by Lisa Fernow | Oct 23, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes, Favorite mystery characters
Jane Reads noticed I am a big fan of Elizabeth Peters and asked me a great question about this. What if anything does my tango mystery Dead on Her Feet heroine, Antonia Blakeley, have in common with Elizabeth Peters’ egyptologist detective, Amelia Peabody? I...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 19, 2014 | Favorite mystery characters
When I get into conversations with fellow mystery lovers, we often talk about who our favorite detectives are. It turns out many of my favorite sleuths happen to be women, and many of them turn out to be rather, shall we say, unconventional? The image above, if you...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 16, 2014 | Dancers and Dances I Love, Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes
If you are looking for a little inspiration on a grey day (at least it’s grey here in Seattle), please visit Queen of All She Reads, where I was asked a really fun question: what are my favorite dance movies and/or favorite professional dancers? I am amazed to...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 11, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes, Goddess Fish Blog Tour
This week’s interview is with Room With Books, where I had the opportunity to share some behind the scenes insights – if that’s what they are – about the writing process. Basically, it’s about putting your butt in the chair and lately I...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 2, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes, Goddess Fish Blog Tour
The lovely people at Book ‘Em North Carolina asked me to explain why I used tango as the backdrop for murder in Dead on Her Feet, and particularly why I selected the dance floor as the place where the victim is (well, that would spoil things wouldn’t...