1. Tell me about your
latest release or the book you wish to feature? Genre?
My newest novel is called Dead Man’s Doll. It is
the second book in my Sugarwood Mysteries series and features best friends
Audra and Merilee who own a craft shop together in a small Canadian town in
Ontario. The setting is the month before Christmas while Sugarwood is preparing
for Christmas and the all-important Tree Lighting that always takes place one
month before Christmas. Audra, seeking an herbal medicine from Miss Lavinia a
couple doors over, stumbles onto a crime scene and from there is drawn into a
mystery that may involve some high-ranking members of Sugarwood Society.
2. Where did the idea
arise?
Audra was initially a character in an anthology
years ago that is now out of print. I had so much fun with she, her dog Drake,
and her best friend Merilee, that they had their first real sleuthing adventure
in Drop Dead Cowboy (set at Halloween) and now Dead Man’s Doll (set at
Christmas). Miss Lavinia is one of Audra’s favorite people, so to have her
involved in a crime scene gave Audra even more cause to investigate!
3. How much
research was involved? Did you stay on point or be distracted by wanting to
look at just one more thing?
Poisons are always fun to research. I also went
down a rabbit hole looking deeper into witchcraft and voodoo. Not that I go
deep in with the book, but it was an interesting couple of days of searching.
Who knew I actually know several witches?
4. How long did you
take to write the book?
I want to say about 6 months off and on. I had
other projects to work on at the same time and ended up making notes for at
least one more book in the Sugarwood series.
5. Now a bit about
you. How long have you been writing? What is your Sun Sign?
I’m one of those people who has always been a
storyteller and creating stories since I was a kid. I always knew I’d be a
writer in some way, shape, or form. I’m thrilled to have books published even
if I don’t always believe in myself as an author!
I am a typical Cancer! I’d be much happier curled
up on a comfy chair writing than out and about in a crowd! Although great ideas
come from being social now and then.
6. Do you write in a
number of genres of stick to one?
So far the 14 books I have published are all
mysteries and cozies. I’m plotting out a romance series as well as a few
fantasy novels which are already in the works. I just need to set a few other
things aside to get them done and off to a good editor.
7. Where on the internet can you be found?
Name it!
Website:
www.dianebator.ca
Escape
With a Writer Blog: http://dbator.blogspot.ca/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DianeBator
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Goodreads:
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Diane-Bator/e/B009CGCPRE
