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[Innerspace] InnerSpace Author Interviews: Meet F.M. Meredith

February 26, 2008 |

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It’s great to be able to introduce you to author F. M. Meredith and her crime novel, Smell of Death.
Smell of Death can be purchased at Amazon.com, Fiction For You, and in eBook format at Tigress Press.

Blurb/summary of book: The peace of the beach community of Rocky Bluff is shaken by a missing toddler and two gruesome murders. Officer Stacey Wilbur finds herself the first one on the scene too often and teams up with Detective Doug Milligan for the investigations. She is tempted to break her rule about never dating another member of the Rocky Bluff P.D.

Do you set writing goals and write them down?

I am a list keeper rather than a goal maker. I make lists of all the things I have to do. My main writing goal is, in my lifetime to get everything published that I’ve written. (Of course there are a few manuscripts that will never get out of the cupboard.)

Do you set goals for your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of your life with specific action steps and deadlines?

I’ve been on this earth for a long, long time. Physically, I guess I’m doing okay since I’ve been around this long. Mentally and emotionally, I’m blessed to be married to the cute sailor I went out on a blind date with 55 years ago. He is so supportive as is my enormous family. I’m a busy person and getting things done is very satisfying to me. Spirtually, I’m a Christian and I teach Sunday School to 2^nd-4^th graders—mostly rowdy boys (for some reasons I’ve done this off and on for years), go to church regularly to worship and be nurtured spiritually and attend Bible study.

What aspects of your own life are woven into your book?

Smell of Death is the fourth in the Rocky Bluff P.D. series. This series was inspired by the police families we lived near in the 60s and 70s. Also, I had a son-in-law who was an officer and he loved to tell me about his adventures. I went on a ride-along with him and in later years with other police officers, male and female. Though I watched rather than experienced, I witnessed how the job affects the family of the officers and families are affected by the job.

How do you spark your creativity?

I truly don’t need a spark. I wrote while raising five children, babysitting grandkids, and when I owned and operated a home for developmentally disabled women. I write whenever I have time.

How do you relax?

I’m definitely a morning person and do my creative work early. By evening I’m ready to read a mystery and watch something on TV—usually at the same time. Hubby and I usually go to one movie a week.

What do you enjoy doing with friends?

Anything with my church friends—we have a lot of potlucks and parties. I also have a lot of writing friends and see them places like Sisters in Crime meetings and at mystery conventions.

What quality do you most desire to develop in yourself as a person?

Over the years I’ve evolved into the person I want to be—hopefully I can still improve—but I love helping people whether it be someone at church or a fledgling writer.

What themes and/or issues predominate in your work?

In my mysteries, it’s always good wins out over evil.

What is better about your life now than it was 5 years ago?

My husband and I retired from the residential care business, and though I miss the women we cared for, it’s nice not to be on such a rigid schedule, though I’m still plenty busy. Also, hubby and I have more time for each other and that’s certainly better.

What was the most important lesson you learned about yourself as a person during the writing of your book?

This book was written a long while ago. Probably what I learned during my research is that I’d never want to be in law enforcement. For the wives, it’s much like having a husband in the military during a war—something I experienced when my husband did three tours of duty during the Vietnam war. With all my writing and publishing, I’ve learned to persevere no matter what might happen.

Thank you, F.M. for sharing your innerspace with us.

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She is the author of I'll Push, You Steer: The Definitive Guide to Stumbling Through Life with Blinders On

The Kama Sutra of Storytelling: Positioning, Power and Profit

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