Now, you'll have to excuse me, but I'm a bit of a Christy Barritt fan. In fact, those of you authors out there who have taken classes from me at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference might remember me using some of Christy's books as examples of "jumping into the action." (Used with permission, of course). I'm not only a reader fan but a fellow author fan of her work.
Welcome to Christy Barritt!
What inspired me to
write Hidden Currents?
I can’t say there was one thing that inspired me to write Lantern
Beach mysteries. I knew I wanted to create a series that took place on a
fictional island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. I thought it would be fun to
have a detective who was in hiding, who was having a hard time repressing her
investigate skills. As I was mulling that over, another idea hit me. I actually
have a home on an island in the Outer Banks, and there’s this ice cream woman
who comes around every day. She even gave me her card so I could call her and
she said she’d make a special trip to my house for sales. I started thinking
about how cool it would be to have someone like that as an investigator in a
mystery series. After all, the ice cream woman is all over the island, going in
and out of neighborhoods and meeting new people. With those two thoughts in
mind, the character of Cassidy Livingston was eventually born. I also decided
to try something different with this book and do a mystery written in third
person with a strong supporting cast of characters. It’s really been fun to
write!
Take away:
Cassidy Livingston learns throughout this six-book series who
she really is and discovers that your upbringing doesn’t have to define you. The
book also delves into the fact that friendships and community are a vital part
of life.
Visit Christy's page on Amazon and check out all of her titles. Be careful! You might lose a nap or even a whole night's sleep if you get started!
Christy Barritt's Amazon Page
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