Canadian crime writer, Melodie Campbell, always adds a twist...
That crime can be funny is something she's proven time and again. And Campbell fans can rejoice-- there's a new book out with her name on it...along with that of an accomplice.
Guesting today on Criminal Minds at Work to introduce that new release is author, Melodie Campbell!
That crime can be funny is something she's proven time and again. And Campbell fans can rejoice-- there's a new book out with her name on it...along with that of an accomplice.
Guesting today on Criminal Minds at Work to introduce that new release is author, Melodie Campbell!
MURDER IS MORE FUN WITH AN ACCOMPLICE (The Case for Co-writing)
To the elderly man in the khaki sweater who lifted his
reading glasses to
stare open-mouthed…
To the unknown person who gasped and knocked over a chair
behind me…
To the woman with the stroller who stared with horror, and
then wheeled her toddler frantically away toward the exit…
False Alarm Alert: The
two middle-aged women whispering about
murder in the Orangeville library were not fiendishly
plotting how to do away
with a tedious husband.
They were writing a murder mystery!
I’m perhaps best known for writing the mob comedy caper
series, The Goddaughter. But I also write classic whodunits with my close friend
CynthiaSt-Pierre. Our first book, A Purse to Die
For, was great fun towrite. And happily, it was a Top 100 Mystery on
Amazon.com.
Our second, A Killer Necklace, is just out.
Our second, A Killer Necklace, is just out.
Thing is, I live in Oakville and Cindy lives two hours away
in Newmarket.
Much of what we do is by email and Skype. But
every few months we like
to get together to hash out plot problems in person.
This means meeting
somewhere in between, like Orangeville. And where
better, than at the
place we feel most comfortable, that hallowed home for
books, a library?
But my apologies to the patrons we may have
alarmed. I can imagine the
dinner conversation at several houses in Orangeville that
night.
Which brings me to the question asked here: Why
write with a partner?
Simply put, it’s FUN! There is someone sharing
your lonely writing job
every step of the way. Cheering when you surprise
her with a twist in a
new chapter…moaning, when you both start the heavy work of
editing.
Writing a novel is a lonely pursuit. You spend
months by yourself
before anyone sees the work you have been slaving
over. Having a
co-writer takes the loneliness out of being a
writer.
Yes, you give up a little autonomy over your plot and
characters. But
you also share the delight of incorporating new ideas and
plot twists that you
would never have come up with on your own.
Take it from me: planning murder with a partner is much more
fun than doing
it yourself. Even our (very much still alive)
husbands agree.
Who is the dead woman at the bottom of the stairs? A killer is determined to
keep her identity secret, even if it means killing again...
"If Christie wore Armani and Louboutins..." (review of A Purse to
"If Christie wore Armani and Louboutins..." (review of A Purse to
Die For)
A KILLER NECKLACE (Imajin Books) is sold in all the usual
places.
on Amazon
on Kobo
