A Conversation With
Cozy Mystery Author VM Burns

www.vmburns.com

Twitter: @vmburns
Facebook: vmburnsbooks
Instagram: @vmburnsbooks

Published: July 22, 2020

Cozy mystery author, VM Burns (www.vmburns.com) talks with me about her three cozy mystery series:

We talked about:

[00:01:04] How reading cozy mysteries had a great effect on VM Burns decision to start writing cozy mysteries of her own.

[00:04:42] Valerie talks about her sleuth in the Bookshop Mystery series, Samantha Washington, who is writing a British historical mystery as part of the stories in this series.

[00:10:28] We talk about Nana Jo and her group of feisty older ladies who are key characters in the Bookshop Mystery series. VM Burns shares her inspiration for these characters.

[00:21:06] Her inspiration for setting the Bookshop Mystery series in an actual bookstore that specializes in mysteries.

[00:25:36] We learn about the inspiration for Samantha's two toy poodles, Snickers and Oreo.

[00:27:02] We talk about the “Dog Club Mystery” series. Also, I learn about free style dancing in dog shows.

[00:35:40] Valerie lets me know about the new books coming out in each of her three series.

[00:36:16] We talk about the fifth book in the Bookshop Mystery series which has a locked room theme.

[00:39:13] We talk about Valerie's RJ Franklin mystery series.

[00:43:35] How she uses Pinterest to keep track of the different stories in each of her mystery series.