Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some answers to questions Deb gets the most:
Q: Where do you get your ideas?
A: Good questions and the honest answer is - from real life. Nothing I could make up would ever be more weird or interesting. I read everything and listen in on conversations and the stories come.
Q: Do you use real places?
A: Sometimes. Sometimes not. In the backwoods series, Stonely is based loosely on Rock, Michigan. Using a real town, especially if it's small, can be tricky. The residents expect consistency in setting and see themselves in every character.
Q: You landed two contracts for three books each at exactly the same time. Right?
A: Yup. I had two ideas floating around the publishing world and they both hit at the same time. I was an unpublished, inexperienced writer. Let me tell you, I learned to pick up the pace.
Q: Do I have to read your books in order?
A: No, read them in any order you want. I planned each one to stand alone. But if you insist here they are in order, starting with the first:
Gertie's Backwoods Adventures - Murder Passes the Buck, Murder Grins and Bears It, Murder Talks Turkey
The Dolls To Die For series - Dolled Up For Murder, Goodbye Dolly, Dolly Departed, Ding Dong Dead
Q: Who is this Hannah Reed person?
A: She's me! Only younger and smarter. Look for her, er..my...first Queen Bee mystery in the fall of 2010.
Q: When are you going to write another Gertie Johnson backwoods adventure? Another of the Dolls To Die For?
A: Hannah Reed is contracted for three beekeeping mysteries. After that, I hope to write a fourth Gertie story. The Dolls To Die For series has been completed.
Q: Are your books available on Kindle?
A: Yes, all of them are. In fact, just to get you started, Murder Passes the Buck is available for only $3.99. Try it!
Q: Your backwoods series is set during hunting seasons. Do you kill animals in your books?
A: I use deer, bear, and turkey hunting seasons but would never, ever kill any animal in a story or any other way. I love nature and all its creatures. However, I do kill many people. No one seems to mind.
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