Something, uh, actually what I was trying to remember the title of it, I was like, I ought to do that. Patricia McLinn Have you ever gone back to it? And that book is really kind of a turning point for me. And I read like the next 50 Nancy Drew books and lots and lots of other stuff. But I remember even as hard as it was for me to read the book, it was beyond my reading level, I was just so absorbed by the story, I really stuck with it, got all the way through the book, improved my reading level a lot, and that was when I became a voracious reader. I was very intrigued by the title and I don’t remember the story much now. I was seven years old, and I read a Nancy Drew mystery called The Witch Tree Symbol. It’s basically the first book I ever got all the way through by myself. Um, do you have a childhood book that addicted you to story? So we don’t make, you want to end, to end the discussion right away. No mystery how Nancy Drew addicted Laura to reading Even thinking about it makes my mouth water. I like things often so salty that normal people don’t like them. Stuff like, um, feta cheese, capers, Greek olives, uh caperberries. Laura Resnick I like really, really salty foods. And we’ll come back and talk about that some more, but first let’s talk about, let’s do some quick corky questions just to kind of get to know you. So, Laura is the author of, um, a diverse, uh, kind of you’ve had a diverse career and now as publishing a great urban fantasy series. I told her she could not go to jail until after I was done being president. Patricia McLinn That was to bail her out. And we, we hit some crises as often do, and we. Patricia McLinn Yeah, so, but we did great. Laura Resnick Oh, that’s a good description. You’re following just as fast as I am, girl. Laura Resnick I was going to say we met when you were young. And I will admit I had some trepidations because neither Laura, uh, nor I is, um, wishy-washy. And Laura was elected as the president-elect who, um, is kind of in training to take over the presidency the next year. And then back in 06 or was, well, 07, I guess, um, I was president of Novelists, Inc. Kind of just in the writing world, the way you kind of are aware of other people. Laura and I have known each other for quite a while.

Hi, welcome to this edition of Authors Love Readers. Patricia McLinn Now let’s start the show. Laura Resnick I’m Laura Resnick, and I’m an author who loves readers. I’m your host and designated question asker. Some of them fun, some of them serious, and from their answers, you’re going to learn things you never knew about the people who write the stories you love. Patricia McLinn Hi, welcome to this week’s Authors Love Readers podcast, where we delve into the stories behind the stories. Transcript: Authors Love Readers with Laura Resnick Thanks to DialogMusik for the instrumentals that accompany this podcast.

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