Featured Interview With Kelly Rey
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I have deep roots in the Northeast, but I also have a love for traveling, animals and books, not necessarily in that order. Right now, I share my house with two Keeshonden, fish, a testy lovebird, and oh, yes, my husband.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve had a love affair with books from the time I learned to read, and I read everything I could get my hands on, including cereal boxes and my dad’s Chilton’s manuals. My library card became one of my most prized possessions. Encouraged by a grandmother who used to write ghost stories, I started writing when I was in first or second grade (my epic A Scary Adventure, self-illustrated, was distributed school-wide and it still makes me laugh although it’s not a comedy) and I’ve never stopped. Although hopefully, I’ve gotten a little more skilled.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
All my life, I’ve been a fan of mysteries and capers, but I also enjoy thrillers, contemporary romance, women’s fiction, and humor. The advent of the e-reader has really opened up the opportunity to discover authors I might not have otherwise found, which is exciting. My enduring favorites have been Donald E. Westlake, Robert B. Parker, Janet Evanovich, Mary Kay Andrews, Dean Koontz, Lisa Lutz, Lisa Scottoline…stop me when you’ve had enough.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
A Playboy in Peril was maybe the most fun book of the Jamie Winters series to write, but it was also one of the more frustrating, because there was a bit of stop-and-go with it and I missed my deadline and some sleep as a result. Sometimes characters refuse to do what I want them to, and in Playboy, my original killer just flat out told me to forget it. I’m what they call a “pantser” meaning I don’t outline; I just start with a crime, a victim, a killer, and an oddball group of suspects, and I let them run with it. Sometimes they run in circles. And of course, Maizy and Jamie, my two detectives, can be counted on to screw something up along the way.
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