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Maxie Dara | A pregnant grim reaper has to solve a murder
Author Guest / October 3, 2024

1–What is the title of your latest release? A GRIM REAPER’S GUIDE TO CATCHING A KILLER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A pregnant grim reaper has to solve a murder. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I knew I wanted this book to have a magical realism feel to it, and since the premise itself is somewhat lacking in the realism department, I felt like a generic American town would best lend itself to a grounded setting. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely, though I would be dropping subtle hints to go to therapy every hang, 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Messy, insecure, big-hearted 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Timelines are hard! I can’t elaborate too much without giving away the ending, but there’s a reason I went with writing and stay far away from numbers when I can. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I do a bit of both. Often, I’ll clean things a bit up as I go, just the bits that jump out at and/or annoy me, and then…