I’ve been a writer all my life, having never outgrown my fascination with the enchantment produced by little black marks on a white background. To me writing is a magical act. If I do it well, time and space disappear, and an idea or image leaps from my mind into yours. If that’s not magic, I don’t know what is.
My first career was in Public Relations, writing news releases, magazines, newsletters, and speeches. At age 40-something, I changed direction and earned a doctorate in English with a Specialty in Creative Writing. I spent 18 years in higher education, then retired as professor emeritus. Now I’m pursuing a lifelong dream to write a series of great mystery novels.
Want to hear more? . My interview with Judi Moreo (host of What’s Your Story) is now up on YouTube! We talk about Knife Edge and Dark Mirror, what was most and least fun about writing the books, how it felt to achieve a dream at age 75, and lots of other stuff, including witchcraft, TaeKwon Do, and dream interpretation. Check it out!
Here’s the link .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIoKZecpnM8
And if you’d like to know how my previous careers influenced my characters, there’s a wonderful interview with me on Lynn Slaughter’s blog, posted November 2. Here’s the link https://lynnslaughter.com/2023/11/02/debut-mystery-author-terri-maue-learns-to-deal-with-the-unexpected-results-of-success/