{"id":1574,"date":"2019-02-06T19:14:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T03:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bernadettecalonego.com\/eng\/?page_id=1574"},"modified":"2021-07-01T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:25:07","slug":"interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bernadettecalonego.com\/eng\/interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">Here are some frequently asked questions and my answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do you write mystery novels?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, I love to read mystery novels and thrillers myself. Secondly, I revel in developing a plot that drives the narration.<br>But basically, I see my books as tales of adventure in which the characters, while perhaps searching for a murderer or love, become involved in the kinds of action that I would like to experience myself.<br>(An astrologer friend of mine noted that my having a horoscope with so much Scorpio influence has destined me to become a mystery writer! So there you go.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernadettecalonego.com\/eng\/bio\/faq\/\">Click here to read the entire F &amp; Q.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">Interview with Manybooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;What inspired you to write this story? Was there anything in particular that made you want to write this?&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m always inspired by locations: wild, isolated, mysterious places. In this case it is the rugged, wind-swept coast of Labrador which I know from my travels. I thought it would be interesting to send a big-city detective to this God-forsaken town in the middle of a bone-chilling winter. I can relate to the challenges she faces because of my own experiences in Canada&#8217;s North.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manybooks.net\/featured-authors\/bernadette-calonego-vivid-nordic-style-thriller-from-the-canadian-atlantic\">Click here to read the interview.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Interview with &#8220;Sisters in Crime&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Sisters in Crime&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong> is an association for crime authors in North America. The interview took place when I published my murder mystery &#8220;The Stranger on the Ice&#8221;. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sinc-cw.ca\/sinc-canada-west-interview-bernadette-calonego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Click here to read.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A possessive love &#8211; My relationship with Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wrote this piece for the &#8220;Literary Spring Festival&#8221; in Munich, Germany.<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/canlit.ca\/a-possessive-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> Read my text here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Interview with the Swiss-Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernadettecalonego.com\/eng\/interviews\/interview-with-the-swiss-canadian-chambre-of-commerce-in-vancouver\/\">Read the interview here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Interview for the website of the German Consulate in Vancouver.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernadettecalonego.com\/eng\/interviews\/interview-for-the-website-of-the-german-consulate-in-vancouver\/\">Read the entire interview here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some frequently asked questions and my answers. 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