One thing I’ve learned during the last 12 years of publishing books? That things don’t stay the same. Publishers change, genres may change, even your name and your writer identity may change.
And that’s a good thing! The more we’re willing to change and work on our own writing evolution, the more opportunities we open up for ourselves.
That’s certainly been true for my guest today. Mollie Cox is one of my OG writer friends—we go way back. I remember some of the first panels I was on as a published author were with her.
And today between us we have around 40 published books, so it’s been a fun ride.
We both started out in cozies, and Mollie has been reinventing her life and her writing these past few years.
We talk about:
- What it means to have different names and navigate different genres
- The “finishing energy” you need to actually finish a book
- Her publishing journey and its evolution
- Balancing writing and life
And so much more.
Here’s more about her:
Mollie Ann Cox writes cozy mysteries with edge and traditional mysteries with heart. She’s the author of several bestselling mystery series, also writing under the pen name Maggie Blackburn and Mollie Cox Bryan. Her books have been selected as finalists for an Agatha Award and a Daphne du Maurier Award and as a Top 10 Beach Reads by Woman’s World. She has also been short-listed for the Virginia Library People’s Choice Award. The Lace Widow: An Eliza Hamilton Mystery is the first book where she’s combined her passion for history and mystery. She lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
You can find more about Mollie here.
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