Arsenic and adobo barnes and noble5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() What’s the best thing about being a writer? I came up with the idea for what would become my first finished novel there (it got me my first agent, but it never sold) and when the teacher, Lori Rader-Day, saw my writing and learned it was my first class, she said, “I think you’re a mystery writer.” She invited me to join the Mystery Writers of America Midwest Chapter (which she was president of at the time) as well as Sisters in Crime Chicagoland, and that’s how it all began for me. I didn’t set out to become a mystery writer–I always thought I’d work in kidlit–but that class changed everything. So I literally just Googled “Chicago writing class” and found a one-day mystery writing workshop I could actually afford. Even though I was an English major in college, I’d never taken a creative writing class. I was 29 years old and thought, “Is this really it? Is this all there is for me?” Then I remembered how much I loved writing. I had taught English abroad for years, and in 2015, I had been back home for a year, and was already stuck in a rut. I’ve been interested in writing since I was a kid, but I didn’t try to write anything with the goal of getting published till 2015. Describe your decision to become a writer. Mia’s debut novel, Arsenic & Adobo, released last week, and it’s AMAZING! ![]() Happy Monday, folks! I’m pleased to welcome cozy mystery author, Mia Manansala today. ![]()
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