Patricia McConnell's first mystery novel, Away to Me, is gorgeous and you want to know about it

Описание: Away to Me is Patricia McConnell PhD's first mystery novel, and it's gorgeous. Zazie and Kristi chat with Patricia to learn more about the book and why she decided to write fiction set in the dog world.

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We talk about:
What made Patricia decide to write a mystery novel
The main character, Maddie McGowan
Whether it was fun to be writing dogs as characters
How she wrote about the dogs as real characters & without turning the interactions into negative/aversive ones.
The many different dog training cases that appear as secondary characters in the book
Patricia has previously written many wonderful non-fiction books, including her memoir, The Education of Will. What’s different about writing fiction?
The power and importance of friendships and how dogs are one of the ways that many people can find a community?
What motivates her to write, and will we see more of Maddie after this?

Away to Me will be published on Feb 24th and is available for pre-order wherever books are sold.

Also mentioned:
What the Dog Knows by Cat Warren
Patricia's blog post on finding grace https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/the...
Susanna Daniel and Madison Writers' Studio https://madisonwriters.com/
Patricia McConnell at Bark! Fest https://www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/ep...
The book Patricia recommend is The Salt Stones by Helen Whybrow.

Learn more about Patricia and her book, Away to Me, on her website: https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/