The avid readers at Girls Just Reading have posted a Q&A they did with me. Hop on over there and check it out.
Author Interview: Meg Gardiner
GJR: It always takes us by surprise that you can (and do) kill off your characters so easily. We have to ask, does it hurt you as much as it hurts us?
MG: It’s not easy at all. It’s terrible. But I write thrillers. This means the characters will find themselves in danger, facing life and death situations. And if they always survive, where’s the suspense? When I first started writing, I protected my characters, because I liked them. Though I put them in danger, I knew in the back of my mind that they’d be okay. I never truly put them at risk, and that meant that I never truly took a story as far as it could go. I stunted its possibilities from the beginning.
What the!?
an Evan short story, a prequel, which will be published later this year. Details soon.
Is this news, or did I miss the original announcement somewhere along the way?
Oh, and the standalone thriller bit.
Wot? A stand-alone thriller? Neither Evan nor Jo?
Words (almost) fail me.