I recently submitted an interview with the publishing house Atmosphere Press about my latest Bridge Chronicles novel, Hiss Whistle Dead. Today, the interview was published on their web site!
What inspired you to start writing this book?
During the writing of a long and uncompleted historical novel, my mother’s dementia became terminal. I felt surrounded by this aura of impending death. In addition, I’d become intrigued by the idea of gender pronouns and the exploration of gender nonconformity. It occurred to me that I had the perfect character to explore both of these topics in Shel, a character I’d originally created for my Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Vol. 1 short story collection. I would write a murder mystery of sorts, with Shel trying to determine how her younger brother had died.
You can read the full interview here. Thanks to Atmosphere Press for the opportunity to promote my novel.