Author Charlaine Harris talks about the inspiration behind Sookie Stackhouse and the Southern Vampire Mysteries
AUGUSTA, GA – Charlaine Harris counts herself as lucky. But patient might be closer to the truth.
It’s true that she got her start by taking a college creative writing class from a former editor at Houghton Mifflin, who obviously had the connections to get Harris’ work reviewed by the right people. And that part might have been luck.
But “Sweet & Deadly,” her first book — which she finished as a member of that writing class — was published in 1981. So for 29 years, she’s paid her dues, putting out a lot more than luck.
Harris has published four books in the series about grave-finder Harper Connelly, eight that focus on librarian-detective Aurora Teagarden, and five with crime-solver Lily Bard.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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