On Episode 26: Corks and Conversation with Catriona McPherson, we once again had good laughs and found inspiration from an award-winning and prolific author. She is also the Guest of Honor at Sleuthfest 2020. Sadly, this was cancelled due to this pandemic. We should rename this episode Corks and Coronovirus. While you are home looking for some social interaction, join us for this fun chat …
Catriona published 26 novels, including 2 series of light and breezy mysteries and 10 suspenseful standalones. So, of course, we asked her about her writing process. Here are some of her quotes on her work ethic:
“I write two or three a year, so my calendar is quite tight, so there’s normally no time for the muse and the vapors and all that…”
“The days when I’m flying along and I just think I’m all that and the days that I’m literally crying, I mean I’m weeping into my keyboard, when I read what I wrote on those two different kinds of days, the writing doesn’t show the difference.”
She shared many more fascinating tidbits, and all with a wonderful Scottish accent. She lives in California now but spent most of her life in her native Scotland. Which explains what meal she would share with her character – Fish and chips and mushy peas out of a paper packet at the harbor, which you’d have to protect it from seagulls.
We shared, sort of, a Blackstone Cabernet Sauvignon. This was Christie’s wine from the week before but it served the purpose here, and will for any listeners who like to sip along.
And if you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, you have the time now. We pair her latest book and Mary Higgins Clark award finalist, Strangers at the Gate, with wine and comfort food for your virtual book club.
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