Five Compelling Questions with Shawn

Shawn and Iris chat about her screenwriting experience, writing the 2006 film LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA for Clint Eastwood, Alice in Wonderland as inspiration, writing in different disciplines, great advice for beginning writers, and loving going to bed early.

Shawn and Leah chat about common and uncommon knowledge, being broke in NYC, believing in yourself, finding free things to do, being inspired in bookstores, taking five or ten years to write a novel, and not loving chocolate.

Shawn and Heather chat about Christmas shops on the beach, when Christmas decorations go up and come down, talking about murder at the dinner table, finding things in your house to kill with, Law & Order TV, and writing multiple series.

Shawn and Lynn chat about Canada, ski resorts and skiing, writing millennial mysteries, 1950s housewives, reimagining goals after life's twists and turns, gorgeous actors and actresses, and the enduring appeal of cozy mysteries.

Shawn and Jenny chat about her debut novel, awkward beginnings, being human, finding the right agent, being midwestern, feeling like an outsider, trailer parks, and making new friends in the best way possible.

Shawn and Julie chat about historical mysteries, representing historical time periods accurately, writing short and long fiction, dogs and cats living together, and very hot peppers.

Shawn and Erica chat about playing violin at the Met, musicians turned authors, Charlotte Bronte, finding a publishing home for your series, and kindness.

Shawn and Marilyn chat about writing for adults and younger readers, Level Elevate, controlled chaos, eavesdropping in coffee shops, and coffee entrepreneurs/enthusiasts.

Shawn and Leah chat about her debut adult mystery novel, finding a location for a mystery series on a family trip, summers of our youth, finding time in the day, having young children, and their love of libraries.

Shawn and Des chat about his career in law enforcement and how it informs his fiction writing, writing multiple series, parents, comments on websites, and being told real experiences you've had wouldn't ever happen.