AUTHOR INTERVIEW #A COLD COLD WORLD #ELENA TAYLOR #MYSTERY POLICE PROCEDURE #BOOK TOUR PARTNER IN CRIME TOURS
AUTHOR INTERVIEW A COLD, COLD WORLD by Elena Taylor 1. You began your career in theater as a playwright, director, designer, and educator before transitioning to fiction writing. What prompted this shift, and how does your theater background influence your approach to storytelling in your novels? ANSWER: Great question. I had always wanted to write a novel and started working on my first one around 2007. I got a draft done and worked with a freelance developmental editor, but all that showed me was how much I didn’t know about writing a book. I continued learning the craft and writing unpublished manuscripts, until I got a book deal. Once that happened, I realized how much I liked not having to be at rehearsals on nights and weekends, and while I miss the theater, I love writing novels even more. That experience, however, taught me how to write dialogue and understand dramatic structure. It taught me how to end