Ask the Author: Celia Conrad
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Celia Conrad
Many thanks for your question and your comments - much appreciated. My desire to write crime fiction came out of a love for the genre and the Italian aspect from my appreciation of all things Italian. I have learned a good deal more about Italian culture, the lifestyle and the people through my research for the books.
Celia Conrad
I generally go through writing phases so I'm either in writing mode or not. When I'm not in writing mode then that's a good time for researching!
Celia Conrad
Creativity! It is also wonderful to meet like-minded people with a passion for writing and reading books.
Celia Conrad
Keep writing! And keep perfecting your work. My late lamented literary agent told me that nothing annoys agents more than receiving work that is poorly formatted and which has grammatical errors.
Celia Conrad
I have had requests (thank you!) to write a second Alicia Allen Investigates trilogy and that is pending while I complete my research.
Celia Conrad
Inspiration can come from anything - it might be from something I have observed or a place I have been to or a conversation with a friend.
Celia Conrad
My crime novels have a very strong Italian influence. The third part of the Alicia Allen Investigates trilogy, Murder in Hand, is the most Italian of them all. I had been to Sicily and was reading an article about corruption and intrigue. One of the comments made in the article was that this would make the basis for a great crime story and that's what I thought too!
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