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The Why Behind Marisa Materson’s Writing (Episode 167)

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On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” I’m chatting with Marisa Masterson, the author of 65 books. She and her husband of 37 years make their home in Saginaw, Michigan. They have two grown children and a precious granddaughter, Hunny, who keeps Grandma happy and busy.

She is a retired high school English teacher and oversaw a high school writing center in partnership with the local university. In addition, she is a National Writing Project fellow and a regular contributor to the Sweet Americana Sweethearts blog. You will find Marisa hanging out in the Sweet Wild West Reads group on Facebook.

“I always wanted to be a teacher, and I did spend 22 years in the classroom before my spinal cord injury and other health issues sidelined me,” Marisa said. “But I also wanted to write. Oh, to be able to write a book—everyone will remember my name if I write a book. That was as a child. Of course, as an adult, I think ‘Lord, what do you have for me? And how can I use this gift of encouragement that I have and this gift of wanting to reach out to people?’ That’s what became more important than just having a name out there.”

Connect w/Marisa
Website: marisamasterson.com
Newsletter: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/g2v90bvv2r
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/marisa-masterson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marisa.masterson.33
Sweet Wild West Reads Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094287889589

Listen to the podcast for more from our interview, plus an excerpt from Limburger & Larceny by Marisa Masterson. Excerpt and back cover copy read by Janda Sample of Janda Sample Storytelling.

Seralynn Lewis’s Crossover Into Romantic Suspense (Episode 165)

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On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” my guest is Seralynn Lewis, who was born and raised in a small historical town in northern Ohio. After having lived in various parts of the United States and for a short time in Germany, she and her husband have found their forever home in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.

She has two grown daughters, two lovely grandchildren, and a husband who supports everything she does no matter what it is. When she’s not writing, thinking about writing, or plotting my next novel, she’s busy preparing a telephone Bible Study that she’s been doing for years.

A long-time lover of romance novels, She would like nothing more than to sit on a deserted beach somewhere sipping iced tea and reading to her heart’s content. She and her husband travel to visit family and friends in her hometown where she browses and delights in her favorite library.

With several romance and historical romance books in her background, Seralynn asked herself, “Where do I go from here? I was having a chat with my editor and she said, ‘You know, all of your stories have elements of mystery and suspense in them, … so you should really be writing romantic suspense.’ I’m thinking, okay, I can do that, so that’s how [I made the switch to romantic suspense].”

Connect w/Seralynn
Website: www.seralynnlewis.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeralynnAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seralynnauthor/
Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/seralynnlauthor
Twitter: https://x.com/seralynnauthor
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/seralynn-lewis-65258716b
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@seralynnlewis

Listen to the podcast for more from our interview, plus an excerpt from Surviving The Deal by Seralynn Lewis. Excerpt and back cover copy read by Janda Sample of Janda Sample Storytelling.