Today I am pleased to welcome guest blogger Kathryn Casey, author of the Sarah Armstrong series. The Killing Storm, the third book in the series, was released on October 26th (St. Martins Minotaur).
Writing a mystery series is a bit like moving another person into one’s brain. The character abides there, hoping for an opportunity to leap forward and begin yet another adventure. At least, that’s the way I think of my protagonist, Sarah Armstrong. She’s never really gone, even when I’m working on another project. Instead, she waits, sometimes impatiently, until she again has my attention.
I’m not exactly sure where she came from, but I’ve lived with Sarah for quite a few years now. When I sat down to write that first book one thing about Sarah mattered to me more than any other. I wanted her to be real. As a journalist and a true crime author, I’d spent a lot of time with women in law enforcement, and I know that they aren’t the stereotypes we see on TV. Most have families, including children they love and worry about. They’re multi-dimensional, complex, dealing with the same issues so many of us face every day. (more…)
