Heather Haven shares news of her new cozy mystery, The CEO Came DOA. Welcome, Heather!
Why do you write cozy mysteries?
I love to read them and love to write them. They take me away to a wonderful world in my mind.
Please tell us about your book.
The CEO Came DOA is the 5th book of the Alvarez Murder Mystery Series, but each book is pretty much a deliberate stand alone. I’ve had people write and tell me they didn’t know a book was part of the series until they went online, left a review, and saw the others. That’s the best compliment a series writer can receive.
What ideas or images inspired this novel?
The title, The CEO Came DOA, flashed into my mind out of the blue. I knew I wanted that for the title of the next Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries. I wrapped the entire storyline around the title! It was challenging, but a lot of fun.
Do you have an ideal reader in mind when you write? If so, please describe that reader.
Yes, an educated woman with a sense of humor and style. You know who you are! There are quite a few men who meet that criterion, as well. You know who you are too!
Please describe your writing routine.
A cup of coffee and I sit down and start writing. Almost every day. Depending on the day and my back, I will be at the computer from 3 to 7 hours at least 6 days a week.
What advice do you give new writers just starting out?
Have a quality product i.e., write a good novel. And writing is rewriting. Once you have the first draft, you will probably need to go over it ten to twenty times, maybe more. That’s the way a good novel is written, no matter what the subject or genre. Never slack off, never compromise. Be true to yourself and your craft. Write the best novel you can write. Always.
And remember what Isaac Asimov said on persistence:
“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.”
More about The CEO Came DOA:
Someone is trying to sabotage the Initial Public Offering of ‘Read-Out’, a small Silicon Valley start-up, and Lee Alvarez has been hired to find the culprit. Meanwhile, the first Alvarez grandchild is about to be born while Lee is planning her very own Christmas wedding; or rather letting her mother plan it. When Lee finds the CEO hanging by the neck in his boardroom wearing nothing but baby blue boxer shorts, she has to ask herself, was it suicide? Or was it murder? If so, was the saboteur responsible, one of his business partners, or even his famous rock star ex-wife? There are too many suspects and the bodies start piling up just in time for Christmas. Ho, ho, ho!
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How to connect with Heather:
Website: http://heatherhavenstories.com/
Email address: Heather@heatherhavenstories.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherHavenStories
Twitter: Twitter@HeatherHaven
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