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Fay Risner's Blog – July 2011 Archive (2)

How I Met My Iowa Miss Marple Character

In 2000, I wasn't thinking about writing a cozy, humorous mystery series. At the time, I was reading Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books and had seen a few old Miss Marple movies on television. So in this post I want to explain how the idea came to me to write about my Iowa Miss Marple.

I worked at the local nursing home as a CNA, taking care of residents who were about my parents age. While I helped the residents I talked to them about their past and enjoyed hearing their stories… Continue

Added by Fay Risner on July 25, 2011 at 12:05pm — No Comments

First Chapter Amish fiction -Christmas Traditions

In my blogs at www.booksbyfaybookstore.weebly.com and booksbyfay.com.blogspot.com/ you will find the complete first chapter of my first Amish book titled Christmas Traditions. I write about what I like to read, but up to that point I had been writing stories in the mystery and western genre. One Christmas I was looking at the picture on a card and wondered what the story was behind a English dressed couple in a sleigh. They stopped in… Continue

Added by Fay Risner on July 19, 2011 at 9:26am — No Comments