Saturday, August 08, 2020

Q&A with Heather Vogel Frederick

From my Q&A with Heather Vogel Frederick, author of Really Truly:
How much work does your title do to take readers into the story?

Really Truly is the third in my Pumpkin Falls mystery series, following Absolutely Truly and Yours Truly. I hope that the title serves as a welcome mat for prospective readers, inviting them to step back into a familiar world – and at the same time signals that they’re in for another rollicking good read.

What's in a name?

Truly Lovejoy, my main character, shares her name with a line of ancestors that stretch back to the original Truly, a German immigrant whose real name (Trudy) was misspelled by a dimwitted official and stuck. It’s a quirky name for a quirky young woman, and it...[read on]
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The Page 69 Test: Really Truly.

Q&A with Heather Vogel Frederick.

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