Ask the Author: Mary Ellis
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Mary Ellis
I would love to travel to the fictional world created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. The party that Jay Gatsby threw looked like tons of fun! Of course, I would need to have a dress like Daisy's.
Mary Ellis
This summer I'll be reading "A Killer's Guide to Good Works" by Shelley Costa, The Color of Light by Emilie Richards, Gone With the Twins by Kylie Logan, Where She Belongs by Johnnie Alexander, and A Pattern of Lies by Charles Todd
Mary Ellis
When I was 17, I took a cross-country train trip with my parents from Cleveland to San Francisco. On the train, I fell in L.O.V.E with a 17-year-old boy from Oakland. (as only 17's can do!) We pledged to track each other down sometime after college before we're old and gray. I would love to write a story about a 60-year-old widow who falls in love on a train and it turns out to be that same young man from long ago.
Mary Ellis
My favorite fictional couple is Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. Wow. What a lesson they teach about letting go of your ego when you fall in love. They loved each other, yet couldn't get around themselves long enough to make it work.
Mary Ellis
I must get away from my computer. I go to the movies, have lunch with friends, or just sit in the backyard with a good book. When I come back to my office I have a fresh perspective.
Mary Ellis
I love traveling to new towns, cities and countries to do the research. I'm always ready to pack my bags and go.
Mary Ellis
Read, read, read the genre you wish to write, and never get discouraged. It's a hard road but worth it in the end!
Mary Ellis
I'm currently working on a series of romantic suspense set in the South.
Mary Ellis
From reading so many fascinating books--I wanted to write my own tales of romance and intrigue.
Mary Ellis
I got the idea about British textile mills in relation to Civil War blockade-running during my trip to England to visit a childhood friend.
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