Literary Birthday – 31 July – Faye Kellerman

Faye Kellerman Quotes

1. I write to entertain. And if the reader finds my religion interesting, that’s a bonus.
2. Every writer essentially deals with three books – the one that’s being published, the one that is being actively written, and the one that’s being conceived. That’s a lot of mental juggling.
3. Inspiration is all around, but I must tell you that a lot of my material comes from having a warped imagination. I start thinking about scary things and just run with it.  Inspiration, by the way, is just a small part of it. All the hard work comes from fleshing out your ideas and trying to make each word count.
4. I really do try to imbue my books with a little bit of style. Crime novels are the perfect vehicle to propel the plot. They usually have beginnings, middles, and ends and a tremendous sense of satisfaction. I like seeing justice done. I can’t fix real life but if I choose, I can do it in fiction.
5. To unwind, I exercise, I read, I watch TV, and I love to garden. There is something so utterly gratifying about watching things grow. I love roses, and I love my herb garden, and I have a mini-orchard at the back of my property.

Faye Kellerman is an American author of crime fiction novels. Her New York Times bestselling mysteries feature the husband-and-wife team of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. The series began with The Ritual Bath. Kellerman is also the author of New York Time’s bestseller Moon Music, a suspense horror novel set in Las Vegas, as well as an historical novel of intrigue set in Elizabethan England, The Quality Of Mercy, and The Killing Season, a novel of retribution and atonement. There are over 20 million copies of Faye Kellerman’s novels in print internationally. She is married to author Jonathan Kellerman. Follow her on Facebook.