Category: My Inspiration as Writer
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A New Novel is on the Way
Paul Masson
I have written a complete draft of a new novel, the eighth one in the ABC Files entitled Sufficient Unto the Day. Without giving too much away, the book interweaves the narratives of Sean Carroll, who is heading down to Florida on his sailboat with Marjoree; Beth Phillips, who is working on a case in…
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Why Detective Fiction?
Paul Masson
People ask how I got started writing detective fiction. My job as an economist led me to publish a number of scholarly articles and several books. After I retired, I looked for a way to continue writing, which I enjoy, and I decided to try penning mystery novels. Writing fiction posed different challenges from the…
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Why I write
Paul Masson
Why does any writer put pen to page, or nowadays, finger to keyboard? To communicate with readers. I’ve always felt more comfortable with the written word. Perhaps it was the result of growing up speaking two languages. I was afraid of making mistakes in either French or English. Each of my parents was a stickler…
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