taylor Thank you, Anita, for publicly highlighting my pain. No - I can't cook. Not even a little bit. And a complete lack of interest doesn't help. Over the years I have exploded a pan full of jam - that was very painful, nearly killed myself in a chip pan fire, blown up a steak and kidney pudding which nearly took out the kitchen window and the dog, and melted a plastic mat with which I unsuccessfully tried to put out a small fire under the grill. The mat melted and made everything considerably worse. People have refused to live next to me. Max's cooking disaster in The Good the Bad and the History did actually happen to me. Hot cheese between your toes really, really hurts. These days I shove a ready meal in the microwave and even that doesn't always go well.

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Sarah Pearce

Sarah Pearce asked Jodi Taylor:

Hello Jodi: You've self-published a book which then got picked up by a traditional publishing house. Other than great writing, solid characters and inventive plot, how did they find you? And do you have other self-published works out there that didn't get picked up? Or did you pull them off the rack? Thanks and although you've left the self-publishing club, we still root for you!

Dale Davies

Dale Davies asked Jodi Taylor:

Hi Jodi. Have recently listened to all your current Chronicles books and I was curious as to whether you are avoiding any specific time periods, such as religious times (Christ, etc) or whether you have these pegged for the future? Are there any historical periods that you will categorically not let Max venture into? Thanks in advance

Michelle Hartman

Michelle Hartman asked Jodi Taylor:

I preordered your next three books from Barnes and Noble, back in the winter/spring. I keep getting notices that they are being pushed back? Is the problem with B&N or the publisher? I just got a pushback on Hard Time, for Oct. Are you okay?

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