Fetteresso Castle

I always knew I was meant to live in a castle.  This intriguing place is Fetteresso Castle.  It just so happens that my maiden name is Fetter.  This castle is in Scotland, outside of a town called Stonehaven, south of Aberdeen.  The castle is steeped in history, with the original structure having been built in the 13th century.  The area around the castle is covered with Bronze age cairns (thought to be burial grounds) and stone circles.  Sounds like just the place to set the next Mick Malone Mystery, doesn't it?  I've already started!

I would like to thank so many of my readers for their wonderful encouragement and kind words.  In the last book I took an idea sent to me by one of my readers and wove it into the story.  So if you have an idea, speak up.  And if you haven't read it yet, you can get it at the link to my Author's Page.

All four books are now available at Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon.  And the third book, The Mystery of Loch Duny, is now available at Smashwords and will be available soon on all major e-readers.

I recently did an interview with Smashwords, a large e-publisher.  Here is an excerpt from that interview:

Who are your favorite authors?

I love to read all kinds of books. Not surprising, though, mystery series are my favorite. Martha Grimes, Caroline Graham and Elizabeth George are among my very favorite authors. I also like Dorothy Cannell and of course the classics like Agatha Christie and Dashiel Hammett and many more. But I also love Stephen King and most recently have become quite a fan of David Rhodes.

What inspires you to get out of bed each day?

I feel very grateful for all the things I have been given in life. But there is so much I still want to do that I am anxious to get as much of it done as possible before the runway runs out. I have a sign in my office: "What are you waiting for?" I look at that every day and it inspires me to keep doing new things. 

What is your writing process?

I am a very visual person, so I draw a line similar to a graph on a piece of paper and fill in the major ideas for the story from beginning through to building suspense, then the climax and conclusion. Since I write a series, I also write down the big things that are going on with my characters. Once I have a good visual outline, I start writing and usually the story details unfolds pretty readily as I go. The most important thing for me is to sit down and start writing. Even if I think I have writer's block, if I just sit at my computer and start to type, the story usually comes.

If you're interested in reading more, here's the link:Interview with Smashwords