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Ahead of our November Book Club chat with Kathryn Le Veque we asked her a few extra questions ...

BingeBooks: Where and when do you like to write?

Kathryn Le Veque: I have a dedicated office in my home where I write - usually in the afternoons and all evening. I got into that habit when my children were young because after they went to bed, I wrote. And wrote. I write seven days a week these days!

BB: Is there anything you always like to have around you when you write?

KLV: I'm a creature of habit (as so many authors are!), so for me, I need my desk, my desktop computer, the same low profile keyboard I've used for years (it's the same Logitech keyboard and when I wear out the keys, I just go buy another one. I usually write to white noise because if I have anything with a beat (and …

This October we're delighted to welcome cozy mystery author P.D. Workman to our BingeBooks Book Club chat with the author.

And before we go live on October 24 we asked her to tell us a little about herself.

BingeBooks: Where and when do you like to write?

P.D. Workman: I generally write three times a day, with a morning session, afternoon session, and evening session. I have written a lot of different places and will write wherever I have to! I like my standing desk, which I have been using five years or more, but this year I have tendonitis in my feet from a drug side effect, so the last few months I have been doing a good amount of work from the bed. Which is difficult if I am tired and start nodding off!

BB: Is there anything you always like to have around you when you write?

PDW: I …

Do you enjoy a good old-fashioned mystery? 

Would you like to travel during the glamorous 1920s to a ritzy resort? 

Do you prefer your whodunnits to have a lighter tone—nothing too grim, ghastly, or gory—with the emphasis on the puzzle aspect? 

If those things sound like the elephant's elbow, then you don’t want to miss the special edition of Murder in the Alps.

Find out more on Kickstarter. Project runs until August 29, 2023.

"Writing in the science fiction and fantasy genres is freedom"

BB: Where and when do you like to write? 

JY: I like to write in the early hours of the morning before the sun rises. I have an office at home where the work gets done.

BB: Is there anything - furnishings, art, equipment, etc - you always like to have around you when you write? 

JY: I use a standing desk. 

BB: Who are your influences? 

JY: Michael Crichton, Max Brooks, Steven Pressfield. 

BB: What are you reading right now?

JY: Chronicles of Narnia 

BB: What book would you recommend for a great late summer read?

JY: Dracula 

BB: Have a…

We're looking forward to chatting with Rachel Hanna this July and finding out about the inspiration behind her latest book, THE BUCKET LIST.

Ahead of our chat we asked Rachel to tell us about her writing and life ...

BingeBooks: Where and when do you like to write?

Rachel Hanna: I write when I feel inspired. I love to write at our house in the Blue Ridge Mountains, either sitting on one of the porches or in my 900 square foot office nestled in the woods.

BB: Is there anything - furnishings, art, equipment, etc - you always like to have around you when you write?

RH: Not really. I just need a quiet place.

BB: Cat or Dog?

RH: Dog

BB: Tea or Coffee?

RH: Love coffee, but love sweet tea more!

BB:Tell us in one sentence why readers love THE BUCKET LIST

RH: It is laugh-out-loud funny …

Slippers, a big hat and a sit/stand desk

BingeBooks: Where and when do you like to write? 

Abby Knorr: I write at my sit/stand desk beside a window with a view of our orchard. If it's a really beautiful day, I'll write beside our pool in a big hat. I try to get my writing done after a morning walk, but before I do any other work, usually mid-morning until early afternoon.

BB: Is there anything - furnishings, art, equipment, etc - you always like to have around you when you write? 

AK: My sit/stand desk, ergonomic keyboard and mouse really changed my body for the better and helped heal the TOS I ac…

"I'm a daydreamer with a big imagination"

Reedfree.ly Top Ten books of 2021 Award

Death Mask finished 3rd overall and 1st in Thrillers section.

Rainy weather, a comfy chair and Cuban coffee - A.R. Torre details the essential ingredients for writing characters that readers "love to hate" 

Ahead of our live Book Club chat with A. R. Torre on Tuesday January 24, 2023 (watch again at our Book Club page) we asked Alessandra to tell us a bit more about herself and her writing ...

BingeBooks: Where and when do you like to write?

A. R. Torre: My favorite place to write is in our backyard. I’m pretty sure the environment isn’t the best for writing - the #1 rule of word production is No Distractions! - but we have lots of palm trees that sway in the breeze and provide a soothing soundtrack. I have a comfy chair that is in our cabana and I like to prop my feet up on a beanbag and write there, especially when the weather is nice and…

Like many people, author David Raymond was inspired as a child by “Star Wars” and “Star Trek,” and saw science fiction as an escape into unknown, fantastical worlds. For him, the genre represented something bigger than himself. He was captivated by its inherent concept of endless possibilities and discovering new things.

“It blended together the things I’m passionate about – helping people, the environment and making the world a better place,” said Raymond.

All those things intersect in his latest science fiction book, “The Mermaid of Arch Creek,” which is set in Miami’s Arch Creek Park and was released last month.

As we sat in his beautiful, sunlit home office in the Village of Biscayne Park discussing the book, Raymond spoke clearly and with passion, like a true storyteller. The T-sh…